| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall | 1 | 4.35% | 2,399 | 1,777 |
| Terry | 2 | 3.79% | 1,616 | 1,319 |
| Pass Christian | 3 | 2.71% | 6,634 | 5,749 |
| Bay St. Louis | 4 | 2.61% | 10,912 | 9,438 |
| Gluckstadt | 5 | 2.43% | 3,585 | 3,084 |
| Lucedale | 6 | 1.92% | 3,294 | 2,869 |
| Hernando | 7 | 1.81% | 19,165 | 17,272 |
| Pontotoc | 8 | 1.62% | 6,256 | 5,645 |
| Richland | 9 | 1.47% | 7,742 | 7,147 |
| D'Iberville | 10 | 1.37% | 13,743 | 12,720 |
| Oxford | 11 | 1.35% | 27,135 | 25,587 |
| Flowood | 12 | 1.34% | 11,150 | 10,288 |
| Southaven | 13 | 1.27% | 58,551 | 54,848 |
| Pearl | 14 | 1.23% | 29,220 | 27,089 |
| Florence | 15 | 1.23% | 4,875 | 4,584 |
| Walls | 16 | 1.2% | 1,437 | 1,348 |
| Petal | 17 | 1.12% | 11,825 | 11,067 |
| Ecru | 18 | 0.9% | 1,123 | 1,071 |
| Pelahatchie | 19 | 0.83% | 1,335 | 1,264 |
| Poplarville | 20 | 0.82% | 2,942 | 2,816 |
| Brandon | 21 | 0.78% | 26,327 | 25,144 |
| Ocean Springs | 22 | 0.77% | 19,140 | 18,373 |
| Purvis | 23 | 0.76% | 1,984 | 1,903 |
| Fulton | 24 | 0.69% | 4,672 | 4,517 |
| Long Beach | 25 | 0.69% | 17,428 | 16,804 |
| Gulfport | 26 | 0.65% | 77,003 | 72,893 |
| Natchez | 27 | 0.57% | 14,965 | 14,442 |
| Olive Branch | 28 | 0.54% | 47,819 | 46,569 |
| Madison | 29 | 0.53% | 28,727 | 27,755 |
| Lumberton | 30 | 0.42% | 1,663 | 1,624 |
| Booneville | 31 | 0.37% | 9,291 | 9,154 |
| New Albany | 32 | 0.36% | 7,784 | 7,632 |
| Byhalia | 33 | 0.35% | 1,417 | 1,342 |
| Water Valley | 34 | 0.35% | 3,426 | 3,371 |
| Picayune | 35 | 0.31% | 12,056 | 11,870 |
| Senatobia | 36 | 0.31% | 8,499 | 8,364 |
| Wiggins | 37 | 0.28% | 4,328 | 4,256 |
| Guntown | 38 | 0.23% | 2,622 | 2,591 |
| Eupora | 39 | 0.14% | 2,119 | 2,085 |
| Flora | 40 | 0.12% | 1,679 | 1,653 |
| Saltillo | 41 | 0.12% | 5,066 | 4,947 |
| Mantachie | 42 | 0.09% | 1,144 | 1,134 |
| Ridgeland | 43 | 0.08% | 24,771 | 24,618 |
| Baldwyn | 44 | 0.03% | 3,105 | 3,066 |
| Brookhaven | 45 | 0.03% | 11,649 | 11,659 |
| Hattiesburg | 46 | 0.01% | 48,808 | 48,741 |
| Tupelo | 47 | 0.01% | 38,091 | 37,918 |
| Starkville | 48 | 0% | 25,753 | 25,693 |
| Gautier | 49 | -0.01% | 19,068 | 19,000 |
| Horn Lake | 50 | -0.01% | 26,738 | 26,731 |
| Forest | 51 | -0.04% | 5,431 | 5,425 |
| Farmington | 52 | -0.1% | 2,037 | 2,051 |
| Carthage | 53 | -0.1% | 4,859 | 4,891 |
| Shannon | 54 | -0.13% | 1,494 | 1,494 |
| Canton | 55 | -0.15% | 10,857 | 10,910 |
| Ackerman | 56 | -0.2% | 1,533 | 1,552 |
| Ripley | 57 | -0.24% | 5,364 | 5,443 |
| Morton | 58 | -0.24% | 3,685 | 3,693 |
| Laurel | 59 | -0.25% | 17,617 | 17,802 |
| Diamondhead | 60 | -0.28% | 9,415 | 9,510 |
| Leakesville | 61 | -0.29% | 3,721 | 3,784 |
| Union | 62 | -0.3% | 2,001 | 2,039 |
| Tchula | 63 | -0.3% | 1,654 | 1,662 |
| Corinth | 64 | -0.38% | 14,291 | 14,607 |
| Waynesboro | 65 | -0.38% | 4,478 | 4,569 |
| Magee | 66 | -0.46% | 3,886 | 3,995 |
| Nettleton | 67 | -0.47% | 1,925 | 1,978 |
| Raleigh | 68 | -0.47% | 1,061 | 1,087 |
| Iuka | 69 | -0.48% | 3,090 | 3,135 |
| Goodman | 70 | -0.49% | 1,213 | 1,253 |
| Biloxi | 71 | -0.52% | 48,265 | 49,412 |
| Belmont | 72 | -0.55% | 1,810 | 1,859 |
| Louisville | 73 | -0.56% | 5,888 | 6,064 |
| Pascagoula | 74 | -0.57% | 21,288 | 21,978 |
| Waveland | 75 | -0.58% | 7,001 | 7,194 |
| Verona | 76 | -0.59% | 2,697 | 2,779 |
| Batesville | 77 | -0.6% | 7,281 | 7,512 |
| Tylertown | 78 | -0.61% | 1,477 | 1,507 |
| Caledonia | 79 | -0.63% | 1,110 | 1,137 |
| Philadelphia | 80 | -0.64% | 6,814 | 7,087 |
