Mississippi Population

The population of Mississippi is estimated to be around 3 million people. The largest city in the state is Jackson, with a population of around 175,000. Mississippi has a diverse population that includes African Americans, Caucasians, Native Americans and Hispanics. The African American population makes up 37% of the state’s population and is concentrated in the Delta region. Caucasians make up 58% of the population while Native Americans make up 2%. Hispanics make up 1% of the total population.

The median age in Mississippi is 38 years old and there are slightly more women than men in the state. The average household size is 2.4 people and nearly half of households have children under 18 years old living with them. Nearly a quarter of households are headed by single parents.

Mississippi has one of the highest poverty rates in the US, at 19%. It also has one of the highest unemployment rates at 6%. Education levels are lower than average for most states, with only 79% having a high school education or higher. The median household income for Mississippi is $43,529 which is lower than most other states in America.

Mississippi Population by Year – Historical Population Data

Year	Population	Growth Rate
2022	2,940,057	-0.32%
2021	2,949,586	-0.29%
2020	2,958,141	-0.67%
2019	2,978,227	-0.16%
2018	2,982,879	-0.26%
2017	2,990,674	0.00%
2016	2,990,595	0.01%
2015	2,990,231	-0.06%
2014	2,991,892	0.07%
2013	2,989,839	0.18%
2012	2,984,599	0.18%
2011	2,979,147	0.29%
2010	2,970,615	0.40%
2009	2,958,774	0.37%
2008	2,947,806	0.66%
2007	2,928,350	0.80%
2006	2,904,978	-0.03%
2005	2,905,943	0.59%
2004	2,889,010	0.72%
2003	2,868,312	0.34%
2002	2,858,681	0.20%
2001	2,852,994	0.16%
2000	2,848,353	2.88%
1999	2,768,619	0.63%
1998	2,751,335	0.71%
1997	2,731,826	0.81%
1996	2,709,925	0.71%
1995	2,690,788	1.03%
1994	2,663,450	1.06%
1993	2,635,574	0.97%
1992	2,610,193	0.73%
1991	2,591,230	0.54%
1990	2,577,426	0.12%
1989	2,574,269	-0.24%
1988	2,580,352	-0.32%
1987	2,588,545	-0.19%
1986	2,593,597	0.21%
1985	2,588,102	0.39%
1984	2,578,051	0.40%
1983	2,567,717	0.43%
1982	2,556,777	0.70%
1981	2,539,036	0.54%
1980	2,525,342	0.73%
1979	2,507,069	0.77%
1978	2,487,816	1.16%
1977	2,459,201	1.21%
1976	2,429,756	1.26%
1975	2,399,449	0.89%
1974	2,378,268	1.22%
1973	2,349,546	1.84%
1972	2,307,117	1.84%
1971	2,265,432	2.18%
1970	2,216,994	-0.14%

Mississippi Population by City

Rank	Name	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
