The 10 Whitest Cities In Mississippi For 2023


The whitest cities in Mississippi are Long Beach and Waveland for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Mississippi research summary. We analyzed Mississippi’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Mississippi based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Mississippi is Long Beach based on the most recent Census data.

  • Long Beach is 84.33% White.

  • The least White city in Mississippi is Jackson.

  • Jackson is 14.53% White.

  • Mississippi is 56.0% White.

  • Mississippi is the 39th Whitest state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Mississippi. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Mississippi. In particular, we ranked each place in Mississippi by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Mississippi?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Mississippi for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Mississippi for 2023:

  1. Long Beach
  2. Waveland
  3. Ocean Springs
  4. Booneville
  5. Hernando
  6. Brandon
  7. Madison
  8. Petal
  9. Corinth
  10. Bay St. Louis

What is the whitest city in Mississippi for 2023? According to the most recent census data Long Beach ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Jackson is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

For more Mississippi reading, check out:

The 10 Whitest Cities In Mississippi For 2023

1. Long Beach

Long Beach, MS

Source: Flickr User Dave Bezaire | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 16,654
% White: 84.33%
More on Long Beach: Data | Real Estate

2. Waveland

Waveland, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,063
% White: 82.53%
More on Waveland: Data | Real Estate

3. Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs, MS

Source: Flickr User Brian Leon of Ottawa | CC BY-ND 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 18,275
% White: 78.97%
More on Ocean Springs: Data | Real Estate

4. Booneville

Booneville, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,702
% White: 77.41%
More on Booneville: Data | Real Estate

5. Hernando

Hernando, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 16,730
% White: 77.2%
More on Hernando: Data | Real Estate

6. Brandon

Brandon, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Ditch Fisher | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 24,887
% White: 77.14%
More on Brandon: Data | Real Estate

7. Madison

Madison, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Pmsyyz | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 27,459
% White: 76.81%
More on Madison: Data | Real Estate

8. Petal

Petal, MS

Source: City Of Petal
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 11,342
% White: 75.72%
More on Petal: Data | Real Estate

9. Corinth

Corinth, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Ron Cogswell | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 14,545
% White: 71.96%
More on Corinth: Data | Real Estate

10. Bay St. Louis

Bay St. Louis, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,568
% White: 70.46%
More on Bay St. Louis: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Mississippi for 2023

To rank the whitest places in Mississippi, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.

We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Mississippi.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 60 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 84.3% to 14.5%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Long Beach took the distinction of being the most White, while Jackson was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Mississippi.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Mississippi ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Mississippi

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Mississippi. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Mississippi.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Mississippi:

  1. Jackson
  2. Greenville
  3. Clarksdale

For more Mississippi reading, check out:

White Population By City In Mississippi

Rank City % White Population
1 Long Beach 84.33% 16,654
2 Waveland 82.53% 7,063
3 Ocean Springs 78.97% 18,275
4 Booneville 77.41% 8,702
5 Hernando 77.2% 16,730
6 Brandon 77.14% 24,887
7 Madison 76.81% 27,459
8 Petal 75.72% 11,342
9 Corinth 71.96% 14,545
10 Bay St. Louis 70.46% 9,568
11 Richland 70.04% 7,126
12 Oxford 66.39% 25,859
13 D’iberville 61.53% 12,736
14 Pearl 60.74% 27,017
15 Amory 60.36% 6,665
16 Biloxi 60.36% 49,061
17 Starkville 59.25% 24,578
18 Flowood 59.24% 10,019
19 Southaven 58.79% 54,141
20 Olive Branch 56.2% 39,136
21 Senatobia 56.17% 8,075
22 New Albany 55.01% 7,657
23 Tupelo 54.93% 37,872
24 Picayune 54.22% 11,777
25 Clinton 53.05% 27,830
26 Ripley 52.97% 5,412
27 Gautier 52.88% 18,932
28 Columbia 52.03% 5,998
29 Gulfport 49.95% 72,468
30 Ridgeland 49.17% 24,330
31 Pontotoc 48.82% 5,621
32 Batesville 48.38% 7,404
33 Pascagoula 45.71% 22,001
34 Kosciusko 43.03% 7,128
35 Horn Lake 42.12% 26,623
36 Grenada 40.88% 12,675
37 Philadelphia 40.69% 7,107
38 Carthage 40.32% 5,622
39 Cleveland 38.99% 11,285
40 Brookhaven 37.44% 11,855
41 Hattiesburg 37.29% 47,074
42 Forest 35.96% 5,464
43 Columbus 34.8% 23,858
44 West Point 33.35% 10,148
45 Louisville 33.12% 6,108
46 Natchez 31.58% 14,435
47 Laurel 30.19% 17,375
48 Meridian 28.94% 35,625
49 Vicksburg 27.0% 21,748
50 Greenwood 24.01% 14,521
51 Mccomb 22.73% 12,400
52 Byram 22.27% 12,591
53 Canton 19.65% 10,955
54 Holly Springs 18.48% 6,743
55 Moss Point 17.63% 12,282
56 Indianola 16.64% 9,679
57 Yazoo City 16.46% 10,887
58 Clarksdale 16.19% 15,124
59 Greenville 15.48% 30,175
60 Jackson 14.53% 156,803
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