Area Census 2000 7/1/2008 Absolute Change Relative Change
Mississippi 2,844,658 2,938,618 93,960 3.30%
Abbeville town 423 449 26 6.15%
Aberdeen city 6,415 6,089 -326 -5.08%
Ackerman town 1,696 1,524 -172 -10.14%
Algoma town 508 549 41 8.07%
Alligator town 220 196 -24 -10.91%
Amory city 6,956 7,262 306 4.40%
Anguilla town 907 763 -144 -15.88%
Arcola town 563 484 -79 -14.03%
Artesia town 498 473 -25 -5.02%
Ashland town 577 564 -13 -2.25%
Baldwyn city 3,321 3,362 41 1.23%
Bassfield town 315 274 -41 -13.02%
Batesville city 7,113 7,880 767 10.78%
Bay Springs city 2,097 2,198 101 4.82%
Bay St. Louis city 8,209 8,052 -157 -1.91%
Beaumont town 977 973 -4 -0.41%
Beauregard village 265 278 13 4.91%
Belmont town 1,961 1,930 -31 -1.58%
Belzoni city 2,663 2,432 -231 -8.67%
Benoit town 611 556 -55 -9.00%
Bentonia town 500 482 -18 -3.60%
Beulah town 473 435 -38 -8.03%
Big Creek village 127 121 -6 -4.72%
Biloxi city 50,644 45,670 -4,974 -9.82%
Blue Mountain town 670 737 67 10.00%
Blue Springs village 144 155 11 7.64%
Bolton town 629 602 -27 -4.29%
Booneville city 8,625 8,749 124 1.44%
Boyle town 720 700 -20 -2.78%
Brandon city 16,436 22,160 5,724 34.83%
Braxton village 181 184 3 1.66%
Brookhaven city 9,861 13,296 3,435 34.83%
Brooksville town 1,182 1,121 -61 -5.16%
Bruce town 2,097 2,004 -93 -4.43%
Bude town 1,037 1,016 -21 -2.03%
Burnsville town 1,034 1,026 -8 -0.77%
Byhalia town 706 1,310 604 85.55%
Caledonia town 1,015 948 -67 -6.60%
Calhoun City town 1,872 1,786 -86 -4.59%
Canton city 12,911 12,520 -391 -3.03%
Carrollton town 408 394 -14 -3.43%
Carthage city 4,637 4,815 178 3.84%
Cary town 427 360 -67 -15.69%
Centreville town 1,680 1,566 -114 -6.79%
Charleston city 2,198 1,882 -316 -14.38%
Chunky town 344 355 11 3.20%
Clarksdale city 20,645 18,006 -2,639 -12.78%
Cleveland city 13,841 12,218 -1,623 -11.73%
Clinton city 23,347 26,313 2,966 12.70%
Coahoma town 325 343 18 5.54%
Coffeeville town 930 949 19 2.04%
Coldwater town 1,674 1,619 -55 -3.29%
Collins city 2,683 2,765 82 3.06%
Columbia city 6,603 6,567 -36 -0.55%
Columbus city 25,944 23,798 -2,146 -8.27%
Como town 1,310 1,315 5 0.38%
Corinth city 14,054 14,253 199 1.42%
Courtland town 460 472 12 2.61%
Crawford town 655 624 -31 -4.73%
Crenshaw town 916 910 -6 -0.66%
Crosby town 360 351 -9 -2.50%
Crowder town 766 729 -37 -4.83%
Cruger town 449 428 -21 -4.68%
Crystal Springs city 5,873 5,950 77 1.31%
De Kalb town 972 876 -96 -9.88%
Decatur town 1,426 1,943 517 36.26%
Derma town 1,023 1,113 90 8.80%
D'Iberville city 7,608 7,928 320 4.21%
D'Lo town 394 391 -3 -0.76%
Doddsville town 108 98 -10 -9.26%
Drew city 2,434 2,172 -262 -10.76%
Duck Hill town 746 1,690 944 126.54%
