| People QuickFacts | Mississippi | USA |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 2,978,512 | 311,591,917 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,967,297 | 308,745,538 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,967,297 | 308,745,538 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.0% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.2% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.0% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 60.0% | 78.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 37.3% | 13.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 5.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.9% | 16.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 57.7% | 63.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.3% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.2% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.8% | 20.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.6% | 85.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.5% | 27.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 212,088 | 22,652,496 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.9 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,281,711 | 132,312,404 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.8% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.4% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $96,500 | $188,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 1,081,052 | 114,235,996 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.64 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,977 | $27,334 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,881 | $51,914 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.2% | 13.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Mississippi | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 59,3001 | 7,396,628 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 882,1811 | 111,970,095 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -7.81 | -1.8 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 196,184 | 22,110,628 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 225,977 | 27,092,908 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.0% | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.8% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 8.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.9% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 59,869,456 | 5,338,306,501 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,003,585 | 4,174,286,516 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,751,407 | 3,917,663,456 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,552 | $12,990 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,045,097 | 613,795,732 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 5,273 | 624,061 |