| Data |
Mississippi |
USA |
| Population, 2003 |
2.9 million (1.0% of total) |
291 million |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.3% |
25.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
12.1% |
12.4% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 |
61.4% |
75.1% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 |
36.3% |
12.3% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
60.7% |
69.1% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.4% |
12.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.9% |
80.4% |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.3% |
66.2% |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.9% |
12.4% |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$31,330 (74.6% of national average) |
$41,994 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
$21.3 billion
(1.1% of US total, $6,664 per capita) |
$1.9 trillion
($7,345 per capita) |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
60.6 |
79.6 |
