2025

Cities in Mississippi ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 298 cities in Mississippi based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Mississippi

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  • 1
    Jackson
    Black population in Jackson is 124,717
    81.02% of Jackson population is Black
  • 2
    Gulfport
    Black population in Gulfport is 30,777
    39.40% of Gulfport population is Black
  • 3
    Hattiesburg
    Black population in Hattiesburg is 25,963
    50.08% of Hattiesburg population is Black
  • 4
    Greenville
    Black population in Greenville is 23,802
    81.82% of Greenville population is Black
  • 5
    Meridian
    Black population in Meridian is 22,560
    62.49% of Meridian population is Black

List of 298 cities in Mississippi by Black Population

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Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Mississippi Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Jackson 124,717 81.02% 16.66%
2 Gulfport 30,777 39.40% 4.11%
3 Hattiesburg 25,963 50.08% 3.47%
4 Greenville 23,802 81.82% 3.18%
5 Meridian 22,560 62.49% 3.01%
6 Southaven 22,530 38.94% 3.01%
7 Olive Branch 16,112 33.18% 2.15%
8 15,587 72.30% 2.08%
9 15,268 39.02% 2.04%
10 15,161 62.55% 2.02%
11 12,743 45.44% 1.70%
12 12,136 42.75% 1.62%
13 11,927 21.96% 1.59%
14 11,812 79.50% 1.58%
15 11,129 64.15% 1.49%
16 10,955 42.78% 1.46%
17 9,977 70.65% 1.33%
18 9,592 73.15% 1.28%
19 9,217 74.93% 1.23%
20 9,210 87.34% 1.23%
21 9,126 62.91% 1.22%
22 8,972 72.89% 1.20%
23 8,548 36.80% 1.14%
24 8,411 29.72% 1.12%
25 8,308 31.49% 1.11%
26 8,123 72.97% 1.08%
27 7,638 81.01% 1.02%
28 7,142 56.12% 0.95%
29 6,831 25.54% 0.91%
30 6,702 33.04% 0.90%
31 6,585 65.44% 0.88%
32 6,318 53.86% 0.84%
33 5,820 22.58% 0.78%
34 5,752 50.82% 0.77%
35 4,939 69.68% 0.66%
36 4,854 38.63% 0.65%
37 4,253 59.66% 0.57%
38 4,242 55.47% 0.57%
39 4,062 55.53% 0.54%
40 3,713 43.55% 0.50%
41 3,675 12.93% 0.49%
42 3,425 69.19% 0.46%
43 3,354 54.94% 0.45%
44 3,228 63.43% 0.43%
45 3,135 20.95% 0.42%
46 2,912 81.98% 0.39%
47 2,887 71.94% 0.39%
48 2,874 83.21% 0.38%
49 2,838 26.36% 0.38%
50 2,786 60.74% 0.37%
51 2,760 15.10% 0.37%
52 2,747 47.52% 0.37%
53 2,619 18.25% 0.35%
54 2,539 87.79% 0.34%
55 2,453 41.65% 0.33%
56 2,451 42.38% 0.33%
57 2,446 30.97% 0.33%
58 2,392 83.75% 0.32%
59 2,387 88.05% 0.32%
60 2,357 54.28% 0.31%
61 2,267 71.31% 0.30%
62 2,172 82.21% 0.29%
63 2,139 94.65% 0.29%
64 2,128 97.44% 0.28%
65 2,127 30.98% 0.28%
66 2,108 43.13% 0.28%
67 2,093 32.64% 0.28%
68 2,047 60.69% 0.27%
69 2,027 17.45% 0.27%
70 1,985 10.91% 0.27%
71 1,956 47.18% 0.26%
72 1,950 95.08% 0.26%
73 1,799 19.09% 0.24%
74 1,788 45.24% 0.24%
75 1,783 51.58% 0.24%
76 1,773 8.85% 0.24%
77 1,705 73.49% 0.23%
78 1,702 38.62% 0.23%
79 1,695 85.95% 0.23%
80 1,684 98.54% 0.22%
81 1,681 70.16% 0.22%
82 1,676 69.78% 0.22%
83 1,673 87.87% 0.22%
84 1,662 15.86% 0.22%
85 1,604 91.71% 0.21%
86 1,602 100.00% 0.21%
87 1,577 78.81% 0.21%
88 1,575 96.33% 0.21%
89 1,546 32.50% 0.21%
90 1,512 98.69% 0.20%
91 1,511 23.86% 0.20%
92 1,508 56.78% 0.20%
93 1,472 81.06% 0.20%
94 1,376 45.41% 0.18%
95 1,366 21.81% 0.18%
95 1,366 17.75% 0.18%
96 1,297 52.62% 0.17%
97 1,231 72.84% 0.16%
98 1,202 87.74% 0.16%
99 1,176 95.22% 0.16%
100 1,174 57.80% 0.16%
101 1,149 55.37% 0.15%
102 1,141 98.02% 0.15%
102 1,141 73.47% 0.15%
103 1,119 38.59% 0.15%
104 1,101 73.60% 0.15%
104 1,101 45.84% 0.15%
105 1,073 71.34% 0.14%
106 1,069 34.73% 0.14%
107 1,060 43.42% 0.14%
108 1,057 60.47% 0.14%
109 1,052 59.23% 0.14%
110 1,047 26.47% 0.14%
111 1,034 55.03% 0.14%
112 1,019 13.44% 0.14%
113 1,015 77.66% 0.14%
114 1,014 87.04% 0.14%
115 992 78.23% 0.13%
115 992 47.04% 0.13%
116 987 99.00% 0.13%
117 949 78.95% 0.13%
118 941 100.00% 0.13%
