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Land area (2000): 121,488.451 square kilometers
Water area (2000): 3,945.173 square kilometers
Total area (2000): 125,433.623 square kilometers

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Population (2000): 2,844,658
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 42,395 / 29,196 / 338
Land Area (2000): 121,488.451 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3,945.173 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 11,097,543.000 acres (44,900.659 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 42,186
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 30.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 9.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,231,711,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 2,960,000,000 / 1,410,000,000 / 359,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 73.60%
Physicians (2004): 5,872
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 93 (13,143)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 455,699
Federal Spending (2004): $30,615,961

Mississippi Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1960	2,178,141	1976	2,354,000	1992	2,614,000
1961	2,215,000	1977	2,389,000	1993	2,643,000
1962	2,248,000	1978	2,404,000	1994	2,669,000
1963	2,290,000	1979	2,406,000	1995	2,697,000
1964	2,314,000	1980	2,511,491	1996	2,716,000
1965	2,321,000	1981	2,530,000	1997	2,731,000
1966	2,327,000	1982	2,551,000	1998	2,752,000
1967	2,348,000	1983	2,587,000	1999	2,769,000
1968	2,342,000	1984	2,598,000	2000	2,844,658
1969	2,363,000	1985	2,613,000	2001	2,858,029
1970	2,216,912	1986	2,625,000	2002	2,866,733
1971	2,226,000	1987	2,625,000	2003	2,882,594
1972	2,263,000	1988	2,627,000	2004	2,900,768
1973	2,281,000	1989	2,621,000	2005	2,908,496
1974	2,324,000	1990	2,573,216	2006	2,910,540
1975	2,346,000	1991	2,592,000	2007	2,918,785

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Mississippi Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,388,560	48.81%
Rural, Farm	46,359	1.63%
Rural, Non-farm	1,409,739	49.56%

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Mississippi Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	2,351,490	2,170,839	180,651	7.68%	131
1991	2,381,448	2,169,389	212,059	8.90%	178
1992	2,395,266	2,195,343	199,922	8.35%	167
1993	2,422,363	2,253,807	168,556	6.96%	130
1994	2,485,099	2,319,918	165,181	6.65%	113
1995	2,515,134	2,350,556	164,577	6.54%	131
1996	2,533,218	2,374,037	159,181	6.28%	126
1997	2,556,029	2,401,690	154,339	6.04%	93
1998	2,562,724	2,423,071	139,653	5.45%	109
1999	2,583,368	2,447,450	135,918	5.26%	97
2000	2,628,309	2,479,718	148,591	5.65%	95
2001	2,605,127	2,459,767	145,360	5.58%	112
2002	2,604,471	2,429,263	175,208	6.73%	124
2003	2,620,197	2,452,586	167,611	6.40%	98
2004	2,632,011	2,464,630	167,381	6.36%	110
2005	2,652,630	2,446,436	206,194	7.77%	130
2006	2,601,496	2,425,951	175,544	6.75%	125
2007	2,629,623	2,463,487	166,136	6.32%	126
2008	2,662,099	2,479,355	182,744	6.86%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	2,338,046	2,145,663	192,383	8.23%	164
Feb 1990	2,340,214	2,154,317	185,897	7.94%	159
Mar 1990	2,336,137	2,163,856	172,281	7.37%	148
Apr 1990	2,341,929	2,167,571	174,358	7.45%	149
May 1990	2,341,743	2,174,001	167,742	7.16%	143
Jun 1990	2,360,873	2,179,199	181,674	7.70%	154
Jul 1990	2,364,585	2,186,685	177,900	7.52%	15
Aug 1990	2,344,148	2,167,829	176,319	7.52%	151
Sep 1990	2,342,851	2,172,269	170,582	7.28%	145
Oct 1990	2,355,548	2,178,431	177,117	7.52%	15
Nov 1990	2,369,213	2,177,789	191,424	8.08%	162
Dec 1990	2,382,588	2,182,455	200,133	8.40%	168

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	2,371,174	2,151,853	219,321	9.25%	185
Feb 1991	2,388,981	2,159,849	229,132	9.59%	192
Mar 1991	2,392,425	2,162,524	229,901	9.61%	193
Apr 1991	2,391,346	2,172,461	218,885	9.15%	183
May 1991	2,398,438	2,165,906	232,532	9.70%	194
Jun 1991	2,422,404	2,179,061	243,343	10.05%	201
Jul 1991	2,409,198	2,186,754	222,444	9.23%	185
Aug 1991	2,372,743	2,164,441	208,302	8.78%	176
Sep 1991	2,363,042	2,169,671	193,371	8.18%	163
Oct 1991	2,354,184	2,171,788	182,396	7.75%	155
Nov 1991	2,353,165	2,174,841	178,324	7.58%	152
Dec 1991	2,360,280	2,173,520	186,760	7.91%	158