1	Jackson	153,701	-1.32%	1,330	111.09
2	Gulfport	72,926	0.69%	1,339	55.63
3	Southaven	54,648	1.02%	1,364	41.33
4	Biloxi	49,449	1.07%	1,188	42.99
5	Hattiesburg	48,730	0.56%	927	53.43
6	Olive Branch	39,711	1.52%	1,118	37.21
7	Tupelo	37,923	0.88%	605	64.38
8	Meridian	35,052	-1.80%	618	53.74
9	Greenville	29,670	-1.65%	1,050	26.89
10	Clinton	28,100	1%	692	41.87
11	Madison	27,747	1.26%	1,142	25.24
12	Pearl	27,115	0.73%	1,089	25.47
13	Horn Lake	26,736	0.25%	1,679	16.05
14	Oxford	25,416	2.43%	1,028	26.62
15	Brandon	25,138	1.33%	1,020	25.66
16	Starkville	24,360	0.19%	960	25.51
17	Ridgeland	24,340	0.12%	1,142	21.38
18	Columbus	24,084	0.18%	967	25.05
19	Pascagoula	22,010	-0.17%	1,424	15.38
20	Vicksburg	21,573	-1.08%	633	32.98
21	Gautier	19,024	0.24%	633	30.26
22	Ocean Springs	18,429	0.53%	1,621	11.55
23	Laurel	17,161	-0.82%	1,031	16.24
24	Hernando	17,138	1.72%	713	25.3
25	Long Beach	16,780	1.16%	1,694	10.26
26	Clarksdale	14,903	-2.14%	1,007	13.89
27	Corinth	14,622	0.03%	485	30.16
28	Natchez	14,520	-0.89%	894	15.81
29	Greenwood	14,490	-0.50%	1,157	12.34
30	D’Iberville	12,721	2.42%	1,295	10.57
31	Grenada	12,700	-0.31%	419	30.01
32	Byram	12,666	0.92%	709	18.36
33	McComb	12,413	-0.31%	1,044	11.78
34	Moss Point	12,147	-1.32%	484	24.12
35	Picayune	11,885	0.84%	676	18.04
36	Brookhaven	11,674	-0.73%	528	21.64
37	Cleveland	11,199	-1.04%	1,433	7.58
38	Petal	11,010	0.50%	667	16.77
39	Canton	10,948	-2.13%	483	21.29
40	Yazoo City	10,316	-1.08%	1,015	9.84
41	Flowood	10,202	2.23%	379	28.79
42	West Point	10,105	-1.22%	467	20.88
43	Indianola	9,646	-1.10%	1,089	8.57
44	Bay St. Louis	9,284	0.02%	632	14.69
45	Booneville	9,126	0.41%	359	25.75
46	Gulf Hills	8,526	1.57%	1,170	7.64
47	Senatobia	8,354	0.23%	541	15.56
48	St. Martin	7,811	0.10%	1,842	4.25
49	New Albany	7,626	-0.54%	412	18.23
50	Batesville	7,523	0.08%	378	19.95
51	Waveland	7,210	1.06%	877	8.49
52	Richland	7,137	0.31%	575	12.53
53	Philadelphia	7,118	-0.51%	574	12.21
54	Kosciusko	7,114	-0.41%	932	7.54
55	Holly Springs	6,968	-1.07%	528	12.78
56	Latimer	6,720	0.94%	423	16.34
57	Amory	6,666	-0.99%	516	12.53
58	Louisville	6,072	-0.94%	391	15.1
59	West Hattiesburg	6,006	0.17%	2,501	2.41
60	Gulf Park Estates	5,972	0.41%	2,278	2.65
61	Columbia	5,864	-1.26%	836	6.75
62	Pass Christian	5,686	1.81%	729	8.24
63	Pontotoc	5,640	0.03%	505	11.18
64	Vancleave	5,592	-0.52%	128	43.14
65	Ripley	5,462	0.13%	480	11.43
66	Forest	5,430	-0.46%	409	13.08
67	Mississippi State	4,968	1.86%	2,248	2.34
