Top 100 Biggest Cities In Mississippi (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Jackson	181,470	-1.0%
2	Gulfport	72,649	0.8%
3	Biloxi	49,897	-0.8%
4	Hattiesburg	46,757	0.7%
5	Meridian	40,663	-0.8%
6	Greenville	39,685	-2.1%
7	Tupelo	34,744	0.7%
8	Southaven	33,012	5.8%
9	Vicksburg	25,831	-1.0%
10	Pascagoula	25,778	-0.7%
11	Clinton	25,730	1.1%
12	Columbus	25,169	-1.4%
13	Olive Branch	23,349	4.6%
14	Pearl	23,267	1.1%
15	Starkville	22,112	0.3%
16	Ridgeland	20,864	1.3%
17	Horn Lake	20,559	1.0%
18	Clarksdale	19,988	-1.5%
19	Madison	19,599	1.6%
20	Brandon	18,663	2.7%
21	Laurel	18,010	-0.7%
22	Natchez	17,767	-1.7%
23	Greenwood	17,704	-2.0%
24	Ocean Springs	17,207	-0.1%
25	Long Beach	17,087	-0.5%
26	Gautier	16,626	-0.7%
27	Moss Point	15,382	-1.4%
28	Grenada	14,643	-0.6%
29	Oxford	14,234	2.0%
30	Corinth	14,032	-0.1%
31	Cleveland	13,148	-2.3%
32	McComb	13,083	-0.9%
33	Canton	12,955	0.1%
34	Brookhaven	12,885	-0.3%
35	West Point	11,983	-0.6%
36	Yazoo City	11,757	-1.7%
37	Indianola	11,598	-1.7%
38	Bay St. Louis	11,140	-1.2%
39	Picayune	10,576	0.2%
40	Petal	9,884	0.1%
41	Hernando	8,938	5.1%
42	Booneville	8,553	-0.4%
43	Holly Springs	8,051	0.5%
44	D'Iberville	7,930	0.1%
45	Waveland	7,927	-0.3%
46	New Albany	7,719	0.1%
47	Batesville	7,469	0.0%
48	Amory	7,443	-1.0%
49	Kosciusko	7,325	-0.3%
50	Philadelphia	7,282	-0.7%
51	Senatobia	6,928	-0.6%
52	Louisville	6,864	-1.0%
53	Pass Christian	6,704	0.9%
54	Richland	6,461	1.7%
55	Columbia	6,405	-1.6%
56	Aberdeen	6,280	-1.0%
57	Flowood	6,103	4.7%
58	Forest	5,909	-0.6%
59	Crystal Springs	5,841	-0.2%
60	Waynesboro	5,697	-0.5%
61	Pontotoc	5,576	1.7%
62	Ripley	5,498	0.1%
63	Leland	5,249	-2.1%
64	Winona	5,137	-2.7%
65	Carthage	4,615	-0.1%
66	Hazlehurst	4,328	-0.7%
67	Magee	4,183	-0.2%
68	Ellisville	4,121	-0.4%
69	Wiggins	4,073	2.7%
70	Houston	3,994	-0.8%
71	Fulton	3,923	0.3%
72	Water Valley	3,758	0.7%
73	Newton	3,625	-1.0%
74	Morton	3,427	-0.8%
75	Saltillo	3,399	0.1%
76	Verona	3,353	0.2%
77	Baldwyn	3,319	-0.1%
78	Hollandale	3,256	-2.4%
79	Ruleville	3,057	-2.6%
80	Okolona	3,006	-0.9%
81	Iuka	2,985	-1.1%
82	Macon	2,910	-1.5%
83	Durant	2,843	-1.5%
84	Shelby	2,798	-2.0%
85	Florence	2,743	3.8%
86	Lucedale	2,716	4.5%
87	Collins	2,684	-0.1%
88	Poplarville	2,591	-0.3%
89	Belzoni	2,562	-1.8%
90	Mendenhall	2,534	-0.5%
91	Moorhead	2,452	-2.2%
92	Rosedale	2,420	–
93	Quitman	2,402	-1.1%
94	Rolling Fork	2,364	-2.1%
95	Lumberton	2,310	1.4%
96	Drew	2,309	-2.3%
97	Tchula	2,291	-1.4%
98	Shaw	2,288	-0.5%
99	Eupora	2,273	-1.1%
100	Purvis	2,253	1.6%

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