COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs New Hampshire
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
New Hampshire
Mississippi is 111% larger than New Hampshire. New Hampshire earns more, with a median household income $42,584 higher.
MISSISSIPPINEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,394,868+111% vs New Hampshire
Population density63156−93
Population growth-0.2%4.6%−4.8 pts
Median age38.643.3−4.7
Male48.5%49.9%−1.4 pts
Female51.5%50.1%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%6.1%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%86.9%−31.7 pts
Black36.3%1.3%+35.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%4.7%−1.0 pts
Asian1.0%2.6%−1.6 pts
Other3.7%4.5%−0.7 pts
Median household income$56,447$99,031−$42,584
Per capita income$31,549$52,798−$21,249
Poverty rate18.9%7.2%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%40.6%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%16.1%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.3%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation57.4%66.3%−8.8 pts
Median home value$169,800$402,500−$232,700
Median gross rent$954$1,491−$537
Owner-occupied70.0%72.8%−2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%14.3%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%45.7%−2.0 pts
Average commute25.626.7−1.0
Worked from home5.9%16.8%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.0%5.3%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024