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STATE · ADMITTED 1817 · 2000 CENSUS

Mississippi

2,844,658 residents · 82 counties · 427 cities · 46,923 sq mi · 878 census tracts
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With 2,844,658 people, Mississippi is a state. The typical home is worth $64,700. 19.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $31,330 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,844,658
+11%since 1990
from 2,573,216 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
33.8
+8%since 1990
from 31.3 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
46,923 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.5M2.7M2.8M2.9M3.0M19902000201020202024Mississippi
20242.9M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.2%(204,364)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.6%(216,920)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.7%(218,742)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 198.2%(233,188)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247.5%(212,947)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.4%(381,798)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4415%(425,372)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5412.7%(361,981)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.6%(245,823)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.5%(185,710)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844%(114,922)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.5%(42,891)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$31,330
+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $20,136 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$15,853
+64%since 1990
from $9,648 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
19.9%
−5.3 ptssince 1990
from 25.2% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$64,700
+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $45,100 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$439
+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $309 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
72.3%
+0.8 ptssince 1990
from 71.5% in 1990
27.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic63.5%(1,632,884)
Black35.6%(915,858)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(14,745)
Asian0.5%(12,706)
2000
White, non-Hispanic60.7%(1,727,908)
Black36.2%(1,028,473)
Hispanic / Latino1.4%(39,569)
Asian0.6%(18,349)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(57,760)
Central American0.7%(19,328)
Puerto Rican0.3%(10,017)
Guatemalan0.3%(7,629)
Honduran0.3%(7,383)
South American0.2%(5,485)
Cuban0.1%(3,135)
Spaniard0.1%(2,860)
Dominican0.1%(1,956)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,674)
Colombian0.1%(1,604)
Peruvian0.1%(1,539)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(1,276)
Venezuelan0%(1,161)
Panamanian0%(879)
Ecuadorian0%(480)
Chilean0%(259)
Bolivian0%(107)
Argentine0%(82)
Uruguayan0%(23)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.2%(6,753)
Asian Indian0.2%(6,650)
Chinese0.2%(5,126)
Filipino0.1%(4,395)
Japanese0%(1,189)
Korean0%(976)
Pakistani0%(924)
Thai0%(639)
Nepalese0%(501)
Indonesian0%(262)
Taiwanese0%(246)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(147)
Cambodian0%(120)
Laotian0%(78)
Hmong0%(20)
Mongolian0%(10)
Malaysian0%(10)
Uzbek0%(3)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(403)
Samoan0%(342)
Tongan0%(41)
Guamanian0%(37)
Ancestry
English10.6%(312,218)
American10%(295,321)
Irish7.4%(218,954)
German5.1%(150,161)
French1.7%(51,304)
Italian1.7%(50,040)
Scottish1.6%(45,923)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(31,825)
Subsaharan African0.9%(27,759)
Polish0.4%(11,160)
Dutch0.3%(10,088)
Arab0.3%(7,473)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.3%(7,406)
British0.2%(7,286)
French Canadian0.2%(6,981)
Norwegian0.2%(6,966)
Swedish0.2%(6,940)
West Indian0.1%(3,967)
Greek0.1%(3,627)
Lebanese0.1%(3,370)
Russian0.1%(2,613)
Nigerian0.1%(2,552)
Jamaican0.1%(2,213)
Swiss0.1%(1,618)
Hungarian0.1%(1,589)
Czech0.1%(1,509)
Croatian0.1%(1,494)
Danish0%(1,405)
Portuguese0%(1,240)
Canadian0%(1,215)
Ukrainian0%(946)
Finnish0%(838)
Austrian0%(830)
Brazilian0%(666)
Haitian0%(652)
Lithuanian0%(623)
Iranian0%(571)
Belgian0%(535)
Ghanaian0%(524)
Guyanese0%(443)
Moroccan0%(439)
Armenian0%(433)
Syrian0%(412)
Slovak0%(403)
Ethiopian0%(366)
Egyptian0%(306)
Romanian0%(267)
Australian0%(258)
Turkish0%(217)
Jordanian0%(207)
Latvian0%(185)
Serbian0%(179)
Kenyan0%(172)
Israeli0%(161)
Slovene0%(145)
Barbadian0%(65)
Bulgarian0%(10)
Somali0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
16.9%
+2.2 ptssince 1990
from 14.7% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
72.9%
+8.6 ptssince 1990
from 64.3% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
5.8%
+0.8 ptssince 1990
from 5.1% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.4 min
−15%since 1990
from 19.4 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.6%(319,922)
Married57.1%(597,255)
Widowed2.9%(30,189)
Divorced9.5%(98,886)
Women 15+
Never married25.1%(290,211)
Married51.8%(599,286)
Widowed12.5%(144,954)
Divorced10.6%(122,912)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
11.0%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 23.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 60.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 39.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.5%(41,773)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(42,363)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(47,904)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(5,514)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(1,086)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 151,757 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Jackson141,196
2.Gulfport76,506
3.Southaven57,819
4.Hattiesburg48,802
5.Biloxi48,516
6.Olive Branch47,563
7.Tupelo38,087
8.Meridian33,370
9.Pearl28,864
10.Madison28,575
11.Oxford26,773
12.Horn Lake26,741
13.Clinton26,640
14.Greenville26,530
15.Brandon26,122
16.Starkville25,754
17.Ridgeland24,750
18.Columbus22,792
19.Pascagoula21,409
20.Vicksburg19,830
21.Gautier19,069
22.Ocean Springs18,993
23.Hernando18,824
24.Laurel17,662
25.Long Beach17,309
26.Natchez14,880
27.Corinth14,345
28.Clarksdale13,643
29.D'Iberville13,557
30.Greenwood13,429
31.Byram12,707
32.Grenada12,088
33.Picayune12,019
34.Moss Point11,743
35.McComb11,697
36.Petal11,694
37.Brookhaven11,646
38.Flowood11,003
39.Canton10,873
40.Bay St. Louis10,634
41.Cleveland10,138
42.Yazoo City9,867
43.West Point9,743
44.Diamondhead9,441
45.Booneville9,257
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (3)
1.Jackson609,847
2.Gulfport431,329
3.Hattiesburg158,014
Micropolitan areas (17)
1.Tupelo133,167
2.Meridian85,419
3.Laurel82,281
4.Oxford71,972
5.Columbus67,144
6.Starkville62,063
7.Picayune59,363
8.Natchez54,722
9.McComb52,640
10.Vicksburg41,759
11.Greenville40,446
12.Brookhaven35,012
13.Greenwood34,912
14.Corinth34,569
15.Grenada30,222
16.Cleveland28,262
17.Clarksdale19,849

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Mississippi?

Mississippi has about 2,844,658 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Mississippi?

The typical household in Mississippi earns about $31,330 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Mississippi expensive?

In Mississippi, the median home is worth about $64,700, and the typical rent is about $439 a month.

How educated are people in Mississippi?

About 16.9% of adults age 25 and over in Mississippi hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Mississippi?

About 19.9% of people in Mississippi live below the federal poverty line.

Has Mississippi grown since 1990?

Yes, Mississippi has grown since 1990. The population has added about 271,442 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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