Largest Cities in Mississippi: Ranked by Population

The largest city in Mississippi in our data is Jackson, MS, with an estimated 325,350 people, followed by Gulfport, MS (220,987) and Hattiesburg, MS (80,138). This list ranks the top 50 places among the 68 Mississippi communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 50 in Mississippi?

How big are the largest cities in Mississippi?

Of the 68 places with pages, 2 have more than 100,000 residents, 17 have between 25,000 and 100,000, and 49 have fewer than 25,000. The median place has about 14,041 people. The ten largest places account for about 54% of the combined population of all pages, which shows how concentrated the state's population is across communities. Jackson County contributes 6 of the top 50.

Which counties do the top 50 belong to?

The 50 places on this list are spread across 31 counties of Mississippi. Jackson County has 6 (Pascagoula, Gautier, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Gulf Hills, St. Martin); Harrison County has 4 (Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, D'Iberville); DeSoto County has 4 (Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does Mississippi compare with the rest of the country?

The median Mississippi place with a page has about 14,041 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is about the same size as the national typical place. Jackson, MS ranks 133rd among all US places by estimated population in our data. The state has 361 communities in total, of which 68 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about Mississippi cities

• Which is the largest city in Mississippi? Jackson (325,350 people).
• How many Mississippi cities have more than 100,000 people? 2 in our data.
• How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 17.
• What is the typical size? About 14,041 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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Rankings use dataset estimates, not official counts.