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Cities in Mississippi ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 298 cities in Mississippi based on their Non-Hispanic 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 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Black population in Mississippi

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

List of 298 cities in Mississippi by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Black Population
City
Non-Hispanic Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Mississippi Non-Hispanic 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 15,161 62.55% 2.02%
10 15,268 39.02% 2.04%
11 12,743 45.44% 1.70%
12 11,812 79.50% 1.58%
13 12,136 42.75% 1.62%
14 11,129 64.15% 1.49%
15 10,955 42.78% 1.46%
16 9,977 70.65% 1.33%
17 11,927 21.96% 1.59%
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 8,308 31.49% 1.11%
24 8,548 36.80% 1.14%
25 8,123 72.97% 1.08%
26 8,411 29.72% 1.12%
27 7,638 81.01% 1.02%
28 7,142 56.12% 0.95%
29 6,831 25.54% 0.91%
30 6,585 65.44% 0.88%
31 6,318 53.86% 0.84%
32 6,702 33.04% 0.90%
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 3,425 69.19% 0.46%
42 3,675 12.93% 0.49%
43 3,354 54.94% 0.45%
44 3,228 63.43% 0.43%
45 2,912 81.98% 0.39%
46 2,874 83.21% 0.38%
47 2,887 71.94% 0.39%
48 2,786 60.74% 0.37%
49 3,135 20.95% 0.42%
50 2,747 47.52% 0.37%
51 2,838 26.36% 0.38%
52 2,760 15.10% 0.37%
53 2,539 87.79% 0.34%
54 2,446 30.97% 0.33%
55 2,453 41.65% 0.33%
56 2,387 88.05% 0.32%
57 2,392 83.75% 0.32%
57 2,357 54.28% 0.31%
58 2,619 18.25% 0.35%
59 2,451 42.38% 0.33%
60 2,267 71.31% 0.30%
61 2,172 82.21% 0.29%
62 2,139 94.65% 0.29%
63 2,108 43.13% 0.28%
64 2,128 97.44% 0.28%
65 2,047 60.69% 0.27%
66 1,956 47.18% 0.26%
67 1,950 95.08% 0.26%
68 2,127 30.98% 0.28%
69 2,027 17.45% 0.27%
70 1,783 51.58% 0.24%
71 1,985 10.91% 0.27%
72 1,705 73.49% 0.23%
73 1,788 45.24% 0.24%
74 1,684 98.54% 0.22%
75 1,799 19.09% 0.24%
76 1,673 87.87% 0.22%
77 1,681 70.16% 0.22%
77 1,676 69.78% 0.22%
78 1,702 38.62% 0.23%
79 1,602 100.00% 0.21%
80 1,695 85.95% 0.23%
81 1,604 91.71% 0.21%
82 1,577 78.81% 0.21%
83 1,546 32.50% 0.21%
83 1,575 96.33% 0.21%
84 2,093 32.64% 0.28%
85 1,512 98.69% 0.20%
86 1,662 15.86% 0.22%
87 1,472 81.06% 0.20%
88 1,773 8.85% 0.24%
89 1,508 56.78% 0.20%
90 1,376 45.41% 0.18%
91 1,366 21.81% 0.18%
92 1,297 52.62% 0.17%
93 1,366 17.75% 0.18%
94 1,231 72.84% 0.16%
95 1,202 87.74% 0.16%
96 1,176 95.22% 0.16%
97 1,174 57.80% 0.16%
98 1,149 55.37% 0.15%
99 1,141 98.02% 0.15%
100 1,141 73.47% 0.15%
101 1,101 73.60% 0.15%
102 1,119 38.59% 0.15%
103 1,073 71.34% 0.14%
104 1,060 43.42% 0.14%
105 1,511 23.86% 0.20%
106 1,101 45.84% 0.15%
107 1,034 55.03% 0.14%
107 1,052 59.23% 0.14%
108 1,015 77.66% 0.14%
109 1,069 34.73% 0.14%
110 992 78.23% 0.13%
111 987 99.00% 0.13%
112 1,014 87.04% 0.14%
113 949 78.95% 0.13%
114 992 47.04% 0.13%
115 941 100.00% 0.13%
116 1,047 26.47% 0.14%
117 894 75.00% 0.12%
118 877 82.42% 0.12%
119 873 62.72% 0.12%
120 892 70.13% 0.12%
121 873 45.26% 0.12%
122 894 36.43% 0.12%
123 876 42.24% 0.12%
124 868 71.97% 0.12%
125 890 42.42% 0.12%
126 860 64.28% 0.11%
127 840 91.80% 0.11%
128 1,019 13.44% 0.14%
129 859 18.63% 0.11%
130 788 93.25% 0.11%
