148 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall | 1 | 4.36% | 2,370 | 1,775 |
| Terry | 2 | 3.66% | 1,669 | 1,317 |
| Pass Christian | 3 | 2.58% | 6,769 | 5,749 |
| Bay St. Louis | 4 | 2.53% | 11,071 | 9,436 |
| Gluckstadt | 5 | 2.25% | 3,550 | 3,081 |
| Lucedale | 6 | 2.01% | 3,251 | 2,870 |
| Hernando | 7 | 1.68% | 19,175 | 17,276 |
| Pontotoc | 8 | 1.66% | 6,250 | 5,638 |
| Richland | 9 | 1.48% | 7,835 | 7,151 |
| Flowood | 10 | 1.28% | 11,135 | 10,288 |
| D'Iberville | 11 | 1.26% | 13,740 | 12,716 |
| Oxford | 12 | 1.19% | 27,448 | 25,506 |
| Pearl | 13 | 1.19% | 29,141 | 27,091 |
| Florence | 14 | 1.15% | 4,922 | 4,585 |
| Southaven | 15 | 1.14% | 58,816 | 54,847 |
| Walls | 16 | 1.12% | 1,444 | 1,348 |
| Petal | 17 | 1.01% | 11,773 | 11,068 |
| Ocean Springs | 18 | 0.76% | 19,246 | 18,369 |
| Poplarville | 19 | 0.72% | 2,940 | 2,814 |
| Ecru | 20 | 0.72% | 1,125 | 1,077 |
| Brandon | 21 | 0.71% | 26,239 | 25,131 |
| Pelahatchie | 22 | 0.69% | 1,318 | 1,264 |
| Purvis | 23 | 0.66% | 1,981 | 1,902 |
| Fulton | 24 | 0.6% | 4,696 | 4,527 |
| Long Beach | 25 | 0.59% | 17,420 | 16,810 |
| Byhalia | 26 | 0.58% | 1,385 | 1,340 |
| Gulfport | 27 | 0.58% | 75,491 | 72,880 |
| Booneville | 28 | 0.51% | 9,463 | 9,174 |
| Wiggins | 29 | 0.5% | 4,393 | 4,264 |
| Olive Branch | 30 | 0.42% | 47,766 | 46,562 |
| Madison | 31 | 0.4% | 28,436 | 27,757 |
| Water Valley | 32 | 0.35% | 3,433 | 3,361 |
| New Albany | 33 | 0.32% | 7,779 | 7,629 |
| Lumberton | 34 | 0.3% | 1,657 | 1,627 |
| Picayune | 35 | 0.3% | 12,088 | 11,874 |
| Mantachie | 36 | 0.26% | 1,151 | 1,133 |
| Senatobia | 37 | 0.21% | 8,464 | 8,356 |
| Guntown | 38 | 0.19% | 2,616 | 2,586 |
| Starkville | 39 | 0.14% | 25,917 | 25,698 |
| Eupora | 40 | 0.14% | 2,102 | 2,086 |
| Baldwyn | 41 | 0.1% | 3,090 | 3,071 |
| Saltillo | 42 | 0.08% | 4,976 | 4,951 |
| Gautier | 43 | 0.05% | 19,074 | 19,017 |
| Brookhaven | 44 | 0% | 11,653 | 11,656 |
| Shannon | 45 | 0% | 1,490 | 1,493 |
| Ridgeland | 46 | -0.04% | 24,553 | 24,621 |
| Tupelo | 47 | -0.1% | 37,703 | 37,918 |
| Hattiesburg | 48 | -0.12% | 48,407 | 48,752 |
| Flora | 49 | -0.12% | 1,644 | 1,655 |
| Tchula | 50 | -0.12% | 1,644 | 1,655 |
| Horn Lake | 51 | -0.16% | 26,490 | 26,741 |
| Carthage | 52 | -0.19% | 4,837 | 4,891 |
| Ackerman | 53 | -0.19% | 1,538 | 1,555 |
| Leakesville | 54 | -0.27% | 3,722 | 3,785 |
| Forest | 55 | -0.28% | 5,333 | 5,425 |
| Canton | 56 | -0.32% | 10,709 | 10,912 |
| Diamondhead | 57 | -0.32% | 9,331 | 9,510 |
| Waynesboro | 58 | -0.33% | 4,476 | 4,569 |
| Natchez | 59 | -0.36% | 14,130 | 14,438 |
| Raleigh | 60 | -0.37% | 1,065 | 1,089 |
| Ripley | 61 | -0.37% | 5,319 | 5,438 |
| Union | 62 | -0.4% | 1,986 | 2,036 |
| Morton | 63 | -0.44% | 3,608 | 3,707 |
| Laurel | 64 | -0.44% | 17,353 | 17,818 |
| Farmington | 65 | -0.45% | 2,004 | 2,057 |
| Caledonia | 66 | -0.45% | 1,107 | 1,137 |
| Magee | 67 | -0.46% | 3,887 | 3,998 |
| Goodman | 68 | -0.49% | 1,216 | 1,252 |
| Batesville | 69 | -0.51% | 7,281 | 7,505 |
| Tylertown | 70 | -0.54% | 1,462 | 1,509 |
| Philadelphia | 71 | -0.55% | 6,862 | 7,090 |
| Waveland | 72 | -0.56% | 6,965 | 7,198 |
| Pascagoula | 73 | -0.58% | 21,229 | 21,969 |
| Iuka | 74 | -0.59% | 3,039 | 3,146 |
| Houston | 75 | -0.6% | 3,657 | 3,792 |
| Belmont | 76 | -0.61% | 1,795 | 1,860 |
| Nettleton | 77 | -0.63% | 1,904 | 1,976 |
| Aberdeen | 78 | -0.67% | 4,769 | 4,960 |
| Verona | 79 | -0.67% | 2,681 | 2,791 |
| Biloxi | 80 | -0.67% | 47,502 | 49,428 |
