Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Mississippi with household income of less than $40k was 56.91%. Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Greenwood city had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (76.93%), followed by Cleveland city (75.01%), and Natchez city (71.26%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Madison city (9.28%), Brandon city (13.32%), and Byram city (16.44%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Greenwood city
Cleveland city
Natchez city
Picayune city
Starkville city
Grenada city
McComb city
Columbus city
Meridian city
Corinth city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Greenwood city 76.93
2 Cleveland city 75.01
3 Natchez city 71.26
4 Picayune city 70.83
5 Starkville city 70.75
6 Grenada city 69.79
7 McComb city 68.57
8 Columbus city 67.78
9 Meridian city 67.63
10 Corinth city 66.59
11 Clarksdale city 66.37
12 Gulfport city 66.23
13 Yazoo City city 66.07
14 Greenville city 65.65
15 Hernando city 65.59
16 Laurel city 64.43
17 Canton city 63.81
18 West Point city 63.62
19 Pascagoula city 63.48
20 Long Beach city 62.96
21 Hattiesburg city 62.88
22 Brookhaven city 61.04
23 Oxford city 60.96
24 Vicksburg city 60.79
25 Biloxi city 54.88
26 Tupelo city 53.66
27 Jackson city 53.26
28 Gautier city 50.87
29 D'Iberville city 50.83
30 Moss Point city 47.69
31 Ocean Springs city 43.22
32 Petal city 41.14
33 Flowood city 39.88
34 Pearl city 34.75
35 Horn Lake city 31.78
36 Southaven city 30.41
37 Clinton city 29.62
38 Ridgeland city 28.01
39 Olive Branch city 17.96
40 Byram city 16.44
41 Brandon city 13.32
42 Madison city 9.28