State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Mississippi by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2025 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
299 of 427 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Jackson, MS
City
- Population
- 141,196
- Median home value
- $111,700
- Median rent
- $1,055
- 2
Gulfport, MS
City
- Population
- 76,506
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Median rent
- $1,086
- 3
Southaven, MS
City
- Population
- 57,819
- Median home value
- $236,300
- Median rent
- $1,445
- 4
Hattiesburg, MS
City
- Population
- 48,802
- Median home value
- $165,900
- Median rent
- $1,005
- 5
Biloxi, MS
City
- Population
- 48,516
- Median home value
- $225,100
- Median rent
- $1,089
- 6
Olive Branch, MS
City
- Population
- 47,563
- Median home value
- $290,000
- Median rent
- $1,829
- 7
Tupelo, MS
City
- Population
- 38,087
- Median home value
- $212,800
- Median rent
- $976
- 8
Meridian, MS
City
- Population
- 33,370
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Median rent
- $910
- 9
Pearl, MS
City
- Population
- 28,864
- Median home value
- $182,500
- Median rent
- $1,175
- 10
Madison, MS
City
- Population
- 28,575
- Median home value
- $352,900
- Median rent
- $1,853
- 11
Oxford, MS
City
- Population
- 26,773
- Median home value
- $385,700
- Median rent
- $1,071
- 12
Horn Lake, MS
City
- Population
- 26,741
- Median home value
- $171,400
- Median rent
- $1,435
- 13
Clinton, MS
City
- Population
- 26,640
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Median rent
- $1,118
- 14
Greenville, MS
City
- Population
- 26,530
- Median home value
- $103,800
- Median rent
- $872
- 15
Brandon, MS
City
- Population
- 26,122
- Median home value
- $278,900
- Median rent
- $1,382
- 16
Starkville, MS
City
- Population
- 25,754
- Median home value
- $299,900
- Median rent
- $916
- 17
Ridgeland, MS
City
- Population
- 24,750
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Median rent
- $1,336
- 18
Columbus, MS
City
- Population
- 22,792
- Median home value
- $125,700
- Median rent
- $897
- 19
Pascagoula, MS
City
- Population
- 21,409
- Median home value
- $144,700
- Median rent
- $894
- 20
Vicksburg, MS
City
- Population
- 19,830
- Median home value
- $125,900
- Median rent
- $820
- 21
Gautier, MS
City
- Population
- 19,069
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Median rent
- $1,040
- 22
- Population
- 18,993
- Median home value
- $259,400
- Median rent
- $1,358
- 23
Hernando, MS
City
- Population
- 18,824
- Median home value
- $315,900
- Median rent
- $1,302
- 24
Laurel, MS
City
- Population
- 17,662
- Median home value
- $125,800
- Median rent
- $909
- 25
Long Beach, MS
City
- Population
- 17,309
- Median home value
- $215,200
- Median rent
- $1,215
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.