| Aberdeen | 81 | -0.67% | 4,767 | 4,962 |
| Houston | 82 | -0.68% | 3,645 | 3,793 |
| Moss Point | 83 | -0.69% | 11,662 | 12,122 |
| Decatur | 84 | -0.69% | 1,865 | 1,938 |
| Taylorsville | 85 | -0.73% | 1,095 | 1,144 |
| Wesson | 86 | -0.73% | 1,756 | 1,828 |
| Byram | 87 | -0.75% | 12,612 | 13,041 |
| Columbia | 88 | -0.75% | 6,476 | 6,765 |
| Mendenhall | 89 | -0.76% | 2,099 | 2,196 |
| West Point | 90 | -0.81% | 9,664 | 10,087 |
| Marion | 91 | -0.81% | 1,707 | 1,742 |
| Crystal Springs | 92 | -0.82% | 4,591 | 4,812 |
| Magnolia | 93 | -0.89% | 1,788 | 1,881 |
| Collins | 94 | -0.9% | 2,212 | 2,332 |
| Sardis | 95 | -0.96% | 1,654 | 1,745 |
| Okolona | 96 | -0.96% | 2,371 | 2,504 |
| Amory | 97 | -0.97% | 6,324 | 6,659 |
| Meridian | 98 | -0.98% | 33,044 | 34,873 |
| Coldwater | 99 | -0.98% | 1,313 | 1,386 |
| Newton | 100 | -1.02% | 3,009 | 3,187 |
| Calhoun City | 101 | -1.03% | 1,444 | 1,529 |
| Como | 102 | -1.03% | 1,053 | 1,115 |
| Hazlehurst | 103 | -1.05% | 3,399 | 3,607 |
| Summit | 104 | -1.06% | 1,402 | 1,494 |
| Ellisville | 105 | -1.07% | 4,425 | 4,646 |
| Grenada | 106 | -1.08% | 11,958 | 12,655 |
| Macon | 107 | -1.11% | 2,405 | 2,562 |
| Kosciusko | 108 | -1.12% | 6,647 | 7,090 |
| Vardaman | 109 | -1.13% | 1,048 | 1,115 |
| McComb | 110 | -1.15% | 11,562 | 12,360 |
| Monticello | 111 | -1.16% | 1,362 | 1,441 |
| Clinton | 112 | -1.19% | 26,323 | 27,976 |
| Columbus | 113 | -1.25% | 22,507 | 23,995 |
| Bruce | 114 | -1.31% | 1,587 | 1,702 |
| Quitman | 115 | -1.35% | 1,899 | 2,050 |
| Yazoo City | 116 | -1.48% | 9,721 | 10,560 |
| Clarksdale | 117 | -1.76% | 13,403 | 14,773 |
| Vicksburg | 118 | -1.79% | 19,476 | 21,474 |
| Holly Springs | 119 | -1.83% | 6,285 | 6,944 |
| Greenwood | 120 | -1.85% | 13,180 | 14,641 |
| Shaw | 121 | -1.87% | 1,312 | 1,453 |
| Jackson | 122 | -1.94% | 138,450 | 153,025 |
| Indianola | 123 | -2.03% | 8,462 | 9,433 |
| Belzoni | 124 | -2.04% | 1,684 | 1,889 |
| Fayette | 125 | -2.05% | 1,288 | 1,443 |
| Cleveland | 126 | -2.24% | 9,911 | 11,151 |
| Leland | 127 | -2.25% | 3,475 | 3,950 |
| Greenville | 128 | -2.29% | 25,923 | 29,497 |
| Hollandale | 129 | -2.3% | 2,042 | 2,320 |
| Mound Bayou | 130 | -2.32% | 1,349 | 1,521 |
| Moorhead | 131 | -2.34% | 1,713 | 1,931 |
| Drew | 132 | -2.35% | 1,619 | 1,835 |
| Rosedale | 133 | -2.39% | 1,389 | 1,575 |
| Port Gibson | 134 | -2.42% | 1,127 | 1,278 |
| Charleston | 135 | -2.55% | 1,645 | 1,874 |
| Itta Bena | 136 | -2.63% | 1,443 | 1,671 |
| Durant | 137 | -2.71% | 1,905 | 2,204 |
| Bay Springs | 138 | -2.85% | 1,430 | 1,656 |
| Shelby | 139 | -2.91% | 1,736 | 2,012 |
| Centreville | 140 | -2.93% | 1,059 | 1,247 |
| Lexington | 141 | -3.01% | 1,353 | 1,588 |
| Lambert | 142 | -3.38% | 1,058 | 1,280 |
| Marks | 143 | -3.42% | 1,157 | 1,401 |
| Winona | 144 | -3.64% | 3,657 | 4,451 |
| Ruleville | 145 | -3.73% | 2,193 | 2,638 |
| Rolling Fork | 146 | -7.57% | 1,282 | 1,851 |
| Raymond | 147 | -9.83% | 1,248 | 1,933 |
| Tutwiler | 148 | -12.43% | 1,444 | 2,473 |
Mississippi's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Sumrall leads with 4.35% annualized growth, followed by Terry (3.79%) and Pass Christian (2.71%). The largest population centers are Jackson (138,450), Gulfport (77,003), and Southaven (58,551). Of the 148 cities over 1,000 population, 47 are growing while 101 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.7% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -1.46% annually.