148 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall | 1 | 4.56% | 2,271 | 1,775 |
| Terry | 2 | 3.74% | 1,610 | 1,317 |
| Pass Christian | 3 | 2.64% | 6,599 | 5,749 |
| Bay St. Louis | 4 | 2.58% | 10,798 | 9,436 |
| Gluckstadt | 5 | 2.3% | 3,472 | 3,081 |
| Lucedale | 6 | 2.02% | 3,187 | 2,870 |
| Hernando | 7 | 1.7% | 18,858 | 17,276 |
| Pontotoc | 8 | 1.69% | 6,148 | 5,638 |
| Richland | 9 | 1.5% | 7,721 | 7,151 |
| Flowood | 10 | 1.3% | 10,994 | 10,288 |
| D'Iberville | 11 | 1.27% | 13,569 | 12,716 |
| Oxford | 12 | 1.21% | 27,124 | 25,506 |
| Pearl | 13 | 1.2% | 28,799 | 27,091 |
| Florence | 14 | 1.16% | 4,866 | 4,585 |
| Southaven | 15 | 1.15% | 58,154 | 54,847 |
| Walls | 16 | 1.13% | 1,428 | 1,348 |
| Petal | 17 | 1.01% | 11,655 | 11,068 |
| Ocean Springs | 18 | 0.77% | 19,100 | 18,369 |
| Poplarville | 19 | 0.72% | 2,919 | 2,814 |
| Ecru | 20 | 0.72% | 1,117 | 1,077 |
| Brandon | 21 | 0.71% | 26,054 | 25,131 |
| Pelahatchie | 22 | 0.69% | 1,309 | 1,264 |
| Purvis | 23 | 0.66% | 1,968 | 1,902 |
| Fulton | 24 | 0.6% | 4,668 | 4,527 |
| Long Beach | 25 | 0.59% | 17,318 | 16,810 |
| Gulfport | 26 | 0.58% | 75,056 | 72,880 |
| Booneville | 27 | 0.51% | 9,415 | 9,174 |
| Byhalia | 28 | 0.51% | 1,377 | 1,340 |
| Wiggins | 29 | 0.48% | 4,371 | 4,264 |
| Olive Branch | 30 | 0.42% | 47,565 | 46,562 |
| Madison | 31 | 0.4% | 28,323 | 27,757 |
| Water Valley | 32 | 0.35% | 3,421 | 3,361 |
| New Albany | 33 | 0.32% | 7,754 | 7,629 |
| Lumberton | 34 | 0.3% | 1,652 | 1,627 |
| Picayune | 35 | 0.29% | 12,052 | 11,874 |
| Mantachie | 36 | 0.26% | 1,148 | 1,133 |
| Senatobia | 37 | 0.21% | 8,446 | 8,356 |
| Guntown | 38 | 0.19% | 2,611 | 2,586 |
| Starkville | 39 | 0.14% | 25,880 | 25,698 |
| Baldwyn | 40 | 0.1% | 3,087 | 3,071 |
| Eupora | 41 | 0.1% | 2,099 | 2,086 |
| Saltillo | 42 | 0.08% | 4,972 | 4,951 |
| Gautier | 43 | 0.05% | 19,064 | 19,017 |
| Brookhaven | 44 | -0.01% | 11,653 | 11,656 |
| Ridgeland | 45 | -0.05% | 24,564 | 24,621 |
| Shannon | 46 | -0.07% | 1,490 | 1,493 |
| Tupelo | 47 | -0.1% | 37,739 | 37,918 |
| Hattiesburg | 48 | -0.12% | 48,464 | 48,752 |
| Flora | 49 | -0.12% | 1,646 | 1,655 |
| Tchula | 50 | -0.12% | 1,646 | 1,655 |
| Horn Lake | 51 | -0.16% | 26,532 | 26,741 |
| Carthage | 52 | -0.19% | 4,846 | 4,891 |
| Ackerman | 53 | -0.19% | 1,541 | 1,555 |
| Leakesville | 54 | -0.29% | 3,732 | 3,785 |
| Forest | 55 | -0.3% | 5,348 | 5,425 |
| Canton | 56 | -0.32% | 10,743 | 10,912 |
| Diamondhead | 57 | -0.32% | 9,361 | 9,510 |
| Waynesboro | 58 | -0.36% | 4,491 | 4,569 |
| Natchez | 59 | -0.37% | 14,181 | 14,438 |
| Raleigh | 60 | -0.37% | 1,069 | 1,089 |
| Ripley | 61 | -0.37% | 5,339 | 5,438 |
| Farmington | 62 | -0.45% | 2,013 | 2,057 |
| Laurel | 63 | -0.45% | 17,430 | 17,818 |
| Caledonia | 64 | -0.45% | 1,112 | 1,137 |
| Union | 65 | -0.45% | 1,994 | 2,036 |
| Morton | 66 | -0.47% | 3,624 | 3,707 |
| Magee | 67 | -0.48% | 3,905 | 3,998 |
| Goodman | 68 | -0.49% | 1,222 | 1,252 |
| Batesville | 69 | -0.52% | 7,318 | 7,505 |
| Tylertown | 70 | -0.54% | 1,470 | 1,509 |
| Philadelphia | 71 | -0.55% | 6,900 | 7,090 |
| Waveland | 72 | -0.55% | 7,004 | 7,198 |
| Pascagoula | 73 | -0.58% | 21,352 | 21,969 |
| Iuka | 74 | -0.59% | 3,057 | 3,146 |
| Belmont | 75 | -0.61% | 1,806 | 1,860 |
| Houston | 76 | -0.62% | 3,679 | 3,792 |
| Nettleton | 77 | -0.62% | 1,916 | 1,976 |
| Aberdeen | 78 | -0.66% | 4,801 | 4,960 |
| Biloxi | 79 | -0.67% | 47,823 | 49,428 |
| Corinth | 80 | -0.69% | 14,121 | 14,609 |
