| Rank | City | 2024 Population (Est.) | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leakesville | 3,767 | 1.6% |
| 2 | Blue Springs | 439 | 0.5% |
| 3 | Walls | 1,389 | 1.0% |
| 4 | Hernando | 18,239 | 2.2% |
| 5 | Terry | 1,479 | 4.1% |
| 6 | Olive Branch | 47,029 | 5.6% |
| 7 | Guntown | 2,427 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Sumrall | 2,064 | 5.1% |
| 9 | Oxford | 27,008 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Southaven | 56,851 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Flowood | 10,675 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Florence | 4,753 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Tutwiler | 2,418 | -6.2% |
| 14 | D'Iberville | 13,286 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Duck Hill | 1,181 | 21.5% |
| 16 | Madison | 27,987 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Saltillo | 4,955 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Taylor | 400 | 2.9% |
| 19 | Brandon | 25,719 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Mantee | 241 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Algoma | 708 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Blue Mountain | 926 | 4.1% |
| 23 | Horn Lake | 26,468 | -0.3% |
| 24 | Glen | 375 | -0.4% |
| 25 | Marion | 1,690 | -1.1% |
| 26 | Thaxton | 694 | -0.0% |
| 27 | Pearl | 28,117 | 1.3% |
| 28 | Lucedale | 3,055 | 1.9% |
| 29 | Tremont | 472 | -0.4% |
| 30 | Ridgeland | 24,459 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Mathiston | 855 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Richland | 7,400 | 1.3% |
| 33 | Senatobia | 8,287 | 0.8% |
| 34 | Fulton | 4,534 | 3.9% |
| 35 | Starkville | 25,444 | 1.1% |
| 36 | Petal | 11,403 | -0.1% |
| 37 | Scooba | 726 | 3.3% |
| 38 | Lake | 468 | -0.6% |
| 39 | Tishomingo | 363 | -0.9% |
| 40 | Sherman | 626 | 1.4% |
| 41 | Sallis | 128 | -0.5% |
| 42 | Ecru | 1,080 | 5.8% |
| 43 | Gautier | 19,021 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Picayune | 11,862 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Renova | 691 | 0.4% |
| 46 | Sebastopol | 259 | -0.9% |
| 47 | Caledonia | 1,115 | -0.9% |
| 48 | Wiggins | 4,259 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Learned | 55 | – |
| 50 | Ocean Springs | 18,997 | 1.0% |
| 51 | Tupelo | 37,675 | -0.1% |
| 52 | Eden | 138 | 1.5% |
| 53 | Mize | 312 | -0.7% |
| 54 | Ellisville | 4,544 | -0.1% |
| 55 | Pontotoc | 5,882 | 1.7% |
| 56 | Beauregard | 289 | 0.2% |
| 57 | Poplarville | 2,818 | -0.2% |
| 58 | Pope | 261 | -0.8% |
| 59 | Vaiden | 881 | 5.1% |
| 60 | Soso | 403 | -0.8% |
| 61 | Clinton | 26,698 | -1.5% |
| 62 | Byhalia | 1,357 | 1.4% |
| 63 | Booneville | 9,081 | 1.5% |
| 64 | Flora | 1,634 | -0.6% |
| 65 | Hattiesburg | 48,414 | 0.8% |
| 66 | Jumpertown | 426 | -0.5% |
| 67 | Carthage | 4,821 | -5.6% |
| 68 | Morton | 3,621 | -0.5% |
| 69 | Carrollton | 423 | 6.6% |
| 70 | Hatley | 489 | -0.5% |
| 71 | Mantachie | 1,140 | -0.0% |
| 72 | Gulfport | 72,823 | -0.0% |
| 73 | Courtland | 468 | -0.4% |
| 74 | Corinth | 14,259 | -0.7% |
| 75 | Puckett | 347 | 0.6% |
| 76 | Enterprise | 478 | -1.4% |
| 77 | Decatur | 1,920 | 4.0% |
| 78 | Toccopola | 287 | 0.2% |
| 79 | Big Creek | 128 | -1.8% |
| 80 | Iuka | 3,077 | -0.0% |
| 81 | Walnut Grove | 506 | 1.6% |
| 82 | Dumas | 455 | -1.1% |
| 83 | New Albany | 7,706 | 0.5% |
| 84 | Braxton | 181 | -0.7% |
| 85 | Vardaman | 1,058 | -2.1% |
| 86 | Union | 2,004 | 0.2% |
| 87 | Wesson | 1,796 | -0.7% |
| 88 | Long Beach | 16,991 | 0.4% |
| 89 | Batesville | 7,330 | -0.4% |
| 90 | Sturgis | 202 | -1.3% |
| 91 | Snow Lake Shores | 292 | -1.7% |
| 92 | Ripley | 5,338 | -0.3% |
| 93 | New Houlka | 687 | -0.5% |
| 94 | Paden | 102 | -1.0% |
| 95 | Goodman | 1,181 | -0.9% |
| 96 | Kossuth | 162 | -0.2% |
| 97 | Biloxi | 48,235 | -0.8% |
| 98 | Pass Christian | 6,255 | 2.9% |
| 99 | Maben | 758 | -1.0% |
| 100 | Nettleton | 1,892 | -0.6% |
The largest city in Mississippi is Leakesville, with a population of 3,767. Leakesville is the 5,625th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Blue Springs, with a population of 439, and is the 13,720th largest city in the US.
The capital of Mississippi is Jackson, whose most recent population was 143,709. Jackson is the 100th largest city in the state of Mississippi.
Among the 100 largest cities in Mississippi, the fastest growing city is Leakesville, whose population has grown 267.8% since the year 2000.
Among the 100 largest cities in Mississippi, the fastest shrinking city is Nettleton, whose population has declined 6.1% since the year 2000. Nettleton's peak populuation was 2,021 in the year 2001, and it's current population of 1,892 represents a 6.4% decline from it's peak. Nettleton was once the 7,331st largest city in the US, but it's now the 7,851st largest.
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