Most Densely Populated Cities in Mississippi
The top 25 of 42 Mississippi cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.
| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horn Lake | 1,663 |
| 2 | Long Beach | 1,661 |
| 3 | Ocean Springs | 1,614 |
| 4 | Pascagoula | 1,412 |
| 5 | Cleveland | 1,402 |
| 6 | Southaven | 1,361 |
| 7 | Jackson | 1,313 |
| 8 | Gulfport | 1,312 |
| 9 | D'Iberville | 1,250 |
| 10 | Greenwood | 1,142 |
| 11 | Biloxi | 1,138 |
| 12 | Madison | 1,107 |
| 13 | Pearl | 1,088 |
| 14 | Indianola | 1,057 |
| 15 | Greenville | 1,047 |
| 16 | McComb | 1,023 |
| 17 | Yazoo City | 1,013 |
| 18 | Brandon | 995 |
| 19 | Oxford | 992 |
| 20 | Laurel | 958 |
| 21 | Ridgeland | 936 |
| 22 | Columbus | 931 |
| 23 | Starkville | 926 |
| 24 | Hattiesburg | 910 |
| 25 | Natchez | 897 |
Top Mississippi Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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