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	2,358,302	2,151,937	206,365	8.75%	175
Feb 1992	2,367,092	2,162,656	204,436	8.64%	173
Mar 1992	2,368,766	2,170,071	198,695	8.39%	167
Apr 1992	2,373,606	2,180,984	192,622	8.12%	162
May 1992	2,396,618	2,187,363	209,255	8.73%	175
Jun 1992	2,436,173	2,202,603	233,570	9.59%	191
Jul 1992	2,434,314	2,219,643	214,671	8.82%	176
Aug 1992	2,417,859	2,205,625	212,234	8.78%	176
Sep 1992	2,402,848	2,206,515	196,333	8.17%	163
Oct 1992	2,397,249	2,211,078	186,171	7.77%	156
Nov 1992	2,393,652	2,220,420	173,232	7.24%	145
Dec 1992	2,396,709	2,225,224	171,485	7.16%	143

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	2,378,781	2,201,451	177,330	7.45%	149
Feb 1993	2,394,023	2,218,200	175,823	7.34%	147
Mar 1993	2,406,932	2,229,005	177,927	7.39%	147
Apr 1993	2,408,527	2,234,536	173,991	7.22%	145
May 1993	2,429,530	2,249,594	179,936	7.41%	149
Jun 1993	2,450,964	2,261,938	189,026	7.71%	154
Jul 1993	2,438,465	2,272,531	165,934	6.80%	136
Aug 1993	2,428,731	2,261,764	166,967	6.87%	138
Sep 1993	2,422,319	2,263,644	158,675	6.55%	131
Oct 1993	2,431,116	2,274,368	156,748	6.45%	129
Nov 1993	2,431,503	2,284,871	146,632	6.03%	12
Dec 1993	2,447,467	2,293,786	153,681	6.28%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	2,449,550	2,271,528	178,022	7.27%	145
Feb 1994	2,461,403	2,284,096	177,307	7.20%	145
Mar 1994	2,462,343	2,290,059	172,284	7.00%	14
Apr 1994	2,468,003	2,300,769	167,234	6.78%	136
May 1994	2,486,336	2,315,016	171,320	6.89%	138
Jun 1994	2,510,413	2,327,406	183,007	7.29%	146
Jul 1994	2,511,745	2,341,669	170,076	6.77%	136
Aug 1994	2,495,981	2,332,697	163,284	6.54%	13
Sep 1994	2,479,284	2,335,558	143,726	5.80%	116
Oct 1994	2,495,057	2,341,168	153,889	6.17%	124
Nov 1994	2,499,131	2,346,550	152,581	6.11%	122
Dec 1994	2,501,946	2,352,501	149,445	5.97%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,490,284	2,325,617	164,667	6.61%	133
Feb 1995	2,488,199	2,340,001	148,198	5.96%	119
Mar 1995	2,492,380	2,341,271	151,109	6.06%	121
Apr 1995	2,501,969	2,345,500	156,469	6.25%	125
May 1995	2,515,046	2,344,731	170,315	6.77%	135
Jun 1995	2,539,319	2,354,255	185,064	7.29%	146
Jul 1995	2,542,777	2,365,379	177,398	6.98%	139
Aug 1995	2,533,993	2,351,199	182,794	7.21%	144
Sep 1995	2,523,858	2,352,776	171,082	6.78%	136
Oct 1995	2,519,288	2,361,260	158,028	6.27%	125
Nov 1995	2,514,544	2,362,735	151,809	6.04%	121
Dec 1995	2,519,945	2,361,951	157,994	6.27%	126

