COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs North Dakota
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
North Dakota
Mississippi is 275% larger than North Dakota. North Dakota earns more, with a median household income $20,210 higher. North Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPINORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,779784,841+275% vs North Dakota
Population density6311+51
Population growth-0.2%15.8%−16.0 pts
Median age38.635.9+2.7
Male48.5%51.2%−2.7 pts
Female51.5%48.8%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.7%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%81.7%−26.5 pts
Black36.3%3.3%+33.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%4.7%−0.9 pts
Asian1.0%1.6%−0.6 pts
Other3.7%8.7%−4.9 pts
Median household income$56,447$76,657−$20,210
Per capita income$31,549$43,389−$11,840
Poverty rate18.9%10.8%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%32.7%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree9.9%9.7%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%2.8%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%68.6%−11.2 pts
Median home value$169,800$249,900−$80,100
Median gross rent$954$954Even
Owner-occupied70.0%62.9%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%12.3%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%36.3%+7.3 pts
Average commute25.617.9+7.7
Worked from home5.9%8.1%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.5%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024