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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities · 2000

Mississippi cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Vancleave, MSMS5,078114+0%

02Flowood, MSMS11,003165+0%

03Latimer, MSMS6,756263+0%

04Hernando, MSMS18,824268+0%

05Booneville, MSMS9,257335+0%

06Saltillo, MSMS5,060356+0%

07Batesville, MSMS7,325357+0%

08Byram, MSMS12,707362+0%

09Olive Branch, MSMS47,563377+0%

10Gautier, MSMS19,069386+0%

11New Albany, MSMS7,756417+0%

12Senatobia, MSMS8,473429+0%

13Oxford, MSMS26,773442+0%

14Petal, MSMS11,694448+0%

15Brookhaven, MSMS11,646456+0%

16Forest, MSMS5,433458+0%

17Louisville, MSMS5,921464+0%

18Corinth, MSMS14,345466+0%

19Pontotoc, MSMS6,156470+0%

20Ripley, MSMS5,377479+0%

21Richland, MSMS7,630481+0%

22Grenada, MSMS12,088496+0%

23Tupelo, MSMS38,087531+0%

24Amory, MSMS6,386555+0%

25Clinton, MSMS26,640558+0%

26Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634559+0%

27West Point, MSMS9,743582+0%

28Madison, MSMS28,575582+0%

29Picayune, MSMS12,019584+0%

30Diamondhead, MSMS9,441585+0%

31Philadelphia, MSMS6,858598+0%

32Canton, MSMS10,873607+0%

33Holly Springs, MSMS6,402623+0%

34Brandon, MSMS26,122640+0%

35Moss Point, MSMS11,743657+0%

36Southaven, MSMS57,819701+0%

37D'Iberville, MSMS13,557720+0%

38Meridian, MSMS33,370744+0%

39Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451763+0%

40Ridgeland, MSMS24,750768+0%

41Waveland, MSMS7,042786+0%

42Starkville, MSMS25,754788+0%

43Pass Christian, MSMS6,459799+0%

44Vicksburg, MSMS19,830800+0%

45Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802838+0%

46Pearl, MSMS28,864862+0%

47Horn Lake, MSMS26,741880+0%

48Kosciusko, MSMS6,722978+0%

49Columbia, MSMS6,525978+0%

50Columbus, MSMS22,7921,036+0%

51Clarksdale, MSMS13,6431,099+0%

52McComb, MSMS11,6971,132+0%

53Laurel, MSMS17,6621,133+0%

54Natchez, MSMS14,8801,167+0%

55Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,180+0%

56Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,279+0%

57Indianola, MSMS8,6371,408+0%

58Yazoo City, MSMS9,8671,443+0%

59Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,491+0%

60Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,494+0%

61Greenville, MSMS26,5301,548+0%

62St. Martin, MSMS8,1391,557+0%

63Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2641,609+0%

64Jackson, MSMS141,1961,650+0%

65Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,691+0%

66Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,704+0%

67Cleveland, MSMS10,1381,827+0%

68West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7152,613+0%

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