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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 205.70K people in Mississippi with Irish ancestry (6.93% 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 Irish ancestry (15.19%), followed by Long Beach city (14.85%), and Ocean Springs city (14.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Corinth city

Long Beach city

Ocean Springs city

Petal city

Brandon city

Madison city

Hernando city

Oxford city

Picayune city

Hattiesburg city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Corinth city	15.19
2	Long Beach city	14.85
3	Ocean Springs city	14.62
4	Petal city	12.56
5	Brandon city	11.54
6	Madison city	10.29
7	Hernando city	8.14
8	Oxford city	8.01
9	Picayune city	8.00
10	Hattiesburg city	7.89
10	Starkville city	7.89
11	Southaven city	7.85
12	Gulfport city	7.79
13	Clinton city	7.77
14	Tupelo city	7.66
15	Biloxi city	7.56
16	Grenada city	7.16
17	Olive Branch city	6.60
18	Horn Lake city	6.22
19	Ridgeland city	5.91
20	Pearl city	5.63
21	Gautier city	5.07
22	Natchez city	4.85
23	Laurel city	4.64
24	Cleveland city	4.47
25	Pascagoula city	4.40
26	D'Iberville city	4.28
27	Flowood city	4.07
28	Columbus city	3.71
29	Canton city	3.47
30	Byram city	3.46
31	West Point city	3.43
32	McComb city	3.36
33	Brookhaven city	3.30
34	Meridian city	3.16
35	Vicksburg city	2.87
36	Jackson city	2.11
37	Clarksdale city	1.87
38	Greenwood city	1.83
39	Greenville city	1.79
40	Moss Point city	1.56
41	Yazoo City city	0.96