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,514,968	2,333,845	181,123	7.20%	144
Feb 1996	2,515,907	2,349,093	166,814	6.63%	133
Mar 1996	2,519,614	2,357,845	161,769	6.42%	128
Apr 1996	2,523,513	2,363,864	159,649	6.33%	126
May 1996	2,538,395	2,370,534	167,861	6.61%	133
Jun 1996	2,550,075	2,381,148	168,927	6.62%	132
Jul 1996	2,556,761	2,392,974	163,787	6.41%	128
Aug 1996	2,531,820	2,377,598	154,222	6.09%	122
Sep 1996	2,524,925	2,383,074	141,851	5.62%	112
Oct 1996	2,542,353	2,388,774	153,579	6.04%	121
Nov 1996	2,538,293	2,392,223	146,070	5.75%	115
Dec 1996	2,541,993	2,397,468	144,525	5.69%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,532,542	2,368,311	164,231	6.48%	13
Feb 1997	2,539,371	2,382,164	157,207	6.19%	124
Mar 1997	2,548,107	2,392,632	155,475	6.10%	122
Apr 1997	2,535,812	2,396,394	139,418	5.50%	11
May 1997	2,552,306	2,401,863	150,443	5.89%	118
Jun 1997	2,570,090	2,403,123	166,967	6.50%	13
Jul 1997	2,578,969	2,417,704	161,265	6.25%	125
Aug 1997	2,565,559	2,400,833	164,726	6.42%	129
Sep 1997	2,563,062	2,401,874	161,188	6.29%	126
Oct 1997	2,565,849	2,409,009	156,840	6.11%	123
Nov 1997	2,560,526	2,420,992	139,534	5.45%	109
Dec 1997	2,560,159	2,425,381	134,778	5.26%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,552,400	2,397,989	154,411	6.05%	121
Feb 1998	2,552,334	2,409,876	142,458	5.58%	111
Mar 1998	2,564,264	2,414,732	149,532	5.83%	116
Apr 1998	2,550,265	2,421,040	129,225	5.07%	101
May 1998	2,564,188	2,424,850	139,338	5.43%	108
Jun 1998	2,571,750	2,426,297	145,453	5.66%	113
Jul 1998	2,578,834	2,435,496	143,338	5.56%	111
Aug 1998	2,561,150	2,417,989	143,161	5.59%	112
Sep 1998	2,562,236	2,424,216	138,020	5.39%	108
Oct 1998	2,564,352	2,429,007	135,345	5.28%	105
Nov 1998	2,559,143	2,434,132	125,011	4.88%	98
Dec 1998	2,571,771	2,441,224	130,547	5.08%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,559,799	2,416,399	143,400	5.60%	112
Feb 1999	2,551,402	2,425,535	125,867	4.93%	99
Mar 1999	2,566,493	2,433,505	132,988	5.18%	103
Apr 1999	2,555,448	2,436,059	119,389	4.67%	93
May 1999	2,571,493	2,440,161	131,332	5.11%	102
Jun 1999	2,588,368	2,450,456	137,912	5.33%	107
Jul 1999	2,596,992	2,458,944	138,048	5.32%	106
Aug 1999	2,583,943	2,445,209	138,734	5.37%	108
Sep 1999	2,592,676	2,452,136	140,540	5.42%	109
Oct 1999	2,603,718	2,458,318	145,400	5.58%	111
Nov 1999	2,603,000	2,470,703	132,297	5.08%	102
Dec 1999	2,627,082	2,481,976	145,106	5.52%	11

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	2,617,298	2,455,527	161,771	6.18%	123
Feb 2000	2,626,745	2,469,022	157,723	6.00%	12
Mar 2000	2,628,070	2,472,519	155,551	5.92%	118
Apr 2000	2,627,709	2,483,588	144,121	5.48%	109
May 2000	2,640,284	2,480,642	159,642	6.05%	12
Jun 2000	2,657,679	2,490,134	167,545	6.30%	126
Jul 2000	2,646,986	2,492,124	154,862	5.85%	117
Aug 2000	2,621,763	2,475,686	146,077	5.57%	111
Sep 2000	2,608,876	2,475,214	133,662	5.12%	102
Oct 2000	2,621,138	2,481,248	139,890	5.34%	107
Nov 2000	2,622,286	2,485,155	137,131	5.23%	105
Dec 2000	2,620,872	2,495,761	125,111	4.77%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,608,204	2,472,822	135,382	5.19%	104
Feb 2001	2,613,235	2,480,777	132,458	5.07%	101
Mar 2001	2,621,526	2,480,982	140,544	5.36%	108
Apr 2001	2,609,413	2,485,389	124,024	4.75%	96
May 2001	2,615,776	2,484,097	131,679	5.03%	101
Jun 2001	2,592,773	2,452,432	140,341	5.41%	108
Jul 2001	2,598,499	2,458,779	139,720	5.38%	107
Aug 2001	2,584,113	2,435,105	149,008	5.77%	115
Sep 2001	2,591,495	2,441,794	149,701	5.78%	116
Oct 2001	2,600,797	2,440,045	160,752	6.18%	124
Nov 2001	2,605,607	2,439,966	165,641	6.36%	127
Dec 2001	2,620,090	2,445,016	175,074	6.68%	134

