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Largest Cities in Mississippi

Name: Mississippi Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 395 tracked cities and towns in Mississippi, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

395
Cities: 1.7M
Combined city pop.: $49,737
Avg median income: 19.1%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Jackson is the largest of 395 tracked cities in Mississippi, which ranks #51 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Jackson
largest tracked city (149,827 people): #51
national rank, avg median income: 395
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

90% of Mississippi's 395 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

354
10K-99K

40
100K-999K

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What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Mississippi coverage, with 354 of 395 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Mississippi is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Mississippi's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Jackson

149,827
Gulfport

72,533
Southaven

55,531
Biloxi

49,011
Hattiesburg

48,507
Olive Branch

46,538
Tupelo

37,825
Meridian

34,466
Greenville

28,833
Madison

27,775
Pearl

27,458
Clinton

27,418

What this shows Jackson, MS is the most populous city profiled in Mississippi; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 395-row record is available as a CSV.

How Mississippi ranks nationally

Avg median income

$49,737

#51 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$125,736

#49 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

19.1%

#51 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

395

#31 of 52 · most tracked cities

Mississippi ranks #51 of 52 nationally on average median income and #51 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Mississippi's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$125,736 Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Mississippi

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 395 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Jackson	149,827	$43,238	$108,200	20.9%
2	Gulfport	72,533	$46,044	$167,100	20.2%
3	Southaven	55,531	$76,159	$214,800	10.3%
4	Biloxi	49,011	$55,958	$203,200	13.0%
5	Hattiesburg	48,507	$44,140	$153,600	23.0%
6	Olive Branch	46,538	$98,421	$269,900	4.2%
7	Tupelo	37,825	$66,314	$201,300	9.3%
8	Meridian	34,466	$34,657	$100,800	27.4%
9	Greenville	28,833	$36,297	$100,800	22.2%
10	Madison	27,775	$120,918	$334,700	2.7%
11	Pearl	27,458	$54,643	$170,900	9.2%
12	Clinton	27,418	$70,913	$220,400	7.5%
13	Horn Lake	26,622	$56,847	$158,900	13.6%
14	Oxford	26,086	$59,901	$333,400	8.9%
15	Starkville	25,611	$39,751	$265,900	18.5%
16	Brandon	25,352	$93,073	$255,900	5.1%
17	Ridgeland	24,548	$63,470	$259,600	7.8%
18	Columbus	23,616	$40,588	$121,200	20.0%
19	Pascagoula	21,812	$43,286	$132,500	26.6%
20	Vicksburg	20,944	$42,484	$117,000	20.8%
21	Gautier	19,026	$62,480	$162,700	14.3%
22	Ocean Springs	18,561	$78,929	$235,100	1.8%
23	Hernando	17,580	$71,451	$282,200	9.3%
24	Laurel	17,129	$37,781	$110,200	25.9%
25	Long Beach	16,876	$71,121	$205,300	6.0%
26	Corinth	14,450	$41,243	$164,200	11.7%
27	Clarksdale	14,423	$35,210	$84,200	33.0%
28	Natchez	14,207	$35,613	$114,100	29.6%
29	Greenwood	13,983	$34,659	$98,500	21.7%
30	D'Iberville	13,033	$65,712	$199,000	13.8%
31	Byram	12,847	$74,103	$177,200	7.2%
32	Grenada	12,484	$42,470	$152,100	20.0%
33	McComb	12,202	$40,515	$102,100	24.4%
34	Moss Point	12,066	$46,684	$107,700	14.6%
35	Picayune	11,839	$37,270	$146,500	23.0%
36	Brookhaven	11,656	$36,269	$111,500	22.4%
37	Petal	11,195	$72,845	$161,400	10.8%
38	Canton	10,863	$34,812	$111,800	26.3%
39	Cleveland	10,855	$43,519	$162,300	20.5%
40	Flowood	10,384	$83,204	$288,400	8.8%
41	Yazoo City	10,270	$28,722	$93,000	39.3%
