Are you looking for love in Mississippi?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Mississippian?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Mississippi, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Magnolia State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Mississippi? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
26.0 median age · 16.0% married households
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Oktibbeha County, MississippiStarkville is a city in and the county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. The Starkville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Oktibbeha County. The population was 23,888 at the 2010 census.
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30.3 median age · 17.0% married households
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Lafayette County, MississippiOxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract.
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36.6 median age · 16.0% married households
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Harrison County, MississippiBiloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054, and in 2016 the estimated population was 45,975. Along with the adjoining city of Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County. It was first settled by French colonists.
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34.5 median age · 21.0% married households
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Rankin County, MississippiJackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital city and largest urban center of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is the primary seat of Hinds County, equally sharing its county power with Raymond, Mississippi. The City of Jackson also owns more than 3,000 acres comprising Jackson-Medgar Evers International Airport in Rankin County. Jackson is on the Pearl River, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico, and it is part of the Jackson Prairie region of the state. The city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president.
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35.9 median age · 20.0% married households
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Jackson County, MississippiPascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.
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35.7 median age · 24.0% married households
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Bolivar County, MississippiCleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 United States Census.
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35.7 median age · 23.0% married households
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Madison County, MississippiRidgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi. The population was 24,047 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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35.0 median age · 19.0% married households
D’Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, immediately north of Biloxi, across the Back Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 9,486. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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36.2 median age · 13.0% married households
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DeSoto County, MississippiSouthaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and a principal city in the Memphis metropolitan area. The 2010 census reported a population of 48,982, making Southaven the third-largest city in Mississippi. Southaven is traversed from north to south by the I-55/I-69 freeway. The city’s name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis.
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43.3 median age · 20.0% married households
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Jackson County, MississippiOcean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately 2 miles east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,225 at the 2000 U.S. Census. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city of Ocean Springs had a population of 17,442.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Mississippi anyways?
To give you the places in Mississippi which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Mississippi, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Mississippi, that meant a total of 41 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Mississippi.
Read on to see why Starkville is the talk of the town while Brookhaven is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Mississippi
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starkville | 6.80 | 25,721 | 26.0 | 16.0% | 20.4% |
| 2 | Oxford | 11.90 | 26,411 | 30.3 | 17.0% | 19.9% |
| 3 | Biloxi | 13.80 | 48,861 | 36.6 | 16.0% | 31.6% |
| 4 | Jackson | 14.00 | 146,631 | 34.5 | 21.0% | 27.3% |
| 5 | Pascagoula | 14.70 | 21,710 | 35.9 | 20.0% | 32.2% |
| 6 | Cleveland | 15.10 | 10,623 | 35.7 | 24.0% | 29.7% |
| 7 | Ridgeland | 15.50 | 24,587 | 35.7 | 23.0% | 27.2% |
| 8 | D’Iberville | 15.90 | 13,203 | 35.0 | 19.0% | 34.9% |
| 9 | Southaven | 16.10 | 56,226 | 36.2 | 13.0% | 38.7% |
| 10 | Ocean Springs | 16.10 | 18,646 | 43.3 | 20.0% | 27.1% |
| 11 | Gulfport | 16.20 | 73,003 | 38.0 | 16.0% | 29.6% |
| 12 | Hattiesburg | 16.90 | 48,619 | 29.4 | 17.0% | 26.7% |
| 13 | Horn Lake | 17.40 | 26,647 | 33.5 | 18.0% | 33.2% |
| 14 | Picayune | 17.40 | 11,900 | 41.8 | 12.0% | 28.9% |
| 15 | Canton | 17.90 | 10,811 | 35.2 | 17.0% | 22.3% |
| 16 | Clarksdale | 18.40 | 14,231 | 34.9 | 22.0% | 34.3% |
| 17 | McComb | 19.00 | 12,049 | 36.3 | 16.0% | 27.9% |
| 18 | Long Beach | 19.40 | 17,009 | 39.6 | 17.0% | 29.6% |
| 19 | Greenwood | 19.50 | 14,086 | 37.0 | 24.0% | 27.5% |
| 20 | Columbus | 19.60 | 23,348 | 41.1 | 16.0% | 21.2% |
| 21 | Olive Branch | 20.20 | 47,019 | 38.0 | 13.0% | 36.0% |
| 22 | Laurel | 20.20 | 17,679 | 35.1 | 21.0% | 30.0% |
| 23 | Pearl | 21.10 | 27,737 | 36.4 | 29.0% | 31.5% |
| 24 | Vicksburg | 21.20 | 20,589 | 38.8 | 22.0% | 25.5% |
| 25 | Meridian | 21.40 | 34,137 | 39.4 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 26 | Bay St. Louis | 22.00 | 10,188 | 53.3 | 23.0% | 19.1% |
| 27 | Greenville | 22.60 | 28,166 | 37.8 | 24.0% | 28.5% |
| 28 | Corinth | 23.00 | 14,323 | 41.9 | 22.0% | 27.7% |
| 29 | Grenada | 23.10 | 12,375 | 37.4 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 30 | Hernando | 24.70 | 17,949 | 38.6 | 19.0% | 41.2% |
| 31 | Tupelo | 25.70 | 37,791 | 38.3 | 28.0% | 28.8% |
| 32 | Natchez | 26.30 | 14,192 | 38.3 | 23.0% | 31.1% |
| 33 | Gautier | 26.80 | 19,046 | 37.9 | 23.0% | 34.5% |
| 34 | Byram | 28.70 | 12,799 | 41.7 | 36.0% | 30.6% |
| 35 | Madison | 29.30 | 27,946 | 41.7 | 40.0% | 35.1% |
| 36 | Moss Point | 29.40 | 11,957 | 44.6 | 23.0% | 28.1% |
| 37 | Clinton | 29.50 | 27,195 | 35.3 | 29.0% | 36.6% |
| 38 | Flowood | 29.80 | 10,587 | 39.5 | 34.0% | 22.6% |
| 39 | Petal | 30.50 | 11,294 | 37.0 | 32.0% | 41.7% |
| 40 | Brandon | 30.80 | 25,542 | 40.6 | 37.0% | 34.6% |
| 41 | Brookhaven | 33.10 | 11,650 | 42.5 | 27.0% | 29.5% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 41 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Mississippi For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Mississippi ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Mississippi are Starkville, Oxford, Biloxi, Jackson, Pascagoula, Cleveland, Ridgeland, D’Iberville, Southaven, and Ocean Springs.
