Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Mississippi's cities and places (towns and villages), Jackson city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (121.22K), followed by Gulfport city (28.51K), and Hattiesburg city (24.96K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Mississippi cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Mississippi.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Jackson
Gulfport
Hattiesburg
Greenville
Meridian
Southaven
Columbus
Vicksburg
Tupelo
Olive Branch
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 Jackson city 121215
2 Gulfport city 28508
3 Hattiesburg city 24962
4 Greenville city 23874
5 Meridian city 23062
6 Southaven city 18589
7 Columbus city 15395
8 Vicksburg city 14499
9 Tupelo city 14158
10 Olive Branch city 13881
11 Horn Lake city 13231
12 Clarksdale city 12199
13 Biloxi city 10956
14 Clinton city 10754
15 Laurel city 10691
16 Greenwood city 10244
17 Ridgeland city 9622
18 Byram city 9026
19 Yazoo City city 8860
20 McComb city 8797
21 Natchez city 8764
22 Moss Point city 8697
23 Starkville city 8445
24 Canton city 8017
25 Indianola city 7792
26 Pascagoula city 7679
27 Grenada city 7340
28 Pearl city 7270
29 Brookhaven city 6734
30 West Point city 6285
31 Gautier city 5910
32 Oxford city 5704
33 Cleveland city 5541
34 Holly Springs city 5528
35 Brandon city 5064
36 Kosciusko city 4027
37 Picayune city 4003
38 Louisville city 3928
39 Batesville city 3732
40 Philadelphia city 3624
41 Corinth city 3585
42 Aberdeen city 3513
43 Senatobia city 3388
44 Madison city 3248
45 Crystal Springs city 3023
46 Waynesboro city 2900
47 Leland city 2857
48 West Hattiesburg CDP 2856
49 Hazlehurst city 2765
50 D'Iberville city 2679
51 Columbia city 2505
52 Winona city 2443
53 Carthage city 2376
54 Forest city 2373
55 Ruleville city 2247
56 New Albany city 2245
57 Newton city 2227
58 Verona city 2217
59 Flowood city 2145
60 Macon city 2099
61 Hollandale city 2074
62 Hernando city 2038
63 Leakesville town 1984
64 Durant city 1974
65 Okolona city 1937
66 Shelby city 1918
67 Magee city 1909
68 Booneville city 1893
69 Amory city 1778
70 Ellisville city 1730
71 Houston city 1728
72 Tutwiler town 1629
73 Tunica Resorts CDP 1618
74 Tchula town 1614
75 Petal city 1613
76 Beechwood CDP 1608
77 Belzoni city 1602
78 Drew city 1583
79 Itta Bena city 1555
80 Long Beach city 1551
81 Ripley city 1493
82 Mound Bayou city 1492
83 Moorhead city 1449
83 Water Valley city 1449
84 Baldwyn city 1446
85 Pass Christian city 1436
86 Richland city 1425
87 Charleston city 1421
88 Rosedale city 1406
89 Fayette city 1405
90 Rolling Fork city 1402
91 Shaw city 1383
92 Bay St. Louis city 1375
93 Wiggins city 1353
94 Ocean Springs city 1351
95 Gulf Hills CDP 1331
96 Magnolia city 1280
97 Lexington city 1278
98 Collins city 1234
99 Pontotoc city 1189
100 St. Martin CDP 1185
101 Morton city 1177
102 Lambert town 1169
103 Sardis town 1162
104 Summit town 1158
105 Raymond city 1128
106 Port Gibson city 1125
107 Arnold Line CDP 1122
108 Alcorn State University CDP 1112
109 Waveland city 1106
110 Coldwater town 1033
111 Marks city 1031
112 Glendale CDP 1018
113 Gluckstadt CDP 1013
114 Mississippi State CDP 995
115 Terry town 954
116 Jonestown town 950
117 Goodman town 947
118 Morgantown CDP 933
