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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities · 1990

Mississippi cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Olive Branch, MSMS47,56364−83%

02Vancleave, MSMS5,07875−34%

03Flowood, MSMS11,00399−40%

04Hernando, MSMS18,824123−54%

05Saltillo, MSMS5,060187−47%

06Latimer, MSMS6,756199−24%

07Diamondhead, MSMS9,441273−53%

08Madison, MSMS28,575296−49%

09Senatobia, MSMS8,473307−29%

10Booneville, MSMS9,257309−8%

11Richland, MSMS7,630320−33%

12Batesville, MSMS7,325321−10%

13Gautier, MSMS19,069333−14%

14Grenada, MSMS12,088362−27%

15New Albany, MSMS7,756372−11%

16Oxford, MSMS26,773375−15%

17Forest, MSMS5,433387−15%

18Corinth, MSMS14,345392−16%

19West Point, MSMS9,743406−30%

20Pontotoc, MSMS6,156409−13%

21Brandon, MSMS26,122432−33%

22Southaven, MSMS57,819434−38%

23Ridgeland, MSMS24,750448−42%

24Petal, MSMS11,694466+4%

25Ripley, MSMS5,377470−2%

26Canton, MSMS10,873473−22%

27Brookhaven, MSMS11,646473+4%

28Louisville, MSMS5,921475+2%

29Tupelo, MSMS38,087477−10%

30Clinton, MSMS26,640522−6%

31Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634549−2%

32Philadelphia, MSMS6,858553−7%

33Horn Lake, MSMS26,741566−36%

34Amory, MSMS6,386566+2%

35Holly Springs, MSMS6,402568−9%

36Picayune, MSMS12,019589+1%

37D'Iberville, MSMS13,557622−14%

38Waveland, MSMS7,042632−20%

39Vicksburg, MSMS19,830633−21%

40Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451647−15%

41Starkville, MSMS25,754665−16%

42Pass Christian, MSMS6,459675−16%

43Gulfport, MSMS76,506733−43%

44Moss Point, MSMS11,743740+13%

45Meridian, MSMS33,370764+3%

46Pearl, MSMS28,864768−11%

47Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802784−6%

48Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264900−44%

49Kosciusko, MSMS6,722926−5%

50Columbus, MSMS22,792950−8%

51McComb, MSMS11,697984−13%

52Columbia, MSMS6,5251,009+3%

53Clarksdale, MSMS13,6431,049−4%

54Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,079−9%

55Laurel, MSMS17,6621,160+2%

56Natchez, MSMS14,8801,230+5%

57Yazoo City, MSMS9,8671,233−15%

58Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,268−15%

59Indianola, MSMS8,6371,375−2%

60St. Martin, MSMS8,1391,475−5%

61Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,533+3%

62Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,543−9%

63Greenville, MSMS26,5301,682+9%

64Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,684−1%

65Jackson, MSMS141,1961,760+7%

66Cleveland, MSMS10,1382,030+11%

67West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7152,255−14%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES