Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Mississippi counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K voting-age population in Mississippi, Clarksdale city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (78.76%), followed by Greenville city (77.89%), and Jackson city (76.58%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Mississippi, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi cities and places with over 10K voting-age population, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Mississippi.
| Rank | City or Place | % of Place Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarksdale city | 78.76 |
| 2 | Greenville city | 77.89 |
| 3 | Jackson city | 76.58 |
| 4 | Greenwood city | 67.45 |
| 5 | Vicksburg city | 63.43 |
| 6 | Meridian city | 61.90 |
| 7 | Columbus city | 60.47 |
| 8 | Laurel city | 59.32 |
| 9 | Natchez city | 56.66 |
| 10 | Hattiesburg city | 47.43 |
| 11 | Horn Lake city | 45.89 |
| 12 | Ridgeland city | 36.37 |
| 13 | Gulfport city | 36.14 |
| 14 | Clinton city | 35.73 |
| 15 | Tupelo city | 34.31 |
| 16 | Olive Branch city | 33.08 |
| 17 | Pascagoula city | 32.23 |
| 18 | Southaven city | 31.89 |
| 19 | Starkville city | 31.35 |
| 20 | Gautier city | 28.49 |
| 21 | Pearl city | 24.70 |
| 22 | Corinth city | 23.42 |
| 23 | Oxford city | 20.34 |
| 24 | Biloxi city | 20.01 |
| 25 | Brandon city | 18.96 |
| 26 | Hernando city | 11.97 |
| 27 | Madison city | 11.54 |
| 28 | Long Beach city | 8.04 |
| 29 | Ocean Springs city | 6.97 |