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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 41.16K people in Mississippi with European ancestry (1.39% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Madison city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (6.46%), followed by Ridgeland city (4.16%), and Pearl city (3.99%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Madison city
Ridgeland city
Pearl city
Flowood city
Brandon city
Starkville city
Ocean Springs city
Gautier city
Hernando city
Clinton city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madison city 6.46
2 Ridgeland city 4.16
3 Pearl city 3.99
4 Flowood city 3.69
5 Brandon city 3.47
6 Starkville city 2.58
7 Ocean Springs city 2.54
8 Gautier city 2.50
9 Hernando city 2.18
10 Clinton city 2.12
11 Picayune city 1.94
12 Biloxi city 1.92
13 Oxford city 1.78
14 Tupelo city 1.54
15 Southaven city 1.43
16 Long Beach city 1.32
17 Petal city 1.29
18 Pascagoula city 1.17
19 Corinth city 1.15
20 Jackson city 1.11
21 Columbus city 1.05
22 Hattiesburg city 1.00
23 Olive Branch city 0.89
24 Grenada city 0.88
25 Yazoo City city 0.62
26 Natchez city 0.56
27 Gulfport city 0.55
27 Horn Lake city 0.55
28 Vicksburg city 0.53
29 Moss Point city 0.51
30 McComb city 0.48
31 Greenwood city 0.43
32 Byram city 0.35
33 Meridian city 0.34
34 Cleveland city 0.29
35 West Point city 0.21
36 Brookhaven city 0.15
36 Greenville city 0.15
37 Canton city 0.12
38 Laurel city 0.08
39 Clarksdale city 0.03