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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Mississippi counties, in April 2020, among all of Mississippi's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Yazoo City city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (85.89%), followed by Clarksdale city (81.86%), and Greenville city (80.47%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Mississippi.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Yazoo City
Clarksdale
Greenville
Jackson
Canton
Moss Point
Byram
McComb
Greenwood
Vicksburg
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Yazoo City city 85.89
2 Clarksdale city 81.86
3 Greenville city 80.47
4 Jackson city 78.86
5 Canton city 73.23
6 Moss Point city 71.60
7 Byram city 71.26
8 McComb city 70.87
9 Greenwood city 70.70
10 Vicksburg city 67.21
11 Meridian city 65.79
12 Columbus city 63.92
13 Laurel city 62.30
14 West Point city 62.20
15 Natchez city 60.36
16 Grenada city 57.80
17 Brookhaven city 57.68
18 Hattiesburg city 51.23
19 Horn Lake city 49.49
20 Cleveland city 49.48
21 Ridgeland city 39.53
22 Gulfport city 39.09
23 Clinton city 38.27
24 Tupelo city 37.33
25 Olive Branch city 34.96
26 Pascagoula city 34.89
27 Starkville city 34.67
28 Southaven city 34.02
29 Picayune city 33.68
30 Gautier city 31.07
31 Pearl city 26.81
32 Corinth city 24.52
33 Oxford city 22.44
34 Biloxi city 22.16
35 D'Iberville city 21.06
36 Flowood city 21.03
37 Brandon city 20.15
38 Petal city 14.65
39 Hernando city 11.89
40 Madison city 11.71
41 Long Beach city 9.24
42 Ocean Springs city 7.33