Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 19.88K people in Mississippi with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Mississippi cities and places, Jackson city had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.31K), followed by Clinton city (672), and Meridian city (643).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Jackson city

Clinton city

Meridian city

Ridgeland city

Greenville city

Southaven city

Gulfport city

Biloxi city

Olive Branch city

Madison city

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Jackson city	2307
2	Clinton city	672
3	Meridian city	643
4	Ridgeland city	634
5	Greenville city	516
6	Southaven city	507
7	Gulfport city	464
8	Biloxi city	417
9	Olive Branch city	415
10	Madison city	401
11	Horn Lake city	309
12	Picayune city	297
13	Laurel city	296
14	Elliott CDP	218
15	Vicksburg city	201
16	Eupora city	179
17	Grenada city	171
18	Byram city	164
19	Tupelo city	155
20	Oxford city	146
20	Poplarville city	146
21	Ripley city	142
22	Booneville city	138
22	Pascagoula city	138
23	Holly Springs city	137
24	Moss Point city	136
25	Ellisville city	135
26	Louisville city	122
26	Yazoo City city	122
27	Hattiesburg city	121
27	Magee city	121
28	Brandon city	119
29	Pearl city	115
30	Collins city	109
31	Starkville city	100
32	Beechwood CDP	96
33	West Point city	95
34	Kosciusko city	92
35	St. Martin CDP	84
36	Natchez city	81
37	Mound Bayou city	77
38	Purvis city	74
39	Gautier city	65
40	Clarksdale city	63
41	Alcorn State University CDP	57
41	New Albany city	57
42	De Kalb town	56
43	Hazlehurst city	53
44	Okolona city	52
45	Corinth city	51
46	Indianola city	50
47	Aberdeen city	49
47	Marion town	49
48	Weir town	47
49	Belzoni city	45
50	West Hattiesburg CDP	42
51	Senatobia city	39
52	Morton city	38
52	Terry town	38
53	Mathiston town	37
54	Shelby city	35
55	Gulf Park Estates CDP	34
55	Raymond city	34
56	Maben town	33
57	Ackerman town	29
57	Webb town	29
58	Crystal Springs city	28
59	Brooksville town	27
59	Cleveland city	27
59	Shaw city	27
60	Richland city	26
60	Sallis town	26
61	DeLisle CDP	25
61	Greenwood city	25
62	Flora town	24
62	Mississippi State CDP	24
62	Nettleton city	24
63	Amory city	23
63	Lexington city	23
63	Pearlington CDP	23
64	Metcalfe town	20
65	Big Point CDP	19
65	Charleston city	19
66	State Line town	18
66	Taylorsville town	18
66	Tylertown town	18
66	Wiggins city	18
67	Bude town	17
67	Ecru town	17
67	Newton city	17
67	Philadelphia city	17
68	Canton city	16
69	Macon city	15
70	Bassfield town	14
70	Lambert town	14
70	Walls town	14
71	Artesia town	12
71	Mississippi Valley State University CDP	12
71	Shubuta town	12
71	Water Valley city	12
72	Columbus city	11
72	Columbus AFB CDP	11
72	Guntown town	11
72	Hide-A-Way Lake CDP	11
72	Leland city	11
72	Sardis town	11
72	Sledge town	11
73	Lucedale city	10
73	Mize town	10
73	Shannon town	10
73	Sumner town	10
74	Baldwyn city	9
74	Escatawpa CDP	9
74	Fulton city	9
74	Georgetown town	9
74	Goodman town	9
74	Hernando city	9
74	Houston city	9
74	Lynchburg CDP	9
74	McComb city	9
74	Petal city	9
75	Drew city	8
75	Ethel town	8
75	Lumberton city	8
75	Magnolia city	8
75	Port Gibson city	8
75	Renova town	8
76	Columbia city	7
76	Durant city	7
76	Tchula town	7
76	Walnut Grove town	7
77	Marks city	6
78	Union town	5
79	Itta Bena city	4
79	Long Beach city	4
79	Meadville town	4
79	Osyka town	4
79	Pelahatchie town	4
79	Vardaman town	4
80	Courtland town	3
80	Falcon town	3
80	Pope village	3
80	Robinhood CDP	3
80	University CDP	3
81	Crawford town	2
81	Decatur town	2
81	Doddsville town	2
81	North Tunica CDP	2
82	Bay St. Louis city	1
82	Calhoun City town	1
82	Diamondhead city	1
82	Ruleville city	1