68	Aberdeen	4,961	-1.34%	394	12.09
69	Saltillo	4,922	0.34%	607	8.19
70	Carthage	4,901	-0.35%	522	9.29
71	Crystal Springs	4,862	-0.37%	886	5.43
72	University	4,696	1.02%	6,879	0.7
73	Ellisville	4,652	0.43%	451	10.44
74	Waynesboro	4,567	-1.07%	348	12.69
75	Fulton	4,542	1.24%	555	8.49
76	Winona	4,505	-1.23%	321	13.52
77	Wiggins	4,272	-0.28%	394	10.75
78	Magee	3,988	-1.08%	734	5.26
79	Leland	3,988	-1.26%	1,072	3.58
80	Pearl River	3,822	0.57%	125	31.03
81	Houston	3,797	0.44%	522	7.38
82	Leakesville	3,775	6.62%	2,932	1.58
83	Morton	3,711	0.66%	426	8.89
84	Hazlehurst	3,619	-1.10%	791	4.43
85	Beechwood	3,469	0.11%	556	6.26
86	Water Valley	3,380	-0.03%	482	7.01
87	Escatawpa	3,254	-1.49%	466	6.68
88	Newton	3,195	-0.57%	439	7.15
89	New Hope	3,161	-0.10%	626	5.03
90	Iuka	3,139	0.35%	327	9.69
91	Baldwyn	3,071	-0.76%	259	11.59
92	Lucedale	2,869	-0.18%	447	6.39
93	Poplarville	2,833	-0.21%	520	5.42
94	Nicholson	2,833	-0.94%	457	6.02
95	Verona	2,792	-0.76%	743	3.67
96	Ruleville	2,642	-1.40%	1,006	2.52
97	Macon	2,582	-0.75%	659	3.83
98	Okolona	2,513	-0.73%	343	7.18
99	Tutwiler	2,476	-4.73%	778	2.77
100	Lynchburg	2,466	0.12%	1,280	1.93
101	Guntown	2,410	1.33%	538	4.66
102	Lyman	2,372	4.24%	348	7.77
103	Collins	2,342	-1.05%	285	7.96
104	Arnold Line	2,333	2.48%	1,513	1.66
105	Hollandale	2,323	-1.69%	997	2.22
106	Bridgetown	2,281	2.26%	1,099	2.22
107	Durant	2,231	-2.05%	937	2.24
108	Kiln	2,224	-0.04%	169	13.16
109	Mendenhall	2,199	-1.40%	394	5.35
110	Tunica Resorts	2,132	1.01%	75	29.11
111	Hide-A-Way Lake	2,065	1%	1,407	1.51
112	Quitman	2,061	-1.29%	383	5.18
113	Farmington	2,055	-0.64%	316	6.38
114	Union	2,042	0.24%	600	3.43
115	Shelby	2,021	-1.06%	717	2.73
116	Eupora	2,018	-0.91%	586	3.35
117	Collinsville	1,984	0.20%	140	14.25
118	Raymond	1,960	0.15%	657	3
119	Decatur	1,945	0.51%	358	5.51
120	Belzoni	1,938	-1.60%	1,814	1.02
121	Moorhead	1,937	-2.55%	1,387	1.29
122	Nettleton	1,935	-0.31%	476	4.03
123	Purvis	1,909	-1.46%	436	4.19
124	Charleston	1,884	-1.70%	1,322	1.35
125	Rolling Fork	1,883	-1.42%	1,278	1.41
126	Magnolia	1,883	-3.04%	280	6.14
127	Belmont	1,859	-0.88%	383	4.73
128	Drew	1,852	-0.44%	1,629	1.12
129	Wesson	1,833	-0.50%	402	4.49
130	Sumrall	1,765	1.85%	499	3.74
131	Marion	1,751	1.50%	629	2.91
132	Sardis	1,748	0.23%	880	2
133	Bruce	1,707	-1.39%	672	2.44
134	Cleary	1,688	0.82%	352	4.91
135	Glendale	1,681	0.12%	1,035	1.63
136	Itta Bena	1,679	-2.31%	1,111	1.41
137	Bay Springs	1,670	-0.73%	109	14.94
