Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.78K people in Mississippi with African ancestry. Among all Mississippi cities and places, Jackson city had the highest population with African ancestry (2.00K), followed by Meridian city (579), and Greenville city (499).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Jackson city

Meridian city

Greenville city

Southaven city

Clinton city

Ridgeland city

Gulfport city

Biloxi city

Horn Lake city

Picayune city

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Jackson city	1999
2	Meridian city	579
3	Greenville city	499
4	Southaven city	442
5	Clinton city	431
6	Ridgeland city	427
7	Gulfport city	396
8	Biloxi city	316
9	Horn Lake city	299
10	Picayune city	297
11	Laurel city	296
12	Madison city	272
13	Olive Branch city	241
14	Elliott CDP	218
15	Vicksburg city	201
16	Eupora city	179
17	Grenada city	171
18	Byram city	164
19	Tupelo city	150
20	Pascagoula city	138
21	Holly Springs city	137
22	Moss Point city	136
23	Poplarville city	130
24	Ellisville city	128
25	Ripley city	127
26	Louisville city	122
27	Magee city	121
28	Yazoo City city	115
29	Collins city	109
30	Beechwood CDP	96
31	West Point city	95
32	Hattiesburg city	92
32	Kosciusko city	92
33	Natchez city	81
34	Mound Bayou city	77
35	Purvis city	74
36	Gautier city	65
37	Clarksdale city	63
37	Pearl city	63
38	St. Martin CDP	61
39	New Albany city	57
40	Brandon city	54
41	Okolona city	52
42	Corinth city	51
43	Aberdeen city	49
43	Marion town	49
44	Weir town	47
45	Belzoni city	45
46	West Hattiesburg CDP	42
47	Morton city	38
47	Terry town	38
48	Mathiston town	37
49	Hazlehurst city	35
49	Shelby city	35
50	Maben town	33
51	De Kalb town	30
52	Ackerman town	29
52	Webb town	29
53	Crystal Springs city	28
54	Brooksville town	27
54	Cleveland city	27
54	Shaw city	27
55	Richland city	26
55	Sallis town	26
56	DeLisle CDP	25
56	Greenwood city	25
57	Flora town	24
57	Mississippi State CDP	24
57	Nettleton city	24
58	Amory city	23
58	Indianola city	23
58	Lexington city	23
58	Pearlington CDP	23
59	Metcalfe town	20
60	Charleston city	19
61	State Line town	18
61	Taylorsville town	18
61	Tylertown town	18
62	Bude town	17
62	Newton city	17
62	Philadelphia city	17
63	Canton city	16
64	Macon city	15
65	Bassfield town	14
65	Lambert town	14
65	Walls town	14
66	Artesia town	12
66	Mississippi Valley State University CDP	12
66	Shubuta town	12
66	Water Valley city	12
67	Alcorn State University CDP	11
67	Columbus city	11
67	Guntown town	11
67	Hide-A-Way Lake CDP	11
67	Leland city	11
67	Sardis town	11
67	Sledge town	11
68	Lucedale city	10
68	Sumner town	10
69	Baldwyn city	9
69	Fulton city	9
69	Georgetown town	9
69	Hernando city	9
69	Houston city	9
69	Lynchburg CDP	9
69	McComb city	9
69	Petal city	9
70	Drew city	8
70	Ethel town	8
70	Lumberton city	8
70	Magnolia city	8
70	Port Gibson city	8
70	Renova town	8
71	Columbia city	7
71	Durant city	7
71	Tchula town	7
71	Walnut Grove town	7
72	Marks city	6
72	Raymond city	6
73	Union town	5
74	Itta Bena city	4
74	Osyka town	4
74	Vardaman town	4
75	Courtland town	3
75	Ecru town	3
75	Falcon town	3
75	Goodman town	3
75	Pope village	3
75	Robinhood CDP	3
75	University CDP	3
75	Wiggins city	3
76	Crawford town	2
76	Decatur town	2
76	North Tunica CDP	2
77	Bay St. Louis city	1
77	Calhoun City town	1
77	Diamondhead city	1
77	Ruleville city	1