| Corinth | 81 | -0.69% | 14,024 | 14,609 |
| Louisville | 82 | -0.7% | 5,817 | 6,062 |
| Moss Point | 83 | -0.71% | 11,624 | 12,125 |
| Taylorsville | 84 | -0.73% | 1,095 | 1,142 |
| Wesson | 85 | -0.74% | 1,752 | 1,833 |
| Decatur | 86 | -0.75% | 1,858 | 1,942 |
| Byram | 87 | -0.75% | 12,467 | 13,034 |
| Mendenhall | 88 | -0.76% | 2,097 | 2,196 |
| Calhoun City | 89 | -0.82% | 1,450 | 1,521 |
| Marion | 90 | -0.84% | 1,653 | 1,739 |
| West Point | 91 | -0.86% | 9,592 | 10,089 |
| Columbia | 92 | -0.88% | 6,419 | 6,763 |
| Newton | 93 | -0.88% | 3,025 | 3,186 |
| Crystal Springs | 94 | -0.89% | 4,585 | 4,834 |
| Magnolia | 95 | -0.89% | 1,784 | 1,879 |
| Summit | 96 | -0.91% | 1,411 | 1,491 |
| Okolona | 97 | -0.92% | 2,372 | 2,504 |
| Como | 98 | -0.94% | 1,053 | 1,115 |
| Vardaman | 99 | -0.95% | 1,047 | 1,110 |
| Sardis | 100 | -0.96% | 1,651 | 1,746 |
| Amory | 101 | -0.96% | 6,290 | 6,655 |
| Meridian | 102 | -1% | 32,887 | 34,872 |
| Collins | 103 | -1.04% | 2,194 | 2,334 |
| Coldwater | 104 | -1.07% | 1,297 | 1,383 |
| Grenada | 105 | -1.07% | 11,879 | 12,656 |
| Hazlehurst | 106 | -1.15% | 3,366 | 3,602 |
| Ellisville | 107 | -1.16% | 4,332 | 4,637 |
| Kosciusko | 108 | -1.17% | 6,617 | 7,087 |
| Macon | 109 | -1.2% | 2,388 | 2,562 |
| Bruce | 110 | -1.25% | 1,581 | 1,700 |
| Monticello | 111 | -1.26% | 1,334 | 1,439 |
| McComb | 112 | -1.28% | 11,464 | 12,357 |
| Clinton | 113 | -1.29% | 25,941 | 27,969 |
| Columbus | 114 | -1.31% | 22,232 | 23,995 |
| Quitman | 115 | -1.35% | 1,896 | 2,052 |
| Yazoo City | 116 | -1.66% | 9,589 | 10,560 |
| Clarksdale | 117 | -1.68% | 13,403 | 14,777 |
| Vicksburg | 118 | -1.82% | 19,315 | 21,465 |
| Greenwood | 119 | -1.88% | 13,122 | 14,637 |
| Holly Springs | 120 | -1.89% | 6,232 | 6,952 |
| Fayette | 121 | -1.9% | 1,291 | 1,444 |
| Shaw | 122 | -1.97% | 1,294 | 1,452 |
| Jackson | 123 | -2.09% | 135,671 | 153,004 |
| Belzoni | 124 | -2.11% | 1,668 | 1,883 |
| Indianola | 125 | -2.16% | 8,334 | 9,437 |
| Hollandale | 126 | -2.31% | 2,026 | 2,317 |
| Mound Bayou | 127 | -2.35% | 1,329 | 1,524 |
| Greenville | 128 | -2.36% | 25,770 | 29,504 |
| Leland | 129 | -2.37% | 3,458 | 3,964 |
| Port Gibson | 130 | -2.37% | 1,111 | 1,276 |
| Drew | 131 | -2.38% | 1,600 | 1,834 |
| Cleveland | 132 | -2.42% | 9,701 | 11,146 |
| Moorhead | 133 | -2.44% | 1,680 | 1,932 |
| Rosedale | 134 | -2.5% | 1,365 | 1,575 |
| Itta Bena | 135 | -2.57% | 1,439 | 1,669 |
| Charleston | 136 | -2.6% | 1,609 | 1,869 |
| Centreville | 137 | -2.73% | 1,067 | 1,247 |
| Durant | 138 | -2.97% | 1,859 | 2,201 |
| Bay Springs | 139 | -2.98% | 1,401 | 1,661 |
| Shelby | 140 | -3.04% | 1,693 | 2,013 |
| Lambert | 141 | -3.18% | 1,067 | 1,280 |
| Marks | 142 | -3.24% | 1,163 | 1,397 |
| Lexington | 143 | -3.31% | 1,316 | 1,589 |
| Winona | 144 | -3.69% | 3,628 | 4,462 |
| Ruleville | 145 | -4.11% | 2,099 | 2,639 |
| Rolling Fork | 146 | -6.89% | 1,283 | 1,853 |
| Raymond | 147 | -10.88% | 1,114 | 1,932 |
| Tutwiler | 148 | -14.74% | 1,215 | 2,474 |
Mississippi's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Sumrall leads with 4.36% annualized growth, followed by Terry (3.66%) and Pass Christian (2.58%). The largest population centers are Jackson (135,671), Gulfport (75,491), and Southaven (58,816). Of the 148 cities over 1,000 population, 45 are growing while 103 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.76% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -2.23% annually.