Gayest places in Mississippi research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Mississippi with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
2.3% gay households · #1 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Oxford 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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2.0% gay households · #2 gayest in Mississippi
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1.4% gay households · #3 gayest in Mississippi
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Pike County, Mississippi
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1.4% gay households · #4 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Scott County, Mississippi
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1.4% gay households · #5 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Pearl River County, Mississippi
Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi. The population was 10,878 at the 2010 census. Picayune was added to the New Orleans metropolitan area in 2014, however it remains its own town respectively. The city is located approximately 45 miles from New Orleans, Hattiesburg and Gulfport-Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center is 10 miles away.
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1.4% gay households · #6 gayest in Mississippi
Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as “Rivire des Yazous” in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river’s mouth. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson-Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, the population was 11,403.
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1.3% gay households · #7 gayest in Mississippi
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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1.3% gay households · #8 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Jackson County, Mississippi
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1.2% gay households · #9 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Harrison County, Mississippi
Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,792.
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1.2% gay households · #10 gayest in Mississippi
Located in
Jackson County, Mississippi
Pascagoula 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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How we determined the gayest places in Mississippi for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Mississippi, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 85 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Oxford ended up being the most gay place with 2.3% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Mississippi.
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Gayest Places In Mississippi
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | 9,955 | 233 | 2.3% |
| 2 | Newton | 1,243 | 25 | 2.0% |
| 3 | McComb | 5,091 | 73 | 1.4% |
| 4 | Forest | 1,682 | 24 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Picayune | 4,544 | 64 | 1.4% |
| 6 | Yazoo City | 4,000 | 56 | 1.4% |
| 7 | D’Iberville | 5,035 | 67 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Moss Point | 4,938 | 65 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Long Beach | 6,983 | 87 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Pascagoula | 8,734 | 102 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Gulfport | 29,287 | 299 | 1.0% |
| 12 | Tupelo | 15,553 | 157 | 1.0% |
| 13 | Ripley | 2,229 | 22 | 1.0% |
| 14 | New Albany | 2,851 | 27 | 0.9% |
| 15 | Petal | 4,022 | 38 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Ocean Springs | 8,202 | 75 | 0.9% |
| 17 | Leland | 1,697 | 15 | 0.9% |
| 18 | Corinth | 6,470 | 54 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Ridgeland | 10,782 | 84 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Hazlehurst | 1,161 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Pearl | 11,249 | 83 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Hattiesburg | 20,659 | 148 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Diamondhead | 4,025 | 28 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Olive Branch | 17,181 | 113 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Senatobia | 2,982 | 19 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Pontotoc | 2,086 | 13 | 0.6% |
| 27 | Biloxi | 19,914 | 121 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Crystal Springs | 1,675 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Laurel | 6,675 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 30 | Amory | 2,678 | 14 | 0.5% |
| 31 | Greenville | 11,249 | 58 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Vicksburg | 7,942 | 40 | 0.5% |
| 33 | Pass Christian | 2,481 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Houston | 1,472 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Jackson | 61,415 | 289 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Starkville | 12,004 | 56 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Waveland | 3,223 | 14 | 0.4% |
| 38 | Natchez | 5,856 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 39 | Clinton | 10,018 | 34 | 0.3% |
| 40 | Bay St. Louis | 5,088 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 41 | Baldwyn | 1,350 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Madison | 9,759 | 28 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Brookhaven | 4,640 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 44 | Columbia | 2,445 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 45 | Grenada | 4,946 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 46 | Gautier | 7,397 | 14 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Southaven | 21,251 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Brandon | 9,269 | 14 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Meridian | 14,559 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Cleveland | 4,283 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 51 | West Point | 4,147 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Okolona | 1,124 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 53 | Indianola | 3,493 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Waynesboro | 1,825 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Clarksdale | 5,873 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Florence | 1,715 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Hernando | 6,943 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 58 | Ellisville | 1,356 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Byram | 5,200 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Flowood | 4,684 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Verona | 1,079 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Carthage | 1,458 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Louisville | 2,552 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Lucedale | 1,122 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Batesville | 2,791 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Booneville | 3,321 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Winona | 1,678 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Holly Springs | 2,494 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Morton | 1,005 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Wiggins | 1,493 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Fulton | 1,476 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Water Valley | 1,249 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Canton | 4,811 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Iuka | 1,371 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Aberdeen | 2,289 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Macon | 1,202 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Richland | 2,867 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Magee | 1,264 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Philadelphia | 2,746 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Flora | 1,026 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Kosciusko | 2,453 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Saltillo | 2,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Columbus | 10,006 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Horn Lake | 10,072 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Greenwood | 5,373 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Mississippi For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Mississippi, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Mississippi are Oxford, Newton, McComb, Forest, Picayune, Yazoo City, D’Iberville, Moss Point, Long Beach, and Pascagoula. Not sold on Mississippi? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
