The 10 Best Cities For Hippies In Mississippi For 2024


The hippiest cities in Mississippi are Louisville and Louisville for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

You might think that the whole hippie movement has faded away, but the truth is, there are plenty of hippies out there in Mississippi.

While they aren’t necessarily in your face all the time with war protests, and the next Woodstock isn’t being planned any time soon, we thought it would be fun to look at which cities in the Magnolia State where the most hippies would live.

And, after crunching the data, you know what? It was spot on.

How do you decide where the most hippies live? By the number of yoga studios, organic markets, and most importantly, where the liberals live in droves.

Using those criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where hippies might live in Mississippi, and then put out a list.

So, put on your tie-dye shirt and sandals as you go through this list with us.


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


The 10 Cities In Mississippi With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2024

  1. Louisville
  2. Louisville
  3. Petal
  4. Flowood
  5. D’Iberville
  6. Ridgeland
  7. Waveland
  8. Oxford
  9. Batesville
  10. Senatobia

Best Places For Hippies In Mississippi Map

What’s the hippiest city in Mississippi? The hippiest city in Mississippi is Louisville.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, Young Flower Child.

Louisville, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,498
% Liberal: 46.9%
More on Louisville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Louisville, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,498
% Liberal: 46.9%
More on Louisville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Petal, MS

Source: City Of Petal
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 10,675
% Liberal: 43.9%
More on Petal: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Flowood, MS

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-SA-2.5
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,218
% Liberal: 23.4%
More on Flowood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 10,161
% Liberal: 36.5%
More on D’iberville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ridgeland, MS

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 24,209
% Liberal: 41.8%
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Waveland, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,463
% Liberal: 22.8%
More on Waveland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Oxford, MS

Source: Wikipedia User The original uploader was Enjoybeta at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 20,200
% Liberal: 41.5%
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Batesville, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,436
% Liberal: 54.0%
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Senatobia, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,063
% Liberal: 39.8%
More on Senatobia: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the most beatnik city in Mississippi

In order to rank the best cities for hippies in Mississippi, we used Saturday Night Science to determine what criteria defines a hippie.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the Google Places API, the Census’s 2018-2022 American Community Survey, and Voter Registration data, this is the criteria we used:

  • Number of yoga studios per capita
  • Number of organic markets per capita
  • Number of pet adoption centers per capita
  • Number of vegan restaurants per capita
  • Number of thrift stores per capita
  • Each city’s liberal voting population

For the sake of getting reliable numbers on places, we counted any place within a ~4.5 mile radius of a city’s center. The average city in the United States is about 18 square miles.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a city. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 63 in each category, where 1 was the most hippie.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a hippie index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest hippie index the “Best City for Hippies In Mississippi.” We’re looking at you, Louisville.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in hippie central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from hippiest to most square.

Summary: The Hippies Of Mississippi

If you’re measuring the locations in Mississippi where there are lots of liberals, and there are many options for vegan food, yoga and thrift stores, this is an accurate list.

The most hippie cities in Mississippi are Louisville, Louisville, Petal, Flowood, D’Iberville, Ridgeland, Waveland, Oxford, Batesville, and Senatobia.

If you’re curious, here are the most square places in Mississippi:

  1. Gautier
  2. Pascagoula
  3. Kosciusko

For more Mississippi reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Most Hippie Cities In Mississippi

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 Louisville 6,498 46.9%
2 Louisville 6,498 46.9%
3 Petal 10,675 43.9%
4 Flowood 8,218 23.4%
5 D’iberville 10,161 36.5%
6 Ridgeland 24,209 41.8%
7 Waveland 6,463 22.8%
8 Oxford 20,200 41.5%
9 Batesville 7,436 54.0%
10 Senatobia 8,063 39.8%
11 Greenwood 15,873 71.4%
12 Hattiesburg 46,629 43.9%
13 Tupelo 35,345 35.6%
14 Madison 24,871 41.8%
15 Natchez 15,563 58.7%
16 Cleveland 12,318 68.6%
17 Mccomb 12,771 53.7%
18 Indianola 10,426 73.0%
19 Meridian 40,809 42.1%
20 Bay St. Louis 10,313 22.8%
21 Horn Lake 26,486 32.8%
22 Columbus 23,483 49.3%
23 Richland 7,012 23.4%
24 Picayune 10,838 19.7%
25 Long Beach 15,224 36.5%
26 Ocean Springs 17,446 32.2%
27 New Albany 8,291 24.1%
28 Clarksdale 17,497 73.9%
29 Grenada 12,951 46.7%
30 Starkville 24,457 50.2%
31 Corinth 14,797 23.7%
32 Columbia 6,446 34.5%
33 Louisville 6,498 46.9%
34 Southaven 50,389 32.8%
35 Brookhaven 12,499 33.3%
36 Vicksburg 23,559 50.4%
37 Jackson 173,631 71.5%
38 Laurel 18,720 30.5%
39 Holly Springs 7,585 59.4%
40 Gulfport 69,913 36.5%
41 Hernando 14,723 32.8%
42 Moss Point 13,690 32.2%
43 Biloxi 44,527 36.5%
44 Brandon 22,616 23.4%
45 Greenville 33,518 70.9%
46 Forest 5,719 44.9%
47 Olive Branch 34,543 32.8%
48 Diamondhead 8,275 22.8%
49 Byram 11,609 71.5%
50 Canton 13,321 41.8%
51 Philadelphia 7,446 28.0%
52 Pearl 26,105 23.4%
53 Aberdeen 5,492 41.7%
54 West Point 11,200 60.6%
55 Amory 7,197 41.7%
56 Clinton 25,486 71.5%
57 Booneville 8,775 28.1%
58 Forest 5,719 44.9%
59 Ripley 5,349 25.3%
60 Pontotoc 5,754 22.6%
61 Kosciusko 7,302 43.2%
62 Pascagoula 22,239 32.2%
63 Gautier 18,581 32.2%
About Chris Kolmar

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