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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 143.41K people in Mississippi with German ancestry (4.83% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ocean Springs city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (12.30%), followed by Long Beach city (12.14%), and Petal city (11.90%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Ocean Springs city

Long Beach city

Petal city

Biloxi city

D'Iberville city

Oxford city

Starkville city

Picayune city

Gulfport city

Brandon city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Ocean Springs city	12.30
2	Long Beach city	12.14
3	Petal city	11.90
4	Biloxi city	9.00
5	D'Iberville city	8.73
6	Oxford city	8.43
7	Starkville city	8.24
8	Picayune city	6.93
9	Gulfport city	6.79
10	Brandon city	6.61
11	Corinth city	6.26
12	Southaven city	6.25
13	Flowood city	6.22
13	Olive Branch city	6.22
14	Gautier city	6.10
15	Madison city	5.98
16	Hattiesburg city	5.94
17	Clinton city	5.58
18	Pascagoula city	4.85
19	Ridgeland city	4.78
20	Hernando city	4.71
21	Pearl city	4.62
22	Tupelo city	4.28
23	Vicksburg city	3.56
24	Horn Lake city	3.33
25	Moss Point city	3.07
26	Cleveland city	3.00
27	Columbus city	2.94
28	West Point city	2.64
29	Byram city	2.56
30	McComb city	2.44
31	Meridian city	2.19
32	Canton city	2.00
33	Natchez city	1.82
34	Laurel city	1.81
35	Greenville city	1.60
36	Clarksdale city	1.59
37	Jackson city	1.42
38	Brookhaven city	1.39
39	Grenada city	1.01
40	Greenwood city	0.79
41	Yazoo City city	0.67