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Mississippi
Demographic Data






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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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:

2,939,690

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
17.5%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
16.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
86.6%
86.6%
24.2%
24.2%
5.1%
5.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mississippi
USA
$30,529
$30,529
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Mississippi
USA
$54,915
$54,915
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
Agriculture
Utilities
Real Estate
Information Technology
Mining
Management
15.1%
15.1%
13.3%
13.3%
11.4%
11.4%
10.0%
10.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.8%
6.8%
6.0%
6.0%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
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
55.4%
55.4%
36.9%
36.9%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
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
Polish
Dutch
British
Welsh
Swedish
Norwegian
French Canadian
United States or American
Greek
40.5%
40.5%
26.4%
26.4%
9.8%
9.8%
7.1%
7.1%
5.0%
5.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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
Chinese
Indic languages
Native American languages
French
Arabic
German
Tagalog
Hindi
Korean
Gujarathi
Other Asian languages
African languages
Portuguese
Pacific Island languages
Japanese
Urdu
Russian
95.8%
95.8%
2.6%
2.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born MS Residents

2.4%


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