119 894 36.43% 0.12%
119 894 75.00% 0.12%
120 892 70.13% 0.12%
121 890 42.42% 0.12%
122 877 82.42% 0.12%
123 876 42.24% 0.12%
124 873 45.26% 0.12%
124 873 62.72% 0.12%
125 868 71.97% 0.12%
126 860 64.28% 0.11%
127 859 18.63% 0.11%
128 840 91.80% 0.11%
129 804 40.54% 0.11%
130 788 93.25% 0.11%
131 778 52.46% 0.10%
132 776 81.60% 0.10%
133 744 77.99% 0.10%
134 739 82.57% 0.10%
135 734 36.76% 0.10%
136 727 34.99% 0.10%
137 714 71.54% 0.10%
138 710 35.04% 0.09%
139 706 13.99% 0.09%
140 695 75.46% 0.09%
141 667 91.75% 0.09%
142 640 89.39% 0.09%
143 635 79.08% 0.08%
144 625 70.62% 0.08%
144 625 87.66% 0.08%
145 623 34.12% 0.08%
146 620 25.51% 0.08%
147 596 85.76% 0.08%
148 564 74.31% 0.08%
149 562 71.68% 0.08%
150 559 64.70% 0.07%
151 537 48.95% 0.07%
152 520 76.92% 0.07%
153 516 21.88% 0.07%
154 495 66.80% 0.07%
155 489 30.20% 0.07%
156 469 10.07% 0.06%
157 458 47.27% 0.06%
158 457 25.42% 0.06%
159 446 40.11% 0.06%
160 419 48.27% 0.06%
161 404 62.25% 0.05%
162 403 29.31% 0.05%
163 402 80.08% 0.05%
164 399 94.55% 0.05%
165 382 46.30% 0.05%
166 362 20.94% 0.05%
167 361 93.28% 0.05%
167 361 72.34% 0.05%
168 355 22.99% 0.05%
169 348 29.15% 0.05%
170 333 94.87% 0.04%
171 327 57.17% 0.04%
171 327 14.72% 0.04%
172 318 41.84% 0.04%
173 313 42.01% 0.04%
174 307 33.08% 0.04%
174 307 57.38% 0.04%
175 304 90.48% 0.04%
176 290 78.38% 0.04%
177 289 53.13% 0.04%
178 287 83.92% 0.04%
179 286 53.16% 0.04%
179 286 45.83% 0.04%
180 280 95.24% 0.04%
181 277 43.62% 0.04%
181 277 34.58% 0.04%
182 270 70.68% 0.04%
183 269 34.80% 0.04%
184 265 50.57% 0.04%
185 259 52.11% 0.03%
186 243 65.85% 0.03%
187 234 21.01% 0.03%
188 233 59.74% 0.03%
189 228 86.04% 0.03%
190 215 98.17% 0.03%
191 207 74.73% 0.03%
192 206 19.66% 0.03%
193 205 99.03% 0.03%
194 202 31.51% 0.03%
195 199 96.14% 0.03%
196 195 89.45% 0.03%
197 190 38.08% 0.03%
198 187 21.77% 0.02%
199 181 39.18% 0.02%
200 172 34.47% 0.02%
201 171 100.00% 0.02%
202 165 37.00% 0.02%
203 158 31.92% 0.02%
204 156 7.42% 0.02%
205 153 37.87% 0.02%
206 150 93.75% 0.02%
207 149 64.50% 0.02%
208 147 70.00% 0.02%
209 146 51.96% 0.02%
209 146 84.88% 0.02%
210 143 51.25% 0.02%
211 140 90.32% 0.02%
212 137 49.28% 0.02%
213 134 93.71% 0.02%
214 133 24.45% 0.02%
215 132 28.09% 0.02%
216 126 10.64% 0.02%
217 125 3.88% 0.02%
218 124 93.23% 0.02%
219 118 22.61% 0.02%
220 116 100.00% 0.02%
221 115 6.46% 0.02%
222 112 99.12% 0.01%
222 112 12.98% 0.01%
223 109 29.86% 0.01%
224 108 21.73% 0.01%
225 101 45.70% 0.01%
225 101 15.10% 0.01%
226 100 52.08% 0.01%
227 98 30.34% 0.01%
227 98 61.64% 0.01%
228 97 16.58% 0.01%
229 94 16.40% 0.01%
230 88 59.46% 0.01%
231 85 20.09% 0.01%
231 85 40.28% 0.01%
231 85 28.05% 0.01%
232 83 24.48% 0.01%
233 69 34.50% 0.01%
234 65 8.72% 0.01%
235 59 8.37% 0.01%
236 54 45.00% 0.01%
236 54 22.22% 0.01%
236 54 10.09% 0.01%
237 51 6.34% 0.01%
237 51 27.13% 0.01%
238 40 2.97% 0.01%
238 40 7.21% 0.01%
239 39 14.13% 0.01%
240 33 14.73% -
241 32 6.36% -
242 27 12.80% -
243 26 6.84% -
244 23 5.68% -
244 23 8.36% -
245 22 2.40% -
246 19 0.67% -
247 14 3.37% -
247 14 3.21% -
248 12 8.45% -
248 12 38.71% -
249 11 1.85% -
250 10 5.59% -
251 9 3.56% -
252 7 2.60% -
253 6 0.92% -
253 6 4.11% -
254 5 0.95% -
255 2 3.17% -
255 2 2.30% -
256 1 1.04% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Mississippi

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Mississippi have no recorded Black population*:
  • Chunky
  • Dumas
  • Gattman
  • Glen
  • Golden
  • Mccool
  • Marietta
  • Paden
  • Seminary
  • Snow Lake Shores
  • Sturgis
  • Thaxton
  • Tillatoba
  • Tremont
  • Walthall
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Mississippi by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Mississippi Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.