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Mississippi
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Mississippi Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Mississippi Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Mississippi is:

2,940,057

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
17.3%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
16.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
86.2%
86.2%
23.9%
23.9%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mississippi
USA
$29,209
$29,209
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Mississippi
USA
$52,985
$52,985
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Finance
Wholesale
Arts
Agriculture
Real Estate
Utilities
Information Technology
Mining
Management
15.4%
15.4%
13.3%
13.3%
11.4%
11.4%
9.9%
9.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black Or African American
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
55.9%
55.9%
37.1%
37.1%
3.3%
3.3%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Other groups
Unclassified
English
Irish
German
French
Italian
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
African
Dutch
Polish
British
Welsh
Swedish
French Canadian
Norwegian
United States or American
Greek
42.5%
42.5%
25.3%
25.3%
8.9%
8.9%
7.0%
7.0%
4.9%
4.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Indic languages
Native American languages
French
Chinese
German
Arabic
Tagalog
Hindi
Gujarathi
Korean
Other Asian languages
African languages
Portuguese
Pacific Island languages
Japanese
Urdu
Russian
96.0%
96.0%
2.4%
2.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born MS Residents

2.3%


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