Dumas town 452 457 5 1.11%
Duncan town 578 552 -26 -4.50%
Durant city 2,932 2,720 -212 -7.23%
Ecru town 947 1,051 104 10.98%
Eden village 126 122 -4 -3.17%
Edwards town 1,347 1,292 -55 -4.08%
Ellisville city 3,465 4,392 927 26.75%
Enterprise town 474 454 -20 -4.22%
Ethel town 452 458 6 1.33%
Eupora city 2,326 2,213 -113 -4.86%
Falcon town 317 284 -33 -10.41%
Falkner town 212 204 -8 -3.77%
Farmington town 1,810 2,219 409 22.60%
Fayette city 2,242 1,986 -256 -11.42%
Flora town 1,546 1,489 -57 -3.69%
Florence town 2,396 3,474 1,078 44.99%
Flowood city 4,750 7,016 2,266 47.71%
Forest city 5,987 5,972 -15 -0.25%
French Camp town 393 380 -13 -3.31%
Friars Point town 1,480 1,313 -167 -11.28%
Fulton city 3,882 4,073 191 4.92%
Gattman village 114 114 0 0.00%
Gautier city 11,681 16,306 4,625 39.59%
Georgetown town 344 352 8 2.33%
Glen town 286 299 13 4.55%
Glendora village 285 250 -35 -12.28%
Gloster town 1,073 1,026 -47 -4.38%
Golden town 201 199 -2 -1.00%
Goodman town 1,252 1,226 -26 -2.08%
Greenville city 41,633 35,764 -5,869 -14.10%
Greenwood city 18,425 16,084 -2,341 -12.71%
Grenada city 14,879 14,664 -215 -1.44%
Gulfport city 71,127 70,055 -1,072 -1.51%
Gunnison town 633 585 -48 -7.58%
Guntown town 1,183 1,723 540 45.65%
Hatley town 476 466 -10 -2.10%
Hattiesburg city 44,779 51,993 7,214 16.11%
Hazlehurst city 4,400 4,387 -13 -0.30%
Heidelberg town 840 812 -28 -3.33%
Hernando city 6,812 12,318 5,506 80.83%
Hickory Flat town 565 556 -9 -1.59%
Hickory town 499 509 10 2.00%
Hollandale city 3,437 2,962 -475 -13.82%
Holly Springs city 7,957 7,994 37 0.46%
Horn Lake city 14,099 24,669 10,570 74.97%
Houston city 4,079 3,877 -202 -4.95%
Indianola city 12,066 10,805 -1,261 -10.45%
Inverness town 1,153 1,001 -152 -13.18%
Isola town 768 684 -84 -10.94%
Itta Bena city 2,208 1,875 -333 -15.08%
Iuka city 3,059 2,938 -121 -3.96%
Jackson city 184,256 173,861 -10,395 -5.64%
Jonestown town 1,701 1,556 -145 -8.52%
Jumpertown town 404 407 3 0.74%
Kilmichael town 830 676 -154 -18.55%
Kosciusko city 7,372 7,371 -1 -0.01%
Kossuth village 170 174 4 2.35%
Lake town 408 406 -2 -0.49%
Lambert town 1,967 1,654 -313 -15.91%
Laurel city 18,393 18,693 300 1.63%
Leakesville town 1,026 1,025 -1 -0.10%
Learned town 50 47 -3 -6.00%
Leland city 5,502 4,790 -712 -12.94%
Lena town 167 164 -3 -1.80%
Lexington city 2,025 1,880 -145 -7.16%
Liberty town 633 670 37 5.85%
Long Beach city 17,320 12,234 -5,086 -29.36%
Louin town 339 336 -3 -0.88%
Louise town 315 285 -30 -9.52%
Louisville city 7,006 6,604 -402 -5.74%
Lucedale city 2,458 3,077 619 25.18%
Lula town 370 324 -46 -12.43%
Lumberton city 2,228 2,698 470 21.10%
Lyon town 418 368 -50 -11.96%
Maben town 803 764 -39 -4.86%