138	Tchula	1,652	-2.81%	1,080	1.41
139	Flora	1,647	-1.50%	478	3.3
140	Lumberton	1,617	-3.09%	208	7.11
141	Columbus AFB	1,604	1.39%	1,093	1.53
142	Lexington	1,602	-0.83%	647	2.42
143	Ackerman	1,594	0.50%	720	2.25
144	Rosedale	1,584	-1.90%	276	5.42
145	Hurley	1,557	0.06%	304	5.13
146	Mound Bayou	1,534	0%	1,749	0.88
147	Calhoun City	1,533	-1.62%	620	2.36
148	Tylertown	1,515	-0.60%	454	3.28
149	Summit	1,505	-1.36%	639	2.26
150	Shannon	1,496	-1.80%	350	4.05
151	Robinhood	1,491	-0.75%	287	5.08
152	Shaw	1,457	-3.69%	1,174	1.11
153	Fayette	1,445	-1.21%	1,185	1.18
154	Marks	1,444	-2.09%	1,058	1.28
155	Monticello	1,441	-0.92%	336	4.17
156	Coldwater	1,381	-2.27%	544	2.38
157	Conehatta	1,376	0.22%	88	15.69
158	Walls	1,351	1.37%	119	11.84
159	Sharon	1,344	-0.45%	155	8.55
160	Byhalia	1,339	0.30%	188	7.17
161	Morgantown	1,334	-0.61%	1,600	0.82
162	Nellieburg	1,316	-0.77%	181	7.1
163	Terry	1,304	1.77%	361	3.81
164	DeLisle	1,275	1%	251	5.23
165	Lambert	1,273	-3%	1,377	0.85
166	Pelahatchie	1,272	-0.48%	211	5.94
167	Port Gibson	1,269	-2.48%	671	1.76
168	Goodman	1,258	-1.05%	1,483	0.82
169	Centreville	1,258	-3.67%	487	2.32
170	Rawls Springs	1,202	-0.42%	650	1.83
171	Pearlington	1,153	-1.61%	120	9.13
172	Taylorsville	1,148	-1.80%	282	3.86
173	Caledonia	1,135	0.78%	411	2.83
174	Mantachie	1,121	-0.18%	283	3.94
175	Alcorn State University	1,120	0.88%	483	2.38
176	Como	1,118	-1.47%	566	1.89
177	Vardaman	1,110	-1.97%	772	1.36
178	Raleigh	1,094	-3.63%	193	5.1
179	Saucier	1,077	-2.54%	145	6.89
180	Hillsboro	1,072	-0.57%	115	9.14
181	Kearney Park	1,048	-0.10%	389	2.69
182	Tunica	1,026	0%	1,545	0.66
183	Wade	996	-0.82%	158	6.17
184	Edwards	995	-0.40%	592	1.66
185	Helena	983	-2.12%	220	4.19
186	Prentiss	976	-1.05%	316	2.99
187	Sunflower	964	-2.17%	1,492	0.61
188	Jonestown	962	-3.80%	2,222	0.39
189	Derma	957	-0.74%	529	1.77
190	Blue Mountain	948	0.31%	582	1.64
191	Woodville	928	-1.90%	847	1.04
192	Richton	920	-1.69%	381	2.29
193	Pickens	920	-2.75%	664	1.28
194	Brooksville	915	-3.63%	517	1.59
195	Vaiden	907	1.81%	447	2.15
196	Ecru	901	0.11%	192	4.71
197	Gloster	897	-0.68%	482	1.82
198	Friars Point	896	-3.59%	733	1.1
199	Mount Olive	895	-1.03%	280	3.1
200	Elliott	880	-1.28%	187	4.53
201	Stonewall	879	-2.51%	307	2.65
202	De Kalb	877	-3.54%	238	3.32
203	Burnsville	868	-0.82%	178	4.77
204	Inverness	868	-1.79%	572	1.44
205	Plantersville	868	-3.58%	373	2.09
206	Bogue Chitto	864	-0.23%	135	6.35
207	Mathiston	831	1.52%	353	2.46
208	Metcalfe	816	-3.26%	739	1