119 Marion town 925
120 Shannon town 920
121 Bay Springs city 919
122 Lumberton city 898
123 Centreville town 897
124 Friars Point town 868
125 Kearney Park CDP 865
126 Pickens town 848
127 Sunflower town 847
128 Edwards town 845
129 Eupora city 833
130 Walls town 819
131 Fulton city 796
132 Como town 778
133 Metcalfe town 776
134 Poplarville city 774
135 Quitman city 760
136 Saltillo city 759
137 Rawls Springs CDP 754
138 Lucedale city 753
139 Decatur town 747
139 Flora town 747
140 Mendenhall city 743
141 Escatawpa CDP 732
142 Bruce town 719
143 Brooksville town 692
144 North Tunica CDP 689
145 Woodville town 677
146 Union town 671
147 Ackerman town 670
148 Hermanville CDP 666
149 Lynchburg CDP 657
150 Hillsboro CDP 651
151 Nettleton city 649
152 Renova town 641
153 Gloster town 640
154 Calhoun City town 638
155 De Kalb town 631
156 Tylertown town 610
157 Florence city 609
158 Oak Grove CDP 599
159 Byhalia town 596
160 Gulf Park Estates CDP 593
160 Mississippi Valley State University CDP 593
161 White Oak CDP 585
162 Mount Olive town 574
163 New Hope CDP 568
163 Vaiden town 568
164 Derma town 566
165 Latimer CDP 546
166 Heidelberg town 544
167 Scooba town 540
168 University CDP 529
169 Isola town 528
170 Coffeeville town 520
171 Guntown town 514
172 Maben town 499
173 Purvis city 497
174 Crenshaw town 492
175 Prentiss town 483
176 DeLisle CDP 479
177 Plantersville town 474
178 Monticello town 469
179 Utica town 446
180 Duck Hill town 440
181 Bude town 411
182 Inverness town 410
183 Pelahatchie town 409
184 Lyman CDP 408
185 Raleigh town 395
186 Anguilla town 383
187 Crawford town 377
188 Wesson town 371
189 Nicholson CDP 367
189 Webb town 367
190 Cloverdale CDP 366
191 Crowder town 361
192 Walnut Grove town 359
193 Tunica town 351
194 Sledge town 349
195 Nellieburg CDP 345
196 Kilmichael town 344
197 Shuqualak town 342
198 Diamondhead city 340
199 Shubuta town 339
200 Taylorsville town 337
201 Oakland town 331
202 Bolton town 322
203 Collinsville CDP 309
204 Toomsuba CDP 305
205 Beaumont town 301
206 Mayersville town 300
207 Roxie town 292
207 Sidon town 292
208 Vardaman town 291
209 Stonewall town 290
210 Benoit town 282
211 Sumrall town 275
212 Weir town 274
213 Artesia town 267
214 Arcola town 265
214 Richton town 265
215 Gunnison town 250
216 Vancleave CDP 248
217 State Line town 246
218 New Houlka town 243
219 Boyle town 242
220 Courtland town 241
221 Victoria CDP 239
222 Bogue Chitto CDP 234
223 Lauderdale CDP 231
224 Holcomb CDP 230
224 Pearlington CDP 230
225 Hickory town 228
225 Lake town 228
226 Coahoma town 226
227 New Augusta town 222
228 Beulah town 221
229 Buckatunna CDP 220
230 Cruger town 213
231 Merigold town 203
232 Blue Mountain town 191
232 Osyka town 191
233 Iuka city 189
234 Duncan town 185
235 Bovina CDP 179
236 Farrell CDP 176
237 Crosby town 175
238 Morgan City town 174
239 Elliott CDP 172
240 Schlater town 171
241 Lula town 169
242 Noxapater town 168
243 Silver City town 167
244 Foxworth CDP 163
245 Pace town 157
245 Pattison CDP 157
246 Glen Allan CDP 154
247 Winstonville town 150
248 Potts Camp town 149
249 Bond CDP 146
250 Glendora village 145
250 North Carrollton town 145
251 Ethel town 137
252 Sherman town 136
253 Cary town 131
254 Darling CDP 130
255 Algoma town 126
255 Redwater CDP 126
256 Columbus AFB CDP 125