| Louisville | 81 | -0.7% | 5,858 | 6,062 |
| Verona | 82 | -0.7% | 2,699 | 2,791 |
| Moss Point | 83 | -0.71% | 11,707 | 12,125 |
| Taylorsville | 84 | -0.72% | 1,103 | 1,142 |
| Decatur | 85 | -0.74% | 1,872 | 1,942 |
| Byram | 86 | -0.75% | 12,561 | 13,034 |
| Wesson | 87 | -0.79% | 1,765 | 1,833 |
| Mendenhall | 88 | -0.8% | 2,113 | 2,196 |
| Calhoun City | 89 | -0.81% | 1,462 | 1,521 |
| West Point | 90 | -0.85% | 9,675 | 10,089 |
| Newton | 91 | -0.88% | 3,052 | 3,186 |
| Magnolia | 92 | -0.88% | 1,800 | 1,879 |
| Columbia | 93 | -0.89% | 6,476 | 6,763 |
| Marion | 94 | -0.89% | 1,667 | 1,739 |
| Crystal Springs | 95 | -0.9% | 4,626 | 4,834 |
| Okolona | 96 | -0.91% | 2,394 | 2,504 |
| Sardis | 97 | -0.95% | 1,667 | 1,746 |
| Amory | 98 | -0.95% | 6,351 | 6,655 |
| Summit | 99 | -0.97% | 1,424 | 1,491 |
| Meridian | 100 | -0.99% | 33,218 | 34,872 |
| Como | 101 | -1.02% | 1,063 | 1,115 |
| Vardaman | 102 | -1.03% | 1,057 | 1,110 |
| Collins | 103 | -1.07% | 2,217 | 2,334 |
| Grenada | 104 | -1.07% | 12,008 | 12,656 |
| Coldwater | 105 | -1.13% | 1,311 | 1,383 |
| Ellisville | 106 | -1.15% | 4,383 | 4,637 |
| Hazlehurst | 107 | -1.16% | 3,405 | 3,602 |
| Kosciusko | 108 | -1.17% | 6,695 | 7,087 |
| Macon | 109 | -1.19% | 2,417 | 2,562 |
| Bruce | 110 | -1.23% | 1,601 | 1,700 |
| McComb | 111 | -1.27% | 11,613 | 12,357 |
| Clinton | 112 | -1.27% | 26,279 | 27,969 |
| Columbus | 113 | -1.29% | 22,526 | 23,995 |
| Monticello | 114 | -1.31% | 1,351 | 1,439 |
| Quitman | 115 | -1.33% | 1,922 | 2,052 |
| Yazoo City | 116 | -1.63% | 9,751 | 10,560 |
| Clarksdale | 117 | -1.65% | 13,632 | 14,777 |
| Vicksburg | 118 | -1.79% | 19,673 | 21,465 |
| Holly Springs | 119 | -1.85% | 6,352 | 6,952 |
| Greenwood | 120 | -1.86% | 13,374 | 14,637 |
| Fayette | 121 | -1.94% | 1,316 | 1,444 |
| Shaw | 122 | -2% | 1,320 | 1,452 |
| Jackson | 123 | -2.04% | 138,560 | 153,004 |
| Belzoni | 124 | -2.07% | 1,704 | 1,883 |
| Indianola | 125 | -2.11% | 8,518 | 9,437 |
| Greenville | 126 | -2.31% | 26,392 | 29,504 |
| Hollandale | 127 | -2.31% | 2,074 | 2,317 |
| Drew | 128 | -2.32% | 1,639 | 1,834 |
| Leland | 129 | -2.34% | 3,542 | 3,964 |
| Cleveland | 130 | -2.37% | 9,942 | 11,146 |
| Mound Bayou | 131 | -2.37% | 1,361 | 1,524 |
| Moorhead | 132 | -2.38% | 1,722 | 1,932 |
| Port Gibson | 133 | -2.4% | 1,138 | 1,276 |
| Rosedale | 134 | -2.44% | 1,400 | 1,575 |
| Itta Bena | 135 | -2.57% | 1,477 | 1,669 |
| Charleston | 136 | -2.59% | 1,652 | 1,869 |
| Centreville | 137 | -2.66% | 1,097 | 1,247 |
| Durant | 138 | -2.89% | 1,916 | 2,201 |
| Bay Springs | 139 | -2.96% | 1,444 | 1,661 |
| Shelby | 140 | -3% | 1,746 | 2,013 |
| Marks | 141 | -3.14% | 1,202 | 1,397 |
| Lambert | 142 | -3.16% | 1,102 | 1,280 |
| Lexington | 143 | -3.27% | 1,361 | 1,589 |
| Winona | 144 | -3.56% | 3,767 | 4,462 |
| Ruleville | 145 | -3.95% | 2,189 | 2,639 |
| Rolling Fork | 146 | -6.45% | 1,378 | 1,853 |
| Raymond | 147 | -9.88% | 1,250 | 1,932 |
| Tutwiler | 148 | -12.84% | 1,425 | 2,474 |
Mississippi's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Sumrall leads with 4.56% annualized growth, followed by Terry (3.74%) and Pass Christian (2.64%). The largest population centers are Jackson (138,560), Gulfport (75,056), and Southaven (58,154). Of the 148 cities over 1,000 population, 43 are growing while 105 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.74% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -1.86% annually.