209	Mississippi Valley State University	805	-5.21%	385	1.79
210	Coffeeville	797	-1.42%	356	2.14
211	Bude	780	-3.87%	488	1.43
212	Toomsuba	778	0%	166	4.69
213	Maben	771	-1.33%	382	1.94
214	North Tunica	760	-3.98%	1,168	0.58
215	Scooba	744	0.13%	301	2.48
216	Algoma	705	1.65%	112	6.59
217	Walnut	704	-1.01%	126	5.43
218	New Houlka	698	0.98%	586	1.23
219	Thaxton	692	0.71%	68	10.32
220	Redwater	683	0.72%	66	10.52
221	Renova	676	0.15%	782	0.87
222	Beaumont	669	-4.57%	170	3.45
223	Tucker	642	-0.31%	164	3.88
224	Kilmichael	639	-0.96%	223	2.79
225	Isola	638	-1.29%	831	0.74
226	Crenshaw	638	-4.25%	1,370	0.41
227	Heidelberg	637	-1.29%	120	5.11
228	Sandersville	636	-1.62%	122	4.95
229	Utica	636	-3%	194	3
230	Duck Hill	619	-1.84%	567	1.03
231	Big Point	618	0.16%	211	2.94
232	Sherman	600	-0.85%	336	1.74
233	White Oak	595	-1.74%	1,223	0.46
234	Polkville	588	-4.44%	30	17.18
235	Meridian Station	581	-10.65%	252	1.7
236	Crowder	573	-2.57%	1,164	0.46
237	Holcomb	568	-0.53%	118	4.75
238	Liberty	560	-3.23%	247	2.06
239	Cloverdale	557	-1.67%	466	1.14
240	New Augusta	554	-1.68%	102	5.14
241	Ashland	551	-0.37%	299	1.82
242	New Hamilton	533	-0.38%	148	3.56
243	Boyle	532	-2.36%	336	1.48
244	Foxworth	523	-1.58%	181	2.76
245	Standing Pine	517	0.19%	149	3.49
246	Walnut Grove	510	-60.87%	56	1.62
247	Smithville	509	-10.17%	256	1.48
248	Enterprise	496	-0.61%	199	2.45
249	Hickory Flat	496	-2.10%	486	0.96
250	Anguilla	496	-5.11%	413	1.03
251	Hatley	495	0.20%	365	1.37
252	Myrtle	484	-0.21%	231	2.08
253	Lake	475	2.97%	468	1.11
254	Dumas	471	0%	121	3.89
255	Courtland	470	-0.87%	405	1.13
256	Roxie	469	-0.65%	407	1.13
257	Tremont	467	0%	95	4.91
258	Oakland	462	-1.33%	325	1.37
259	State Line	452	-2.56%	98	4.26
260	Meadville	448	0%	406	1.1
261	Weir	441	-0.46%	414	1.05
262	Bolton	441	-3.13%	265	1.52
263	Bogue Chitto	437	-1.90%	183	2.26
264	Falkner	437	-1.90%	81	5.07
265	Blue Springs	436	4.39%	491	1.02
266	Mayersville	433	-2.68%	363	1.1
267	Jumpertown	425	-1.45%	228	1.79
268	Carrollton	423	4.90%	605	0.81
269	Soso	418	0.24%	207	2.03
270	Potts Camp	416	-2.79%	394	0.97
271	Webb	416	-3.89%	879	0.42
272	Crawford	415	-6.23%	247	1.4
273	Hickory	408	-3.13%	397	0.94
274	Shubuta	406	-1%	163	2.41
275	North Carrollton	405	-1.79%	1,219	0.32
276	Hamilton	404	-1.27%	123	3.15
277	Shuqualak	399	-2.64%	327	1.13
278	Lauderdale	395	-1.30%	133	2.86
279	Noxapater	390	-2.14%	363	1.01
280	Clara	386	-0.52%	98	3.89
281	New Hebron	386	-1.60%	549	0.67
