184 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 1 | 7.16% | 1,556 | 1,045 |
| Oak Grove | 2 | 7.16% | 1,961 | 1,891 |
| Mooreville | 3 | 4.86% | 2,136 | 2,138 |
| Sumrall | 4 | 4.44% | 2,256 | 1,775 |
| Terry | 5 | 3.65% | 1,591 | 1,311 |
| Bay St. Louis | 6 | 3.3% | 11,229 | 9,434 |
| Bridgetown | 7 | 3.11% | 3,181 | 2,580 |
| Rawls Springs | 8 | 3.08% | 2,273 | 1,708 |
| Pass Christian | 9 | 2.65% | 6,594 | 5,746 |
| Gluckstadt | 10 | 2.22% | 3,457 | 3,084 |
| DeLisle | 11 | 2.17% | 1,692 | 1,601 |
| Sharon | 12 | 2.09% | 2,048 | 1,810 |
| Lucedale | 13 | 1.96% | 3,177 | 2,872 |
| Cleary | 14 | 1.87% | 2,127 | 1,841 |
| Oxford | 15 | 1.82% | 28,011 | 25,503 |
| Hernando | 16 | 1.76% | 18,893 | 17,258 |
| Wade | 17 | 1.65% | 1,418 | 1,829 |
| Gulf Park Estates | 18 | 1.44% | 7,276 | 6,238 |
| D'Iberville | 19 | 1.42% | 13,667 | 12,714 |
| Gulf Hills | 20 | 1.41% | 9,023 | 8,824 |
| Pontotoc | 21 | 1.38% | 6,045 | 5,637 |
| Flowood | 22 | 1.34% | 10,965 | 10,240 |
| Pearl River | 23 | 1.31% | 4,472 | 4,005 |
| Hide-A-Way Lake | 24 | 1.24% | 2,278 | 2,217 |
| Florence | 25 | 1.19% | 4,866 | 4,583 |
| Southaven | 26 | 1.16% | 58,189 | 54,843 |
| Pearl | 27 | 1.15% | 28,773 | 27,133 |
| Richland | 28 | 1.12% | 7,568 | 7,147 |
| Walls | 29 | 1% | 1,416 | 1,348 |
| Ocean Springs | 30 | 0.98% | 19,375 | 18,429 |
| Lyman | 31 | 0.95% | 1,481 | 2,303 |
| Petal | 32 | 0.87% | 11,603 | 11,102 |
| Purvis | 33 | 0.77% | 1,973 | 1,898 |
| Brandon | 34 | 0.71% | 26,086 | 25,168 |
| Tunica Resorts | 35 | 0.7% | 2,142 | 2,251 |
| Pelahatchie | 36 | 0.54% | 1,300 | 1,264 |
| University | 37 | 0.53% | 4,550 | 3,749 |
| Ecru | 38 | 0.46% | 1,089 | 1,066 |
| Latimer | 39 | 0.45% | 6,525 | 6,148 |
| Mantachie | 40 | 0.44% | 1,150 | 1,125 |
| West Hattiesburg | 41 | 0.43% | 6,315 | 5,944 |
| Byhalia | 42 | 0.37% | 1,366 | 1,343 |
| Long Beach | 43 | 0.36% | 17,114 | 16,806 |
| Columbus AFB | 44 | 0.35% | 1,442 | 1,689 |
| New Albany | 45 | 0.34% | 7,758 | 7,627 |
| Olive Branch | 46 | 0.31% | 47,324 | 46,586 |
| Lumberton | 47 | 0.3% | 1,653 | 1,628 |
| Arnold Line | 48 | 0.28% | 1,806 | 1,654 |
| Madison | 49 | 0.27% | 28,140 | 27,757 |
| Guntown | 50 | 0.25% | 2,439 | 2,408 |
| Mississippi State | 51 | 0.19% | 4,118 | 3,494 |
| St. Martin | 52 | 0.11% | 7,871 | 8,211 |
| Eupora | 53 | 0.1% | 2,100 | 2,090 |
| Water Valley | 54 | 0.09% | 3,387 | 3,371 |
| Beechwood | 55 | 0.09% | 3,478 | 3,007 |
| Fulton | 56 | 0.07% | 4,539 | 4,526 |
| Saltillo | 57 | 0.02% | 4,956 | 4,953 |
| Gautier | 58 | 0.01% | 19,025 | 19,014 |
| Gulfport | 59 | -0.02% | 72,791 | 72,871 |
| Picayune | 60 | -0.03% | 11,856 | 11,870 |
| Baldwyn | 61 | -0.03% | 3,064 | 3,068 |
| Wiggins | 62 | -0.05% | 4,255 | 4,264 |
| Booneville | 63 | -0.07% | 9,069 | 9,098 |
| Poplarville | 64 | -0.07% | 2,813 | 2,825 |
| Raleigh | 65 | -0.09% | 1,085 | 1,089 |