Macon city 2,461 2,744 283 11.50%
Madison city 14,692 17,681 2,989 20.34%
Magee city 4,200 4,332 132 3.14%
Magnolia city 2,071 2,090 19 0.92%
Mantachie town 1,107 1,119 12 1.08%
Mantee village 169 162 -7 -4.14%
Marietta town 248 245 -3 -1.21%
Marion town 1,305 1,497 192 14.71%
Marks city 1,551 1,721 170 10.96%
Mathiston town 720 696 -24 -3.33%
Mayersville town 795 645 -150 -18.87%
McComb city 13,337 13,684 347 2.60%
McCool town 182 190 8 4.40%
McLain town 603 595 -8 -1.33%
Meadville town 519 494 -25 -4.82%
Mendenhall city 2,555 2,553 -2 -0.08%
Meridian city 39,968 38,232 -1,736 -4.34%
Merigold town 664 599 -65 -9.79%
Metcalfe town 1,109 1,259 150 13.53%
Mize town 285 277 -8 -2.81%
Monticello town 1,726 1,699 -27 -1.56%
Montrose town 127 128 1 0.79%
Moorhead city 2,573 2,342 -231 -8.98%
Morgan City town 305 283 -22 -7.21%
Morton city 3,482 3,437 -45 -1.29%
Moss Point city 15,851 13,951 -1,900 -11.99%
Mound Bayou city 2,102 1,936 -166 -7.90%
Mount Olive town 893 965 72 8.06%
Myrtle town 407 564 157 38.57%
Natchez city 18,464 16,413 -2,051 -11.11%
Nettleton city 1,932 2,008 76 3.93%
New Albany city 7,607 8,178 571 7.51%
New Augusta town 715 693 -22 -3.08%
New Hebron town 447 436 -11 -2.46%
New Houlka town 710 692 -18 -2.54%
Newton city 3,699 3,674 -25 -0.68%
North Carrollton town 499 464 -35 -7.01%
Noxapater town 419 410 -9 -2.15%
Oakland town 586 601 15 2.56%
Ocean Springs city 17,225 17,149 -76 -0.44%
Okolona city 3,056 2,872 -184 -6.02%
Olive Branch city 21,054 31,830 10,776 51.18%
Osyka town 481 496 15 3.12%
Oxford city 11,756 17,265 5,509 46.86%
Pace town 364 357 -7 -1.92%
Pachuta town 245 233 -12 -4.90%
Paden village 106 105 -1 -0.94%
Pascagoula city 26,200 23,609 -2,591 -9.89%
Pass Christian city 6,579 3,993 -2,586 -39.31%
Pearl city 21,961 24,400 2,439 11.11%
Pelahatchie town 1,461 1,474 13 0.89%
Petal city 7,579 10,575 2,996 39.53%
Philadelphia city 7,303 7,977 674 9.23%
Picayune city 10,535 11,787 1,252 11.88%
Pickens town 1,325 1,200 -125 -9.43%
Pittsboro village 212 205 -7 -3.30%
Plantersville town 1,144 1,338 194 16.96%
Polkville town 132 643 511 387.12%
Pontotoc city 5,253 5,924 671 12.77%
Pope village 241 244 3 1.24%
Poplarville city 2,601 3,003 402 15.46%
Port Gibson city 1,840 1,668 -172 -9.35%
Potts Camp town 494 508 14 2.83%
Prentiss town 1,158 1,000 -158 -13.64%
Puckett village 354 356 2 0.56%
Purvis city 2,164 2,647 483 22.32%
Quitman city 2,463 2,320 -143 -5.81%
Raleigh town 1,255 1,230 -25 -1.99%
Raymond city 1,664 1,663 -1 -0.06%
Renova town 623 577 -46 -7.38%
Richland city 6,027 7,258 1,231 20.42%
Richton town 1,038 1,005 -33 -3.18%
Ridgeland city 20,173 21,509 1,336 6.62%
Rienzi town 330 325 -5 -1.52%
