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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi cities · 2020

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, MSMS5,078130+14%

02Flowood, MSMS11,003354+115%

03Booneville, MSMS9,257354+6%

04Batesville, MSMS7,325377+6%

05Louisville, MSMS5,921402−13%

06Latimer, MSMS6,756413+57%

07Forest, MSMS5,433415−9%

08New Albany, MSMS7,756418+0%

09Grenada, MSMS12,088423−15%

10Ripley, MSMS5,377478−0%

11West Point, MSMS9,743484−17%

12Corinth, MSMS14,345485+4%

13Moss Point, MSMS11,743504−23%

14Pontotoc, MSMS6,156504+7%

15Canton, MSMS10,873515−15%

16Saltillo, MSMS5,060516+45%

17Amory, MSMS6,386532−4%

18Senatobia, MSMS8,473537+25%

19Brookhaven, MSMS11,646539+18%

20Holly Springs, MSMS6,402545−12%

21Richland, MSMS7,630570+18%

22Philadelphia, MSMS6,858583−3%

23Tupelo, MSMS38,087589+11%

24Byram, MSMS12,707621+71%

25Gautier, MSMS19,069629+63%

26Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634632+13%

27Petal, MSMS11,694651+45%

28Meridian, MSMS33,370652−12%

29Vicksburg, MSMS19,830653−18%

30Picayune, MSMS12,019659+13%

31Clinton, MSMS26,640671+20%

32Hernando, MSMS18,824674+152%

33Pass Christian, MSMS6,459690−14%

34Olive Branch, MSMS47,563711+89%

35Clarksdale, MSMS13,643793−28%

36Waveland, MSMS7,042849+8%

37Columbia, MSMS6,525868−11%

38Starkville, MSMS25,754878+11%

39Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802912+9%

40Natchez, MSMS14,880918−21%

41Ridgeland, MSMS24,750927+21%

42Diamondhead, MSMS9,441943+61%

43Kosciusko, MSMS6,722943−3%

44Oxford, MSMS26,773955+116%

45Columbus, MSMS22,792961−7%

46Brandon, MSMS26,122980+53%

47Yazoo City, MSMS9,8671,023−29%

48McComb, MSMS11,6971,054−7%

49Laurel, MSMS17,6621,057−7%

50Pearl, MSMS28,8641,064+23%

51Madison, MSMS28,5751,099+89%

52Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4511,102+45%

53Greenville, MSMS26,5301,103−29%

54Indianola, MSMS8,6371,125−20%

55Biloxi, MSMS48,5161,152−2%

56Greenwood, MSMS13,4291,175−21%

57D'Iberville, MSMS13,5571,204+67%

58Gulfport, MSMS76,5061,311+3%

59Southaven, MSMS57,8191,322+89%

60Jackson, MSMS141,1961,376−17%

61Pascagoula, MSMS21,4091,431−16%

62Cleveland, MSMS10,1381,478−19%

63Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9931,596+7%

64Long Beach, MSMS17,3091,638−3%

65Horn Lake, MSMS26,7411,668+90%

66St. Martin, MSMS8,1391,821+17%

67Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2642,249+40%

68West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,7152,489−5%

69University, MSMS5,3156,670–

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