42	Bay St. Louis	9,971	$70,082	$231,900	11.6%
43	West Point	9,967	$35,055	$119,300	26.4%
44	Indianola	9,360	$39,275	$119,100	21.6%
45	Diamondhead	9,338	$86,208	$236,700	5.3%
46	Booneville	9,060	$50,112	$123,500	7.0%
47	Senatobia	8,306	$52,370	$208,000	25.0%
48	Gulf Hills	8,193	$66,472	$191,800	9.4%
49	St. Martin	7,797	$53,488	$171,300	8.2%
50	New Albany	7,661	$46,276	$150,000	17.8%
51	Batesville	7,432	$46,492	$190,800	17.8%
52	Richland	7,250	$63,611	$131,300	8.9%
53	Waveland	7,066	$58,795	$201,800	5.0%
54	Philadelphia	7,030	$36,781	$95,600	28.6%
55	Kosciusko	6,994	$36,490	$115,900	25.3%
56	Holly Springs	6,861	$47,344	$110,900	13.6%
57	Amory	6,564	$51,592	$140,700	14.3%
58	Gulf Park Estates	6,517	$62,100	$196,800	2.8%
59	West Hattiesburg	6,509	$38,269	$209,100	37.4%
60	Latimer	6,474	$66,016	$178,500	13.3%
61	Louisville	6,018	$37,679	$135,800	38.9%
62	Pass Christian	5,942	$74,302	$257,300	8.2%
63	Columbia	5,804	$34,328	$112,100	19.6%
64	Pontotoc	5,717	$50,230	$144,300	13.3%
65	Leakesville	5,564	$65,745	$111,300	19.5%
66	Ripley	5,415	$56,641	$132,500	18.0%
67	Forest	5,365	$51,082	$129,100	20.6%
68	Vancleave	5,196	$71,000	$218,900	0.6%
69	Saltillo	4,962	$84,063	$200,800	4.5%
70	Aberdeen	4,909	$40,732	$84,100	13.2%
71	University	4,899	N/A	N/A	N/A
72	Carthage	4,859	$47,304	$146,800	22.3%
73	Crystal Springs	4,766	$42,990	$88,300	11.5%
74	Florence	4,647	$86,406	$207,400	13.7%
75	Ellisville	4,593	$32,853	$97,000	15.0%
76	Waynesboro	4,552	$30,910	$84,400	21.5%
77	Fulton	4,511	$56,620	$140,300	7.6%
78	Pearl River	4,403	$46,295	$55,000	21.6%
79	Mississippi State	4,367	N/A	N/A	N/A
80	Winona	4,319	$27,486	$93,500	33.6%
81	Wiggins	4,270	$41,705	$105,700	18.8%
82	Magee	3,977	$43,250	$122,700	23.2%
83	Leland	3,864	$39,767	$111,100	24.6%
84	Houston	3,757	$36,667	$121,300	28.8%
85	Beechwood	3,708	$88,653	$239,400	9.9%
86	Morton	3,661	$38,889	$90,000	30.4%
87	Escatawpa	3,626	$35,313	$89,800	16.9%
88	New Hope	3,587	$79,250	$223,900	1.1%
89	Hazlehurst	3,547	$40,491	$109,400	29.2%
90	Macon	3,454	$29,167	$98,200	39.6%
91	Water Valley	3,380	$47,167	$111,000	23.0%
92	Magnolia	3,264	$37,447	$60,000	29.0%
93	Newton	3,151	$34,286	$82,700	27.8%
94	Iuka	3,118	$45,805	$122,200	14.7%
95	Baldwyn	3,005	$43,333	$94,000	18.2%
96	Bridgetown	2,955	$127,917	$320,800	1.1%
97	Lucedale	2,944	$38,468	$151,200	30.3%
98	Ruleville	2,859	$35,536	$94,700	29.5%
99	Poplarville	2,814	$65,147	$164,500	4.6%
100	Gluckstadt	2,791	$118,577	$277,000	9.7%

What to do with Mississippi's city data

395 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Jackson is Mississippi's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major MS metro. Jackson profile
Mooreville has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Mississippi, a different lens than population size alone. Mooreville profile
See how Mississippi's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 395 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Mississippi on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 1,657,816.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $49,737. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Mississippi?

PlainCities profiles 395 cities and towns in Mississippi, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Mississippi?

Jackson is the largest tracked city in Mississippi, with a population of 149,827.

What is the average household income in Mississippi?

Across the 395 tracked cities in Mississippi, the average median household income is $49,737. Individual cities vary widely, with Mooreville reporting the highest median income at $143,681.

What is the average poverty rate in Mississippi?

The average poverty rate across Mississippi's tracked cities is 19.1%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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