Ripley city 5,478 5,646 168 3.07%
Rolling Fork city 2,486 2,082 -404 -16.25%
Rosedale city 2,414 2,330 -84 -3.48%
Roxie town 569 557 -12 -2.11%
Ruleville city 3,234 2,831 -403 -12.46%
Sallis town 114 108 -6 -5.26%
Saltillo city 3,393 4,279 886 26.11%
Sandersville town 789 807 18 2.28%
Sardis town 2,038 2,009 -29 -1.42%
Satartia village 68 66 -2 -2.94%
Schlater town 388 352 -36 -9.28%
Scooba town 632 582 -50 -7.91%
Sebastopol town 233 234 1 0.43%
Seminary town 335 352 17 5.07%
Senatobia city 6,682 7,398 716 10.72%
Shannon town 1,657 1,761 104 6.28%
Shaw city 2,312 2,135 -177 -7.66%
Shelby city 2,926 2,600 -326 -11.14%
Sherman town 548 623 75 13.69%
Shubuta town 651 636 -15 -2.30%
Shuqualak town 562 524 -38 -6.76%
Sidon town 672 566 -106 -15.77%
Silver City town 337 298 -39 -11.57%
Silver Creek town 209 235 26 12.44%
Slate Springs village 121 120 -1 -0.83%
Sledge town 529 453 -76 -14.37%
Smithville town 882 868 -14 -1.59%
Snow Lake Shores town 300 294 -6 -2.00%
Soso town 379 387 8 2.11%
Southaven city 28,977 44,076 15,099 52.11%
Starkville city 21,869 24,187 2,318 10.60%
State Line town 555 546 -9 -1.62%
Stonewall town 1,149 1,075 -74 -6.44%
Sturgis town 206 188 -18 -8.74%
Summit town 1,428 1,624 196 13.73%
Sumner town 407 349 -58 -14.25%
Sumrall town 1,005 1,352 347 34.53%
Sunflower town 696 1,166 470 67.53%
Sylvarena village 120 117 -3 -2.50%
Taylor village 289 309 20 6.92%
Taylorsville town 1,341 1,265 -76 -5.67%
Tchula town 2,332 2,215 -117 -5.02%
Terry town 664 825 161 24.25%
Thaxton town 513 601 88 17.15%
Tishomingo town 316 311 -5 -1.58%
Toccopola town 189 283 94 49.74%
Tremont town 390 393 3 0.77%
Tunica town 1,132 1,070 -62 -5.48%
Tupelo city 34,211 36,233 2,022 5.91%
Tutwiler town 1,364 1,247 -117 -8.58%
Tylertown town 1,910 1,918 8 0.42%
Union town 2,021 2,093 72 3.56%
Utica town 966 909 -57 -5.90%
Vaiden town 840 880 40 4.76%
Vardaman town 1,065 1,010 -55 -5.16%
Verona city 3,334 3,394 60 1.80%
Vicksburg city 26,407 24,974 -1,433 -5.43%
Walnut Grove town 488 1,476 988 202.46%
Walnut town 754 752 -2 -0.27%
Walthall village 170 162 -8 -4.71%
Water Valley city 3,677 3,951 274 7.45%
Waveland city 6,674 5,249 -1,425 -21.35%
Waynesboro city 5,197 5,647 450 8.66%
Webb town 587 492 -95 -16.18%
Weir town 553 504 -49 -8.86%
Wesson town 1,693 1,673 -20 -1.18%
West Point city 12,145 11,292 -853 -7.02%
West town 220 193 -27 -12.27%
Wiggins city 3,849 4,901 1,052 27.33%
Winona city 5,482 4,524 -958 -17.48%
Winstonville town 319 291 -28 -8.78%
Woodland village 159 154 -5 -3.14%
Woodville town 1,192 1,161 -31 -2.60%
Yazoo City city 14,550 11,425 -3,125 -21.48%

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau