Top 100 Biggest Cities In Mississippi (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Jackson	185,260	-0.6%
2	Gulfport	71,457	1.0%
3	Biloxi	50,691	0.9%
4	Hattiesburg	46,104	0.2%
5	Greenville	41,404	-1.0%
6	Meridian	41,307	-0.2%
7	Tupelo	34,294	1.1%
8	Southaven	29,508	3.4%
9	Vicksburg	26,342	-0.2%
10	Pascagoula	26,165	0.0%
11	Columbus	25,883	-0.8%
12	Clinton	25,158	1.4%
13	Pearl	22,748	1.6%
14	Starkville	21,998	1.5%
15	Olive Branch	21,328	11.0%
16	Clarksdale	20,581	-0.6%
17	Ridgeland	20,333	4.7%
18	Horn Lake	20,155	8.2%
19	Madison	18,978	9.1%
20	Greenwood	18,442	-0.4%
21	Natchez	18,372	-0.7%
22	Laurel	18,271	-0.7%
23	Brandon	17,709	3.8%
24	Long Beach	17,263	0.9%
25	Ocean Springs	17,258	1.3%
26	Gautier	16,856	5.2%
27	Moss Point	15,833	-1.1%
28	Grenada	14,823	0.1%
29	Corinth	14,062	0.2%
30	Cleveland	13,765	-1.2%
31	Oxford	13,673	2.6%
32	McComb	13,325	0.0%
33	Brookhaven	12,962	2.2%
34	Canton	12,920	0.3%
35	Yazoo City	12,160	-0.6%
36	West Point	12,128	3.3%
37	Indianola	12,010	-0.0%
38	Bay St. Louis	11,423	3.4%
39	Picayune	10,544	-0.1%
40	Petal	9,859	2.2%
41	Booneville	8,628	0.8%
42	Hernando	8,085	6.0%
43	Waveland	7,968	3.9%
44	Holly Springs	7,965	0.7%
45	D'Iberville	7,908	1.9%
46	New Albany	7,696	1.5%
47	Amory	7,592	0.6%
48	Batesville	7,465	1.1%
49	Philadelphia	7,379	0.5%
50	Kosciusko	7,367	0.3%
51	Senatobia	7,016	3.0%
52	Louisville	6,999	-0.8%
53	Columbia	6,610	-0.8%
54	Pass Christian	6,588	1.8%
55	Aberdeen	6,411	-1.3%
56	Richland	6,247	4.2%
57	Forest	5,976	1.1%
58	Crystal Springs	5,865	0.1%
59	Waynesboro	5,760	1.1%
60	Flowood	5,568	7.2%
61	Ripley	5,486	0.8%
62	Leland	5,480	-1.7%
63	Winona	5,425	-1.1%
64	Pontotoc	5,390	0.7%
65	Carthage	4,628	1.6%
66	Hazlehurst	4,392	0.2%
67	Magee	4,197	1.4%
68	Ellisville	4,158	1.1%
69	Houston	4,061	-0.1%
70	Fulton	3,899	1.5%
71	Wiggins	3,865	0.7%
72	Water Valley	3,703	0.2%
73	Newton	3,695	-0.3%
74	Morton	3,484	1.2%
75	Hollandale	3,417	-0.4%
76	Saltillo	3,395	5.6%
77	Verona	3,340	1.2%
78	Baldwyn	3,325	0.1%
79	Ruleville	3,221	-0.1%
80	Okolona	3,058	-0.7%
81	Iuka	3,053	-0.9%
82	Macon	2,997	2.5%
83	Durant	2,931	0.2%
84	Shelby	2,911	0.4%
85	Collins	2,689	0.5%
86	Belzoni	2,659	0.4%
87	Poplarville	2,605	-0.2%
88	Moorhead	2,561	0.7%
89	Mendenhall	2,557	0.3%
90	Florence	2,547	2.6%
91	Lucedale	2,486	-0.9%
92	Rolling Fork	2,469	0.1%
93	Quitman	2,458	-1.1%
94	Rosedale	2,420	-0.6%
95	Drew	2,419	0.1%
96	Tchula	2,355	0.7%
97	Eupora	2,323	-0.4%
98	Shaw	2,311	-0.4%
99	Lumberton	2,248	-0.9%
100	Fayette	2,223	1.8%

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