282	Buckatunna	383	-3.64%	56	6.18
283	Glen	382	-0.80%	80	4.66
284	Osyka	381	-1.63%	343	1.06
285	Merigold	379	-1.64%	373	0.97
286	D’Lo	373	-2.24%	501	0.7
287	Abbeville	372	-1.38%	103	3.46
288	Tishomingo	370	0.80%	444	0.85
289	Sledge	368	-5.42%	604	0.52
290	Benoit	365	-3.21%	341	0.97
291	Taylor	355	0.83%	124	2.93
292	Ethel	348	-2.10%	560	0.58
293	Puckett	342	0.86%	122	2.88
294	Bentonia	319	-4.07%	199	1.42
295	Mize	317	-0.64%	135	2.31
296	McLain	313	-4.53%	81	3.39
297	Sidon	311	-7.38%	2,024	0.12
298	Snow Lake Shores	306	-0.33%	445	0.68
299	Seminary	305	-0.33%	200	1.51
300	Arcola	304	-2.05%	1,306	0.22
301	Artesia	304	-5.07%	357	0.73
302	Lyon	296	-1.75%	604	0.47
303	Gunnison	295	-6.08%	252	0.98
304	Beauregard	289	-1.42%	302	0.92
305	Toccopola	286	1.36%	35	8.45
306	Rienzi	281	-1.47%	272	0.99
307	Sumner	278	-1.48%	484	0.55
308	Duncan	276	-6.10%	252	0.92
309	Louin	275	0%	45	6.06
310	Chunky	272	-1.91%	308	0.83
311	Pope	268	1.80%	195	1.45
312	Cruger	268	-4.92%	241	0.96
313	Sebastopol	266	-0.38%	168	1.57
314	French Camp	256	2.94%	285	0.98
315	Georgetown	252	-1.22%	361	0.67
316	Crosby	242	-3.54%	103	2.12
317	Beulah	242	-5%	451	0.46
318	Cary	241	-3.08%	311	0.71
319	Mantee	237	0%	52	4.55
320	Schlater	236	-3.15%	186	1.15
321	Henderson Point	232	2.46%	237	1.06
322	Coahoma	229	-7.54%	939	0.2
323	Silver City	223	-5.47%	315	0.6
324	Morgan City	207	-2.54%	327	0.59
325	Pachuta	207	-2.54%	79	2.44
326	Sturgis	207	-2.54%	149	1.29
327	Lula	204	-4.84%	424	0.42
328	Farrell	200	-1.02%	149	1.3
329	Marietta	198	-3.23%	101	1.78
330	Golden	192	0%	331	0.58
331	Bassfield	192	-3.33%	174	1
332	Braxton	186	0%	316	0.59
333	Pace	183	-5.46%	1,020	0.15
334	Louise	178	-1.15%	972	0.18
335	Silver Creek	175	-2.40%	109	1.49
336	Kossuth	160	-3.33%	150	0.96
337	Lena	157	0.63%	96	1.66
338	Pittsboro	157	-2.69%	148	0.98
339	Glendora	154	0%	1,069	0.14
340	Darling	154	-5%	49	2.71
341	West	153	-2.04%	258	0.56
342	Winstonville	153	-2.76%	478	0.29
343	Eden	133	2.16%	300	0.47
344	Big Creek	133	-1.55%	112	1.14
345	Sallis	131	0%	319	0.41
346	Walthall	116	-2.73%	110	0.97
347	Falcon	116	-4.72%	258	0.39
348	Alligator	116	-9.18%	90	0.98
349	Woodland	110	-1.89%	183	0.57
350	Slate Springs	105	0%	74	1.42
351	Paden	104	-0.98%	112	0.9
352	Montrose	104	-4.17%	34	2.71
353	McCool	103	-3.09%	100	0.94
354	Tillatoba	95	0%	94	1.01
355	Sylvarena	87	-2.41%	31	2.62
356	Gattman	77	-1.33%	132	0.56
357	Doddsville	69	-4.76%	78	0.77
358	Learned	56	-8.33%	131	0.34
359	Satartia	41	-2.56%	264	0.14