257 Liberty town 124
258 Walnut town 123
259 Georgetown town 122
259 Sharon CDP 122
260 Ecru town 116
261 Falcon town 115
262 Panther Burn CDP 112
263 De Soto CDP 109
264 Carrollton town 108
265 Cleary CDP 106
266 Beauregard village 104
266 McLain town 104
266 Mathiston town 104
267 Pleasant Hill CDP 102
268 Meridian Station CDP 98
269 Alligator town 97
269 Soso town 97
270 Elizabeth CDP 96
271 Benton CDP 95
272 Bassfield town 93
272 Bobo CDP 93
273 Bentonia town 92
274 Louise town 90
275 Bridgetown CDP 89
275 Helena CDP 89
276 Sumner town 88
277 Hickory Flat town 85
277 Myrtle town 85
278 Winterville CDP 84
279 Louin town 83
280 D'Lo town 82
280 Farmington town 82
281 Fernwood CDP 76
281 Pachuta town 76
281 Pearl River CDP 76
282 Eden village 74
282 New Hebron town 74
283 Meadville town 73
284 Eastabuchie CDP 70
285 Kiln CDP 69
285 West town 69
286 Dundee CDP 68
287 Ashland town 67
288 Enterprise town 66
288 Symonds CDP 66
289 Taylor village 65
290 Rienzi town 63
291 Conehatta CDP 62
292 Doddsville town 61
293 Pope village 60
294 Lyon town 57
294 Pheba CDP 57
295 Grace CDP 56
296 Harperville CDP 51
296 Mooreville CDP 51
296 Sallis town 51
296 Woodland village 51
297 Red Banks CDP 46
298 Austin CDP 45
298 Bethlehem CDP 45
298 Caledonia town 45
298 Sebastopol town 45
299 Robinhood CDP 43
299 Sandersville town 43
299 Silver Creek town 43
300 Pittsboro village 40
300 Scott CDP 40
301 Abbeville town 39
302 Jumpertown town 38
303 Bogue Chitto CDP 37
304 Blue Springs village 35
304 Kokomo CDP 35
305 Delta City CDP 32
305 Mount Pleasant CDP 32
306 Eudora CDP 31
307 Bolivar CDP 29
308 Arkabutla CDP 27
308 Hide-A-Way Lake CDP 27
309 Falkner town 25
310 Hurley CDP 24
311 Lena town 23
311 Sturgis town 23
311 Tishomingo town 23
311 Waterford CDP 23
312 Hamilton CDP 22
313 Longview CDP 21
314 Biggersville CDP 20
314 Eagle Bend CDP 20
314 Independence CDP 20
315 Mantachie town 19
316 Lakeview CDP 18
316 Porterville CDP 18
317 Smithville town 17
318 Montrose town 16
318 Puckett village 16
318 Toccopola town 16
319 Stoneville CDP 14
320 French Camp town 13
320 Rena Lara CDP 13
320 Skene CDP 13
320 Snow Lake Shores town 13
320 Tillatoba town 13
320 Valley Park CDP 13
320 Wade CDP 13
321 McCool town 12
321 Slate Springs village 12
322 Hatley town 11
322 Polkville town 11
322 Standing Pine CDP 11
323 Belmont town 10
323 Big Creek village 10
324 Saucier CDP 9
324 Van Vleet CDP 9
325 Runnelstown CDP 8
326 Seminary town 7
326 Thaxton town 7
326 Tula CDP 7
327 Big Point CDP 6
327 Nitta Yuma CDP 6
327 Paris CDP 6
327 Strayhorn CDP 6
328 Agricola CDP 5
328 Mize town 5
329 Burnsville town 4
329 Chunky town 4
329 Golden town 4
329 Learned town 4
329 Stewart CDP 4
329 Walthall village 4
330 Benndale CDP 3
330 Wheeler CDP 3
331 Baxterville CDP 2
331 Braxton village 2
331 Chalybeate CDP 2
331 Clara CDP 2
331 Dennis CDP 2
331 Dublin CDP 2
331 Lamar CDP 2
331 Mantee village 2
331 Moselle CDP 2
331 Satartia village 2
331 Tucker CDP 2
332 Dumas town 1
332 Glen town 1
332 Henderson Point CDP 1
332 Marietta town 1
332 Redwood CDP 1
332 Sylvarena village 1
332 Tremont town 1
333 Gattman village 0
333 Jacinto CDP 0
333 Kirkville CDP 0
333 Kossuth village 0
333 Leaf CDP 0
333 New Hamilton CDP 0
333 New Site CDP 0
333 Ovett CDP 0
333 Paden village 0
333 Randolph CDP 0