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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 309.59K people in Mississippi with American ancestry (10.43% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Corinth city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (20.23%), followed by Petal city (17.69%), and Flowood city (15.86%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Corinth city

Petal city

Flowood city

Ocean Springs city

Pearl city

Greenville city

Brandon city

Madison city

Picayune city

D'Iberville city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Corinth city	20.23
2	Petal city	17.69
3	Flowood city	15.86
4	Ocean Springs city	12.56
5	Pearl city	12.26
6	Greenville city	11.94
7	Brandon city	11.89
8	Madison city	11.09
9	Picayune city	9.96
10	D'Iberville city	9.87
11	Clinton city	9.72
12	Hernando city	9.30
13	Laurel city	9.12
14	Greenwood city	8.93
15	Southaven city	8.24
16	Tupelo city	7.60
17	Olive Branch city	7.44
18	Hattiesburg city	7.39
19	Ridgeland city	7.25
20	Brookhaven city	6.88
21	Vicksburg city	6.85
22	Meridian city	6.81
23	Byram city	6.74
24	Starkville city	6.63
25	Gulfport city	6.39
26	Biloxi city	6.36
27	Pascagoula city	6.25
28	Columbus city	5.87
29	Gautier city	5.83
30	Long Beach city	5.78
31	Grenada city	5.40
32	Oxford city	5.14
33	Horn Lake city	5.12
34	Cleveland city	5.08
35	West Point city	4.30
36	Moss Point city	3.63
37	Natchez city	3.32
38	Jackson city	3.23
39	McComb city	2.92
40	Canton city	2.91
41	Yazoo City city	2.27
42	Clarksdale city	2.23