Top 100 Biggest Cities In Mississippi (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Jackson	183,173	-1.1%
2	Gulfport	72,386	1.3%
3	Biloxi	49,996	-1.4%
4	Hattiesburg	46,456	0.8%
5	Meridian	40,780	-1.3%
6	Greenville	40,595	-2.0%
7	Tupelo	34,559	0.8%
8	Southaven	31,264	6.0%
9	Vicksburg	26,033	-1.2%
10	Pascagoula	26,010	-0.6%
11	Clinton	25,573	1.6%
12	Columbus	25,427	-1.8%
13	Pearl	23,179	1.9%
14	Olive Branch	22,156	3.9%
15	Starkville	22,074	0.3%
16	Ridgeland	20,625	1.4%
17	Clarksdale	20,343	-1.2%
18	Horn Lake	20,336	0.9%
19	Madison	19,215	1.2%
20	Brandon	18,185	2.7%
21	Laurel	18,061	-1.1%
22	Greenwood	18,056	-2.1%
23	Natchez	18,028	-1.9%
24	Ocean Springs	17,234	-0.1%
25	Long Beach	17,000	-1.5%
26	Gautier	16,818	-0.2%
27	Moss Point	15,603	-1.5%
28	Grenada	14,687	-0.9%
29	Corinth	14,002	-0.4%
30	Oxford	13,960	2.1%
31	Cleveland	13,471	-2.1%
32	McComb	13,136	-1.4%
33	Canton	12,975	0.4%
34	Brookhaven	12,875	-0.7%
35	West Point	11,982	-1.2%
36	Yazoo City	11,855	-2.5%
37	Indianola	11,788	-1.8%
38	Bay St. Louis	11,257	-1.5%
39	Picayune	10,552	0.1%
40	Petal	9,853	-0.1%
41	Booneville	8,517	-1.3%
42	Hernando	8,436	4.3%
43	Waveland	7,939	-0.4%
44	D'Iberville	7,937	0.4%
45	Holly Springs	7,936	-0.4%
46	New Albany	7,705	0.1%
47	Amory	7,537	-0.7%
48	Batesville	7,430	-0.5%
49	Kosciusko	7,375	0.1%
50	Philadelphia	7,284	-1.3%
51	Senatobia	6,981	-0.5%
52	Louisville	6,944	-0.8%
53	Pass Christian	6,572	-0.2%
54	Columbia	6,444	-2.5%
55	Richland	6,389	2.3%
56	Aberdeen	6,370	-0.6%
57	Forest	5,965	-0.2%
58	Crystal Springs	5,860	-0.1%
59	Waynesboro	5,716	-0.8%
60	Flowood	5,672	1.9%
61	Pontotoc	5,507	2.2%
62	Ripley	5,483	-0.1%
63	Leland	5,368	-2.0%
64	Winona	5,297	-2.4%
65	Carthage	4,588	-0.9%
66	Hazlehurst	4,374	-0.4%
67	Ellisville	4,160	0.0%
68	Magee	4,141	-1.3%
69	Wiggins	4,077	5.5%
70	Houston	4,041	-0.5%
71	Fulton	3,931	0.8%
72	Water Valley	3,762	1.6%
73	Newton	3,671	-0.6%
74	Morton	3,474	-0.3%
75	Saltillo	3,405	0.3%
76	Verona	3,357	0.5%
77	Hollandale	3,343	-2.2%
78	Baldwyn	3,320	-0.2%
79	Ruleville	3,129	-2.9%
80	Okolona	3,037	-0.7%
81	Iuka	2,989	-2.1%
82	Macon	2,955	-1.4%
83	Durant	2,859	-2.5%
84	Shelby	2,848	-2.2%
85	Collins	2,664	-0.9%
86	Belzoni	2,641	-0.7%
87	Florence	2,612	2.6%
88	Poplarville	2,594	-0.4%
89	Mendenhall	2,522	-1.4%
90	Moorhead	2,512	-1.9%
91	Lucedale	2,500	0.6%
92	Rosedale	2,454	1.4%
93	Quitman	2,425	-1.3%
94	Rolling Fork	2,397	-2.9%
95	Drew	2,360	-2.4%
96	Shaw	2,316	0.2%
97	Tchula	2,313	-1.8%
98	Eupora	2,292	-1.3%
99	Lumberton	2,265	0.8%
100	Purvis	2,212	1.3%

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