Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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.
Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
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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 |