COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
Mississippi is 167% larger than Rhode Island. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $31,349 higher.
MISSISSIPPIRHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,101,801+167% vs Rhode Island
Population density631,066−1,003
Population growth-0.2%4.3%−4.5 pts
Median age38.640.6−2.0
Male48.5%49.1%−0.6 pts
Female51.5%50.9%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%15.3%−12.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%68.0%−12.8 pts
Black36.3%4.9%+31.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%17.7%−14.0 pts
Asian1.0%3.5%−2.5 pts
Other3.7%5.9%−2.2 pts
Median household income$56,447$87,796−$31,349
Per capita income$31,549$47,150−$15,601
Poverty rate18.9%11.2%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%37.7%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree9.9%15.4%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.8%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%65.0%−7.6 pts
Median home value$169,800$404,200−$234,400
Median gross rent$954$1,342−$388
Owner-occupied70.0%63.6%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%9.1%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%45.4%−1.7 pts
Average commute25.625.5+0.1
Worked from home5.9%13.0%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.7%−1.5 pts
Uninsured11.0%4.4%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024