US church locations from public map data: church office contacts, fields, by-state counts and prices.
How many churches are in Mississippi?
Mississippi had 7,182 congregations of all faiths in the 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2022).
For its population, Mississippi has more church locations on public maps than any other state: 328.4 per 100,000 residents, number 1 of 51 (states and DC) and about two and a half times the US rate of 129.3. Overture Maps places (release of 2026-09-23) lists ~9,700 church locations in the state, 2.2% of the US total. That is 35% above the census figure, number 11 of 51 for the size of the gap in percentage terms.
Probably part of that gap is listings nobody has updated. Only 75% of Mississippi's church listings are marked open by their source, against 83% nationally, so more of them have no status at all and some belong to churches that have closed.
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 7,182 congregations of all faiths in Mississippi.
7,182Mississippi has 328.4 church locations per 100,000 residents, number 1 of 51 (states and DC).
328.4Overture Maps lists ~9,700 church locations in Mississippi, 35% more than the census figure.
~9,70059% of Mississippi church listings name a website, against 77% for the US.
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Where churches in Mississippi are
Jackson has the most church locations, but only 5.3% of the state's total. Meridian, Hattiesburg and Gulfport follow, each with fewer than half of Jackson's count.
| City | Listed on public maps |
|---|---|
| Jackson | ~520 |
| Meridian | ~220 |
| Hattiesburg | ~220 |
| Gulfport | ~190 |
| Columbus | ~180 |
| Tupelo | ~160 |
| Laurel | ~160 |
| Vicksburg | ~150 |
| Greenville | ~140 |
| Natchez | ~130 |
| Moss Point | ~120 |
| Starkville | ~120 |
| Brookhaven | ~100 |
| Biloxi | ~100 |
| Corinth | ~100 |
Counts are rounded.
The Gulf Coast has three rows (Gulfport, Moss Point and Biloxi), and the Mississippi River towns of Vicksburg, Natchez and Greenville are all in the table. Even so, the 15 cities hold just 27% of the state's church locations; roughly three in four Mississippi church listings are in smaller towns and rural areas.
Mississippi compared with the US
Baptist tags make up a much larger part of Mississippi's map than of the US map: about three in ten of the state's listings, against about one in six nationally, going by the table below and the US table on the church statistics page. Pentecostal comes ahead of Roman Catholic, the reverse of the national order.
Map category tags, not denominational shares.
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Christian, tradition not given | ~5,600 |
| Baptist | ~2,900 |
| Religious organization with a worship name | ~660 |
| Pentecostal | ~230 |
| Roman Catholic | ~150 |
| Anglican or Episcopal | ~60 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | ~20 |
| Methodist | ~10 |
Counts are rounded.
Fewer Mississippi listings name a website than in the US as a whole: 59%, against 77%. The list will carry only emails that churches publish themselves, so expect a smaller share of Mississippi rows to have one.
Questions about churches in Mississippi
How many churches are in Mississippi? The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 7,182 congregations of all faiths. Public maps list ~9,700 church locations; read that as an upper bound, since stale and repeated listings are counted.
Does Mississippi have the most churches per person? On public maps, yes: 328.4 church locations per 100,000 residents, the highest rate of the 50 states and DC. Alabama is second with 278.8.
Which city in Mississippi has the most churches? Jackson, followed by Meridian, Hattiesburg and Gulfport.
Is there a Mississippi church email list? Yes. You can order Mississippi churches as a state file from the order panel on this page. Each row holds one church location with the phone it publishes for itself and its email where it publishes one. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Mississippi
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations of all faiths in Mississippi | 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., ASARB), 2020_USRC_Summaries.xlsx | Data year 2020; published 2022; file dated June 2023 |
| Mississippi church locations, rank, share, cities, map tags, open and website shares | Overture Maps places, release 2026-09-23.1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Church locations per 100,000 residents (Mississippi, Alabama, US) and rank | Overture Maps places; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-09-23; July 1, 2025 |
| Map count against the census figure, and its rank | Our comparison of the census and map counts for the 50 states and DC | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Which listings are closed churches. With fewer listings marked open, this matters more in Mississippi.
Baptist bodies. The tag doesn't separate Southern Baptist from National Baptist or Missionary Baptist churches.
Rural churches with no listing. Some country churches are not on the map.
Size. A church of 30 and a church of 3,000 count once each.
LimitsDownload the data
churches-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-03
nodilist.com, "How many churches are in Mississippi?", church locations from Overture Maps places release 2026-09-23.1 with the 2020 U.S. Religion Census congregation count, https://nodilist.com/churches/mississippi/.
- churches-register-2026-10.csv: church locations on public maps for Mississippi, every other state and DC, with rates per 100,000 residents, shares of the US and ranks.
The census figures are copyright ASARB, so only our map counts are in the file. Contains data from Overture Maps Foundation, licensed under CDLA Permissive 2.0.