131 804 40.54% 0.11%
132 1,057 60.47% 0.14%
133 776 81.60% 0.10%
134 778 52.46% 0.10%
135 734 36.76% 0.10%
136 739 82.57% 0.10%
137 714 71.54% 0.10%
138 710 35.04% 0.09%
139 744 77.99% 0.10%
140 727 34.99% 0.10%
141 695 75.46% 0.09%
142 667 91.75% 0.09%
143 706 13.99% 0.09%
144 640 89.39% 0.09%
145 625 70.62% 0.08%
146 635 79.08% 0.08%
147 625 87.66% 0.08%
148 623 34.12% 0.08%
149 596 85.76% 0.08%
150 620 25.51% 0.08%
151 564 74.31% 0.08%
152 562 71.68% 0.08%
153 559 64.70% 0.07%
154 520 76.92% 0.07%
155 537 48.95% 0.07%
156 495 66.80% 0.07%
157 516 21.88% 0.07%
158 489 30.20% 0.07%
159 469 10.07% 0.06%
160 446 40.11% 0.06%
161 457 25.42% 0.06%
162 458 47.27% 0.06%
163 419 48.27% 0.06%
164 402 80.08% 0.05%
165 404 62.25% 0.05%
165 399 94.55% 0.05%
166 382 46.30% 0.05%
167 362 20.94% 0.05%
168 361 93.28% 0.05%
169 348 29.15% 0.05%
170 403 29.31% 0.05%
171 333 94.87% 0.04%
172 327 57.17% 0.04%
173 313 42.01% 0.04%
174 318 41.84% 0.04%
175 307 33.08% 0.04%
175 307 57.38% 0.04%
176 355 22.99% 0.05%
177 304 90.48% 0.04%
178 290 78.38% 0.04%
179 289 53.13% 0.04%
180 286 45.83% 0.04%
180 327 14.72% 0.04%
181 286 53.16% 0.04%
182 287 83.92% 0.04%
183 280 95.24% 0.04%
184 277 43.62% 0.04%
185 270 70.68% 0.04%
186 269 34.80% 0.04%
187 361 72.34% 0.05%
188 265 50.57% 0.04%
189 277 34.58% 0.04%
190 259 52.11% 0.03%
191 243 65.85% 0.03%
192 233 59.74% 0.03%
193 228 86.04% 0.03%
194 234 21.01% 0.03%
195 215 98.17% 0.03%
196 207 74.73% 0.03%
197 205 99.03% 0.03%
198 202 31.51% 0.03%
199 199 96.14% 0.03%
200 206 19.66% 0.03%
201 195 89.45% 0.03%
202 187 21.77% 0.02%
203 181 39.18% 0.02%
204 172 34.47% 0.02%
205 171 100.00% 0.02%
206 165 37.00% 0.02%
206 190 38.08% 0.03%
207 156 7.42% 0.02%
208 150 93.75% 0.02%
208 158 31.92% 0.02%
209 149 64.50% 0.02%
210 147 70.00% 0.02%
211 146 51.96% 0.02%
211 146 84.88% 0.02%
212 153 37.87% 0.02%
213 140 90.32% 0.02%
214 137 49.28% 0.02%
215 134 93.71% 0.02%
216 133 24.45% 0.02%
217 143 51.25% 0.02%
218 124 93.23% 0.02%
219 118 22.61% 0.02%
220 116 100.00% 0.02%
221 112 99.12% 0.01%
221 112 12.98% 0.01%
222 109 29.86% 0.01%
222 108 21.73% 0.01%
223 115 6.46% 0.02%
224 132 28.09% 0.02%
225 100 52.08% 0.01%
226 125 3.88% 0.02%
227 98 61.64% 0.01%
228 94 16.40% 0.01%
229 101 45.70% 0.01%
230 98 30.34% 0.01%
231 88 59.46% 0.01%
232 85 20.09% 0.01%
233 83 24.48% 0.01%
234 97 16.58% 0.01%
234 85 40.28% 0.01%
235 126 10.64% 0.02%
235 85 28.05% 0.01%
236 101 15.10% 0.01%
237 69 34.50% 0.01%
238 54 45.00% 0.01%
239 51 6.34% 0.01%
240 51 27.13% 0.01%
241 54 22.22% 0.01%
242 54 10.09% 0.01%
243 39 14.13% 0.01%
244 65 8.72% 0.01%
245 40 2.97% 0.01%
246 32 6.36% -
247 33 14.73% -
247 40 7.21% 0.01%
248 27 12.80% -
249 59 8.37% 0.01%
250 22 2.40% -
251 14 3.37% -
252 23 5.68% -
252 12 8.45% -
252 12 38.71% -
253 14 3.21% -
254 7 2.60% -
255 6 4.11% -
256 5 0.95% -
257 26 6.84% -
257 9 3.56% -
257 11 1.85% -
258 2 3.17% -
258 2 2.30% -
259 1 1.04% -
260 19 0.67% -
260 6 0.92% -
260 10 5.59% -
260 23 8.36% -

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Mississippi

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Mississippi have no recorded Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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.