These Are The 10 Mississippi Cities With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

The Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

According to the most recent American Community Survey, there are now some 6.3M more Hispanics living in America than in 2010.

That’s the largest absolute growth and a 14.9% increase. The percentage growth is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition.

But how has the increase impacted Mississippi? Where cities and towns in Mississippi have seen the greatest increase in it’s Hispanic population?

Turns out there’s been a 24.2% increase in the Hispanic population in Mississippi.

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Mississippi with the largest Hispanic population in 2018:

1. Forest (Photos)
2. Pontotoc (Photos)
3. Ripley (Photos)
4. Pascagoula (Photos)
5. Richland
6. New Albany (Photos)
7. Ocean Springs
8. Gautier
9. Biloxi
10. Horn Lake (Photos)

Forest took the number one over all spot for the largest Hispanic population in Mississippi for 2018.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Mississippi ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Hispanic, check out the best places to live in Mississippi or the most diverse places in Mississippi.

How We Determined The Cities In Mississippi With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Mississippi.

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

Specifically, 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*

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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 percent of residents that are Hispanic. The percentages ranked from 21.6% to 0.0%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Hispanic population with a higher score being more Hispanic than a lower score. Forest took the distinction of being the most Hispanic, while Clarksdale was the least Hispanic city.

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

1. Forest

Population: 5,700
% Hispanic: 21.58%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 1,230
Percent Change Since 2010: -5.53%

2. Pontotoc

Population: 5,906
% Hispanic: 14.51%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 857
Percent Change Since 2010: -22.72%

3. Ripley

Population: 5,336
% Hispanic: 13.62%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 727
Percent Change Since 2010: 90.81%

4. Pascagoula

Population: 22,163
% Hispanic: 11.04%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 2,447
Percent Change Since 2010: -4.75%

5. Richland

Population: 7,069
% Hispanic: 10.09%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 713
Percent Change Since 2010: 131.49%

6. New Albany

Population: 8,589
% Hispanic: 8.71%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 748
Percent Change Since 2010: 33.1%

7. Ocean Springs

Population: 17,547
% Hispanic: 8.65%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 1,517
Percent Change Since 2010: 307.8%

8. Gautier

Population: 18,541
% Hispanic: 7.83%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 1,452
Percent Change Since 2010: 62.23%

9. Biloxi

Population: 45,271
% Hispanic: 7.81%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 3,534
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.6%

10. Horn Lake

Population: 26,785
% Hispanic: 6.69%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 1,792
Percent Change Since 2010: -23.42%

There You Have It – Hispanic Populations Across Mississippi

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Hispanic populations across Mississippi according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

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

1. Clarksdale
2. Brookhaven
3. Batesville

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Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Mississippi

City	Rank	Population	% Hispanic
Forest	1	5,700	21.58%
Pontotoc	2	5,906	14.51%
Ripley	3	5,336	13.62%
Pascagoula	4	22,163	11.04%
Richland	5	7,069	10.09%
New Albany	6	8,589	8.71%
Ocean Springs	7	17,547	8.65%
Gautier	8	18,541	7.83%
Biloxi	9	45,271	7.81%
Horn Lake	10	26,785	6.69%
Petal	11	10,736	6.56%
Gulfport	12	71,265	6.21%
D’Iberville	13	10,829	6.08%
Southaven	14	51,816	5.38%
Pearl	15	26,344	4.9%
Corinth	16	14,832	4.83%
Canton	17	13,504	4.56%
Laurel	18	18,806	4.39%
Olive Branch	19	35,508	4.29%
Ridgeland	20	24,338	4.24%
Clinton	21	25,411	4.23%
Senatobia	22	7,969	3.63%
Hernando	23	15,227	3.41%
Tupelo	24	38,856	3.4%
Brandon	25	23,186	3.39%
Bay St. Louis	26	11,448	3.33%
Philadelphia	27	7,399	3.12%
Hattiesburg	28	46,846	2.8%
Flowood	29	8,532	2.66%
Picayune	30	10,732	2.53%
Moss Point	31	13,652	2.45%
Vicksburg	32	23,320	2.44%
Columbia	33	6,292	2.4%
Natchez	34	15,345	2.2%
Oxford	35	21,634	2.14%
Long Beach	36	15,450	2.13%
Waveland	37	6,454	2.03%
Meridian	38	40,094	2.01%
Holly Springs	39	7,591	1.98%
Indianola	40	10,047	1.67%
Mccomb	41	12,732	1.64%
Louisville	42	6,373	1.47%
Kosciusko	43	7,208	1.43%
Columbus	44	24,833	1.37%
Jackson	45	172,039	1.32%
Starkville	46	25,011	1.28%
Yazoo City	47	11,336	1.16%
Booneville	48	8,764	1.05%
Madison	49	25,473	0.99%
Cleveland	50	12,346	0.91%
Byram	51	11,610	0.86%
Greenwood	52	14,780	0.84%
Greenville	53	32,612	0.48%
Aberdeen	54	5,427	0.44%
West Point	55	11,042	0.25%
Grenada	56	12,863	0.2%
Amory	57	7,110	0.2%
Batesville	58	7,402	0.18%
Brookhaven	59	12,418	0.04%
Clarksdale	60	16,994	0.0%