Deep South Cities

49 cities

City	State	2025 Pop. ↓	Annual Change	Rank	Type
Atlanta	Georgia	525,088	0.96%	1	City
New Orleans	Louisiana	357,532	-1.43%	2	City
Huntsville	Alabama	233,907	1.52%	3	City
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	219,565	-0.61%	4	City
Augusta	Georgia	201,663	-0.04%	5	Township
Columbus	Georgia	200,533	-0.64%	6	City
Mobile	Alabama	200,086	-0.64%	7	City
Birmingham	Alabama	195,378	-0.5%	8	City
Montgomery	Alabama	194,760	-0.54%	9	City
Shreveport	Louisiana	174,023	-1.45%	10	City
Charleston	South Carolina	159,315	1.05%	11	City
Macon-Bibb County	Georgia	157,060	0%	12	Township
Savannah	Georgia	149,136	0.22%	13	City
Columbia	South Carolina	146,933	1.48%	14	City
Jackson	Mississippi	138,560	-2.04%	15	City
Athens	Georgia	129,054	0.28%	16	Township
North Charleston	South Carolina	128,603	2.06%	17	City
Lafayette	Louisiana	122,487	0.17%	18	City
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	116,465	1.9%	19	City
South Fulton	Georgia	112,943	0.84%	20	City
Sandy Springs	Georgia	104,828	-0.64%	21	City
Mount Pleasant	South Carolina	96,692	1.14%	22	Town
Hoover	Alabama	93,093	0.09%	23	City
Roswell	Georgia	92,049	-0.19%	24	City
Warner Robins	Georgia	87,604	1.63%	25	City
Auburn	Alabama	85,429	2%	26	City
Johns Creek	Georgia	80,812	-0.44%	27	City
Lake Charles	Louisiana	80,225	-1.15%	28	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	83.63%	29	City
Mableton	Georgia	78,614	0.38%	30	City
Rock Hill	South Carolina	76,084	0.38%	31	City
Greenville	South Carolina	75,106	0.99%	32	City
Gulfport	Mississippi	75,056	0.58%	33	City
Dothan	Alabama	71,786	0.19%	34	City
Alpharetta	Georgia	67,602	0.49%	35	City
Albany	Georgia	66,105	-0.9%	36	City
Madison	Alabama	65,708	2.62%	37	City
Kenner	Louisiana	64,240	-0.63%	38	City
Marietta	Georgia	63,643	0.83%	39	City
Bossier City	Louisiana	63,344	0.2%	40	City
Stonecrest	Georgia	61,451	0.71%	41	City
Brookhaven	Georgia	60,018	1.09%	42	City
Decatur	Alabama	58,184	0.36%	43	City
Southaven	Mississippi	58,154	1.15%	44	City
Smyrna	Georgia	57,429	0.44%	45	City
Valdosta	Georgia	55,727	0.11%	46	City
Summerville	South Carolina	53,042	0.79%	47	Town
Dunwoody	Georgia	51,844	0.09%	48	City
Goose Creek	South Carolina	51,375	2.03%	49	City

States Within the Deep South Region

For this list, the Deep South Region is defined as the 5 states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.