| Leakesville | 66 | -0.11% | 3,758 | 3,780 |
| Brookhaven | 67 | -0.2% | 11,524 | 11,641 |
| Ridgeland | 68 | -0.21% | 24,354 | 24,616 |
| Tupelo | 69 | -0.22% | 37,511 | 37,921 |
| Hattiesburg | 70 | -0.22% | 48,199 | 48,736 |
| Waynesboro | 71 | -0.29% | 4,508 | 4,572 |
| Senatobia | 72 | -0.29% | 8,238 | 8,360 |
| Tchula | 73 | -0.31% | 1,619 | 1,646 |
| Kiln | 74 | -0.33% | 2,135 | 2,462 |
| Laurel | 75 | -0.34% | 16,865 | 17,150 |
| Shannon | 76 | -0.34% | 1,470 | 1,494 |
| Horn Lake | 77 | -0.34% | 26,285 | 26,742 |
| Decatur | 78 | -0.37% | 1,906 | 1,941 |
| Flora | 79 | -0.37% | 1,622 | 1,652 |
| Starkville | 80 | -0.4% | 25,241 | 25,748 |
| Ackerman | 81 | -0.45% | 1,551 | 1,585 |
| Carthage | 82 | -0.46% | 4,777 | 4,887 |
| Canton | 83 | -0.54% | 10,626 | 10,915 |
| Pascagoula | 84 | -0.6% | 21,324 | 21,969 |
| Union | 85 | -0.6% | 1,980 | 2,039 |
| New Hope | 86 | -0.61% | 2,930 | 3,829 |
| Nellieburg | 87 | -0.61% | 1,298 | 1,297 |
| Tylertown | 88 | -0.62% | 1,453 | 1,497 |
| Wesson | 89 | -0.62% | 1,774 | 1,829 |
| Magee | 90 | -0.64% | 3,887 | 4,014 |
| Moss Point | 91 | -0.66% | 11,733 | 12,125 |
| Ripley | 92 | -0.66% | 5,267 | 5,444 |
| Ellisville | 93 | -0.69% | 4,482 | 4,637 |
| Farmington | 94 | -0.7% | 1,987 | 2,056 |
| Aberdeen | 95 | -0.7% | 4,792 | 4,962 |
| Houston | 96 | -0.7% | 3,661 | 3,791 |
| Iuka | 97 | -0.72% | 3,033 | 3,142 |
| Caledonia | 98 | -0.72% | 1,099 | 1,138 |
| Conehatta | 99 | -0.74% | 1,214 | 1,239 |
| Verona | 100 | -0.74% | 2,692 | 2,792 |
| Columbia | 101 | -0.74% | 5,643 | 5,853 |
| Nettleton | 102 | -0.74% | 1,864 | 1,933 |
| Tutwiler | 103 | -0.79% | 2,379 | 2,476 |
| Collinsville | 104 | -0.8% | 1,742 | 1,467 |
| Philadelphia | 105 | -0.8% | 6,811 | 7,086 |
| Glendale | 106 | -0.8% | 1,478 | 1,483 |
| Morton | 107 | -0.81% | 3,563 | 3,707 |
| Batesville | 108 | -0.81% | 7,212 | 7,507 |
| Biloxi | 109 | -0.83% | 47,445 | 49,420 |
| Okolona | 110 | -0.83% | 2,402 | 2,504 |
| Summit | 111 | -0.83% | 1,430 | 1,492 |
| Belmont | 112 | -0.83% | 1,785 | 1,859 |
| Corinth | 113 | -0.84% | 14,021 | 14,615 |
| Newton | 114 | -0.84% | 3,055 | 3,187 |
| Mendenhall | 115 | -0.85% | 2,108 | 2,200 |
| Louisville | 116 | -0.85% | 5,813 | 6,063 |
| Collins | 117 | -0.89% | 2,231 | 2,331 |
| Taylorsville | 118 | -0.91% | 1,092 | 1,142 |
| Raymond | 119 | -0.91% | 1,846 | 1,933 |
| Forest | 120 | -0.92% | 5,183 | 5,422 |
| Magnolia | 121 | -0.94% | 1,796 | 1,880 |
| Hurley | 122 | -0.95% | 1,351 | 1,279 |
| Marion | 123 | -0.96% | 1,658 | 1,737 |
| Diamondhead | 124 | -0.98% | 9,055 | 9,507 |
| Waveland | 125 | -1% | 6,852 | 7,196 |
| Byram | 126 | -1.01% | 12,396 | 13,033 |
| Saucier | 127 | -1.02% | 1,163 | 1,245 |
| Calhoun City | 128 | -1.02% | 1,451 | 1,528 |
| Grenada | 129 | -1.08% | 12,005 | 12,660 |
| Holly Springs | 130 | -1.08% | 6,588 | 6,948 |
