COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Minnesota
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Minnesota
Mississippi is 49% smaller than Minnesota. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $32,615 higher. Minnesota has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIMINNESOTADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7795,739,445−49% vs Minnesota
Population density6372−9
Population growth-0.2%7.6%−7.8 pts
Median age38.638.8−0.2
Male48.5%50.1%−1.6 pts
Female51.5%49.9%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%8.7%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%75.9%−20.7 pts
Black36.3%6.9%+29.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%6.4%−2.6 pts
Asian1.0%5.1%−4.1 pts
Other3.7%5.7%−2.0 pts
Median household income$56,447$89,062−$32,615
Per capita income$31,549$48,237−$16,688
Poverty rate18.9%9.3%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.453+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%39.4%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree9.9%13.8%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.1%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation57.4%68.1%−10.7 pts
Median home value$169,800$329,300−$159,500
Median gross rent$954$1,280−$326
Owner-occupied70.0%72.2%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%9.3%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%45.3%−1.7 pts
Average commute25.622.7+3.0
Worked from home5.9%17.6%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured11.0%4.7%+6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024