Fastest-Growing Cities in Mississippi
The top 25 of 42 Mississippi cities on GIS Map, ranked by percent population change from April 2020 to July 2024.
| # | City | Population change 2020-2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay St. Louis | +13.3% |
| 2 | Hernando | +8.1% |
| 3 | Pontotoc | +7.4% |
| 4 | D'Iberville | +5.4% |
| 5 | Oxford | +5.4% |
| 6 | Pearl | +5.2% |
| 7 | Southaven | +5.2% |
| 8 | Ocean Springs | +3.2% |
| 9 | Brandon | +3.1% |
| 10 | Long Beach | +2.6% |
| 11 | Gulfport | +2.3% |
| 12 | Olive Branch | +2.1% |
| 13 | Madison | +1.7% |
| 14 | Picayune | +1.1% |
| 15 | Starkville | +0.5% |
| 16 | Brookhaven | -0.3% |
| 17 | Hattiesburg | -0.4% |
| 18 | Ridgeland | -0.4% |
| 19 | Tupelo | -0.4% |
| 20 | Horn Lake | -0.6% |
| 21 | Canton | -1.4% |
| 22 | Laurel | -1.9% |
| 23 | Natchez | -1.9% |
| 24 | Pascagoula | -2.4% |
| 25 | Biloxi | -2.6% |
Top Mississippi Counties
Counties ranked by percent population change from April 2020 to July 2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2024: April 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2024 estimate). Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Fastest-Growing Cities in Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/fastest-growing-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2024: April 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2024 estimate).
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