| West Point | 131 | -1.11% | 9,556 | 10,091 |
| Vancleave | 132 | -1.12% | 5,037 | 4,934 |
| Crystal Springs | 133 | -1.12% | 4,577 | 4,837 |
| Coldwater | 134 | -1.13% | 1,309 | 1,384 |
| Kosciusko | 135 | -1.17% | 6,684 | 7,079 |
| Hazlehurst | 136 | -1.19% | 3,397 | 3,602 |
| Sardis | 137 | -1.2% | 1,646 | 1,746 |
| Natchez | 138 | -1.21% | 13,599 | 14,433 |
| Como | 139 | -1.22% | 1,049 | 1,114 |
| Amory | 140 | -1.23% | 6,266 | 6,655 |
| McComb | 141 | -1.25% | 11,620 | 12,355 |
| Bay Springs | 142 | -1.27% | 1,559 | 1,659 |
| Escatawpa | 143 | -1.27% | 3,118 | 2,958 |
| Monticello | 144 | -1.32% | 1,348 | 1,438 |
| Meridian | 145 | -1.33% | 32,673 | 34,867 |
| Quitman | 146 | -1.34% | 1,920 | 2,052 |
| Macon | 147 | -1.41% | 2,386 | 2,558 |
| Columbus | 148 | -1.41% | 22,395 | 23,995 |
| Clinton | 149 | -1.62% | 25,845 | 27,977 |
| Vardaman | 150 | -1.64% | 1,023 | 1,110 |
| Yazoo City | 151 | -1.81% | 9,407 | 10,274 |
| Bruce | 152 | -1.9% | 1,548 | 1,698 |
| Moorhead | 153 | -1.95% | 1,762 | 1,936 |
| Goodman | 154 | -2.07% | 1,133 | 1,253 |
| Ruleville | 155 | -2.1% | 2,382 | 2,639 |
| Fayette | 156 | -2.11% | 1,301 | 1,443 |
| Vicksburg | 157 | -2.15% | 19,343 | 21,465 |
| Shaw | 158 | -2.17% | 1,305 | 1,449 |
| Robinhood | 159 | -2.18% | 1,212 | 1,295 |
| Centreville | 160 | -2.19% | 1,117 | 1,244 |
| Lynchburg | 161 | -2.19% | 1,828 | 2,216 |
| Jackson | 162 | -2.2% | 137,517 | 152,997 |
| Indianola | 163 | -2.23% | 8,611 | 9,591 |
| Clarksdale | 164 | -2.26% | 13,237 | 14,769 |
| Greenville | 165 | -2.28% | 26,411 | 29,493 |
| Belzoni | 166 | -2.38% | 1,681 | 1,888 |
| Cleveland | 167 | -2.43% | 9,907 | 11,142 |
| Hollandale | 168 | -2.46% | 2,058 | 2,317 |
| Leland | 169 | -2.47% | 3,515 | 3,959 |
| Greenwood | 170 | -2.53% | 12,758 | 14,415 |
| Shelby | 171 | -2.58% | 1,776 | 2,011 |
| Drew | 172 | -2.59% | 1,618 | 1,833 |
| Mound Bayou | 173 | -2.61% | 1,344 | 1,526 |
| Itta Bena | 174 | -2.65% | 1,469 | 1,668 |
| Rosedale | 175 | -2.67% | 1,384 | 1,574 |
| Port Gibson | 176 | -2.9% | 1,104 | 1,268 |
| Charleston | 177 | -2.93% | 1,623 | 1,870 |
| Durant | 178 | -3.23% | 1,890 | 2,207 |
| Winona | 179 | -3.27% | 3,821 | 4,466 |
| Lexington | 180 | -3.36% | 1,353 | 1,588 |
| Nicholson | 181 | -3.45% | 2,013 | 2,477 |
| Marks | 182 | -4.14% | 1,181 | 1,435 |
| Lambert | 183 | -4.23% | 1,042 | 1,272 |
| Rolling Fork | 184 | -8.17% | 1,281 | 1,851 |
Mississippi's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Victoria leads with 7.16% annualized growth, followed by Oak Grove (7.16%) and Mooreville (4.86%). The largest population centers are Jackson (137,517), Gulfport (72,791), and Southaven (58,189). Of the 184 cities over 1,000 population, 58 are growing while 126 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.44% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -2.1% annually.