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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities · 2010

Mississippi cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Vancleave, MSMS5,078136+20%

02Flowood, MSMS11,003272+65%

03Booneville, MSMS9,257339+1%

04Latimer, MSMS6,756373+42%

05Batesville, MSMS7,325374+5%

06Forest, MSMS5,433435−5%

07Grenada, MSMS12,088436−12%

08Louisville, MSMS5,921439−5%

09New Albany, MSMS7,756441+6%

10Ripley, MSMS5,377472−2%

11Corinth, MSMS14,345483+4%

12Saltillo, MSMS5,060498+40%

13Pontotoc, MSMS6,156503+7%

14Senatobia, MSMS8,473525+22%

15Tupelo, MSMS38,087537+1%

16West Point, MSMS9,743541−7%

17Richland, MSMS7,630552+15%

18Hernando, MSMS18,824554+107%

19Pass Christian, MSMS6,459560−30%

20Byram, MSMS12,707563+56%

21Moss Point, MSMS11,743568−14%

22Brookhaven, MSMS11,646578+27%

23Amory, MSMS6,386584+5%

24Olive Branch, MSMS47,563600+59%

25Clinton, MSMS26,640602+8%

26Holly Springs, MSMS6,402603−3%

27Picayune, MSMS12,019603+3%

28Philadelphia, MSMS6,858612+2%

29Gautier, MSMS19,069614+59%

30Petal, MSMS11,694618+38%

31Canton, MSMS10,873620+2%

32Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634630+13%

33Oxford, MSMS26,773711+61%

34Vicksburg, MSMS19,830723−10%

35Waveland, MSMS7,042758−4%

36Meridian, MSMS33,370766+3%

37Diamondhead, MSMS9,441833+43%

38Brandon, MSMS26,122846+32%

39Starkville, MSMS25,754861+9%

40Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802861+3%

41D'Iberville, MSMS13,557898+25%

42Ridgeland, MSMS24,750916+19%

43Gulf Hills, MSMS8,451924+21%

44Columbus, MSMS22,792944−9%

45Clarksdale, MSMS13,643956−13%

46Madison, MSMS28,575956+64%

47Columbia, MSMS6,525975−0%

48Kosciusko, MSMS6,722982+0%

49Pearl, MSMS28,864985+14%

50Natchez, MSMS14,880999−14%

51Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,026−13%

52McComb, MSMS11,6971,086−4%

53Yazoo City, MSMS9,8671,131−22%

54Laurel, MSMS17,6621,142+1%

55Southaven, MSMS57,8191,185+69%

56Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,219−5%

57Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,233−17%

58Indianola, MSMS8,6371,246−11%

59Greenville, MSMS26,5301,279−17%

60Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,444−15%

61Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,456−15%

62Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,510+1%

63Jackson, MSMS141,1961,554−6%

64Horn Lake, MSMS26,7411,627+85%

65Cleveland, MSMS10,1381,628−11%

66St. Martin, MSMS8,1391,802+16%

67Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2642,154+34%

68West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7152,449−6%

69University, MSMS5,3155,969–

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