US Census Data

Most densely populated in Mississippi

Mississippi counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Mississippi by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, DeSoto County leads at 396/sq mi.

Among cities & places, University leads at 6,955/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1DeSoto County396/sq mi
2Harrison County365/sq mi
3Hinds County256/sq mi
4Rankin County204/sq mi
5Jackson County200/sq mi
6Lee County185/sq mi
7Forrest County167/sq mi
8Madison County154/sq mi
9Lamar County131/sq mi
10Lowndes County115/sq mi
11Oktibbeha County112/sq mi
12Lauderdale County102/sq mi
13Pike County98/sq mi
14Hancock County97/sq mi
15Jones County96/sq mi
16Lafayette County90/sq mi
17Alcorn County86/sq mi
18Warren County74/sq mi
19Pearl River County70/sq mi
20Tate County70/sq mi
21Union County67/sq mi
22Adams County63/sq mi
23Pontotoc County63/sq mi
24Washington County60/sq mi
25Prentiss County60/sq mi
26Lincoln County59/sq mi
27George County52/sq mi
28Neshoba County51/sq mi
29Grenada County51/sq mi
30Panola County48/sq mi
31Marshall County48/sq mi
32Tippah County47/sq mi
33Leflore County46/sq mi
34Scott County46/sq mi
35Clay County45/sq mi
36Itawamba County45/sq mi
37Marion County45/sq mi
38Monroe County44/sq mi
39Tishomingo County44/sq mi
40Covington County44/sq mi
41Simpson County44/sq mi
42Stone County42/sq mi
43Coahoma County38/sq mi
44Newton County37/sq mi
45Leake County37/sq mi
46Sunflower County36/sq mi
47Copiah County36/sq mi
48Bolivar County34/sq mi
49Walthall County34/sq mi
50Chickasaw County34/sq mi
51Yazoo County29/sq mi
52Winston County29/sq mi
53Lawrence County28/sq mi
54Jefferson Davis County27/sq mi
55Yalobusha County27/sq mi
56Wayne County24/sq mi
57Attala County24/sq mi
58Jasper County24/sq mi
59Montgomery County24/sq mi
60Webster County24/sq mi
61Smith County22/sq mi
62Clarke County22/sq mi
63Calhoun County22/sq mi
64Holmes County22/sq mi
65Tunica County21/sq mi
66Choctaw County20/sq mi
67Tallahatchie County19/sq mi
68Greene County19/sq mi
69Benton County19/sq mi
70Claiborne County18/sq mi
71Humphreys County18/sq mi
72Perry County18/sq mi
73Amite County17/sq mi
74Carroll County16/sq mi
75Quitman County15/sq mi
76Noxubee County15/sq mi
77Jefferson County14/sq mi
78Franklin County14/sq mi
79Wilkinson County12/sq mi
80Kemper County12/sq mi
81Sharkey County9/sq mi
82Issaquena County3/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1University6,955/sq mi
2West Hattiesburg2,697/sq mi
3Lakeview2,543/sq mi
4Gulf Park Estates2,455/sq mi
5Jonestown2,429/sq mi
6Mississippi State1,999/sq mi
7Drew1,948/sq mi
8St. Martin1,818/sq mi
9Oak Grove1,761/sq mi
10Mound Bayou1,741/sq mi
11Sunflower1,730/sq mi
12Hide-A-Way Lake1,729/sq mi
13North Carrollton1,727/sq mi
14Charleston1,698/sq mi
15Horn Lake1,661/sq mi
16Long Beach1,648/sq mi
17Crenshaw1,642/sq mi
18Belzoni1,634/sq mi
19Crowder1,632/sq mi
20Ocean Springs1,607/sq mi
21Tchula1,529/sq mi
22Goodman1,505/sq mi
23Tunica1,448/sq mi
24Cleveland1,433/sq mi
25Shaw1,425/sq mi
26Pascagoula1,419/sq mi
27Rolling Fork1,418/sq mi
28Fayette1,363/sq mi
29Bridgetown1,362/sq mi
30Southaven1,345/sq mi
31Jackson1,342/sq mi
32Gulfport1,304/sq mi
33Sardis1,263/sq mi
34D'Iberville1,234/sq mi
35Itta Bena1,230/sq mi
36Summit1,163/sq mi
37Marks1,156/sq mi
38White Oak1,154/sq mi
39Isola1,142/sq mi
40Biloxi1,141/sq mi
41Metcalfe1,138/sq mi
42Ruleville1,135/sq mi
43Greenwood1,134/sq mi
44Morgantown1,119/sq mi
45Madison1,100/sq mi
46Lambert1,094/sq mi
47Indianola1,092/sq mi
48Leland1,078/sq mi
49Pearl1,077/sq mi
50Courtland1,073/sq mi
51Sidon1,072/sq mi
52Greenville1,072/sq mi
53Gulf Hills1,059/sq mi
54Moorhead1,058/sq mi
55Coahoma1,048/sq mi
56McComb1,036/sq mi
57Hollandale1,019/sq mi
58Yazoo City1,018/sq mi
59Centreville1,014/sq mi
60Webb1,001/sq mi
61Brandon988/sq mi
62Oxford980/sq mi
63Lynchburg980/sq mi
64Pickens967/sq mi
65Columbus942/sq mi
66Ridgeland935/sq mi
67Pace932/sq mi
68Glendale932/sq mi
69Laurel928/sq mi
70Kosciusko927/sq mi
71Diamondhead924/sq mi
72Starkville922/sq mi
73Hattiesburg908/sq mi
74Friars Point906/sq mi
75Macon902/sq mi
76Natchez898/sq mi
77North Tunica894/sq mi
78Columbus AFB894/sq mi
79Leakesville886/sq mi
80Blue Mountain884/sq mi
81Woodville882/sq mi
82Louise878/sq mi
83Crystal Springs878/sq mi
84Arnold Line862/sq mi
85Rawls Springs851/sq mi
86Durant850/sq mi
87Ackerman835/sq mi
88Olive Branch834/sq mi
89Waveland832/sq mi
90Renova830/sq mi
91Glendora803/sq mi
92Hazlehurst801/sq mi
93Como775/sq mi
94Clarksdale767/sq mi
95Calhoun City765/sq mi
96Duck Hill758/sq mi
97Verona758/sq mi
98Magee756/sq mi
99Lyon749/sq mi
100Hickory Flat746/sq mi

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