COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Mississippi is 35% smaller than Kentucky. Kentucky earns more, with a median household income $7,279 higher.
MISSISSIPPIKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7794,534,824−35% vs Kentucky
Population density63115−52
Population growth-0.2%3.8%−4.0 pts
Median age38.639.1−0.5
Male48.5%49.5%−1.0 pts
Female51.5%50.5%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.7%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%81.5%−26.4 pts
Black36.3%7.6%+28.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%5.0%−1.3 pts
Asian1.0%1.6%−0.6 pts
Other3.7%4.3%−0.6 pts
Median household income$56,447$63,726−$7,279
Per capita income$31,549$35,821−$4,272
Poverty rate18.9%16.1%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%27.6%−2.4 pts
Graduate degree9.9%11.3%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation57.4%59.7%−2.3 pts
Median home value$169,800$205,600−$35,800
Median gross rent$954$967−$13
Owner-occupied70.0%68.3%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%10.3%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%40.4%+3.2 pts
Average commute25.624.0+1.7
Worked from home5.9%10.2%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.6%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.0%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024