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,594,866	2,405,679	189,187	7.29%	146
Feb 2002	2,598,782	2,421,927	176,855	6.81%	136
Mar 2002	2,600,276	2,420,599	179,677	6.91%	138
Apr 2002	2,600,162	2,424,248	175,914	6.77%	135
May 2002	2,603,870	2,428,708	175,162	6.73%	134
Jun 2002	2,616,056	2,433,117	182,939	6.99%	14
Jul 2002	2,611,444	2,438,074	173,370	6.64%	133
Aug 2002	2,590,160	2,424,497	165,663	6.40%	127
Sep 2002	2,598,473	2,437,283	161,190	6.20%	124
Oct 2002	2,612,328	2,436,494	175,834	6.73%	135
Nov 2002	2,609,194	2,436,394	172,800	6.62%	133
Dec 2002	2,618,036	2,444,134	173,902	6.64%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,607,365	2,424,761	182,604	7.00%	14
Feb 2003	2,606,938	2,437,962	168,976	6.48%	13
Mar 2003	2,611,963	2,439,966	171,997	6.58%	132
Apr 2003	2,616,200	2,446,170	170,030	6.50%	13
May 2003	2,622,646	2,446,689	175,957	6.71%	134
Jun 2003	2,648,007	2,452,815	195,192	7.37%	147
Jul 2003	2,643,796	2,461,749	182,047	6.89%	138
Aug 2003	2,611,574	2,448,344	163,230	6.25%	125
Sep 2003	2,607,863	2,455,622	152,241	5.84%	117
Oct 2003	2,626,376	2,466,680	159,696	6.08%	121
Nov 2003	2,620,073	2,475,245	144,828	5.53%	111
Dec 2003	2,619,567	2,475,030	144,537	5.52%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,608,763	2,452,847	155,916	5.98%	12
Feb 2004	2,605,533	2,461,319	144,214	5.53%	11
Mar 2004	2,604,619	2,463,728	140,891	5.41%	108
Apr 2004	2,610,422	2,467,397	143,025	5.48%	109
May 2004	2,627,125	2,465,596	161,529	6.15%	123
Jun 2004	2,645,057	2,468,058	176,999	6.69%	134
Jul 2004	2,654,683	2,475,517	179,166	6.75%	135
Aug 2004	2,633,680	2,457,389	176,291	6.69%	134
Sep 2004	2,637,248	2,460,304	176,944	6.71%	134
Oct 2004	2,649,944	2,463,560	186,384	7.03%	141
Nov 2004	2,652,056	2,469,330	182,726	6.89%	137
Dec 2004	2,655,005	2,470,513	184,492	6.95%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,642,142	2,449,285	192,857	7.30%	146
Feb 2005	2,645,292	2,459,279	186,013	7.03%	14
Mar 2005	2,648,385	2,463,256	185,129	6.99%	139
Apr 2005	2,650,917	2,471,707	179,210	6.76%	135
May 2005	2,666,918	2,474,388	192,530	7.22%	144
Jun 2005	2,680,537	2,478,144	202,393	7.55%	151
Jul 2005	2,681,374	2,489,482	191,892	7.16%	143
Aug 2005	2,668,073	2,477,305	190,768	7.15%	143
Sep 2005	2,653,967	2,389,492	264,475	9.97%	20
Oct 2005	2,640,313	2,398,566	241,747	9.16%	183
Nov 2005	2,637,552	2,401,122	236,430	8.96%	179
Dec 2005	2,616,091	2,405,208	210,883	8.06%	162

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,587,694	2,385,570	202,124	7.81%	156
Feb 2006	2,589,091	2,401,216	187,875	7.26%	145
Mar 2006	2,573,245	2,407,699	165,546	6.43%	129
Apr 2006	2,578,758	2,414,057	164,701	6.39%	128
May 2006	2,591,299	2,421,317	169,982	6.56%	131
Jun 2006	2,610,600	2,430,118	180,482	6.91%	138
Jul 2006	2,620,021	2,433,196	186,825	7.13%	143
Aug 2006	2,598,417	2,425,845	172,572	6.64%	133
Sep 2006	2,603,092	2,434,431	168,661	6.48%	13
Oct 2006	2,612,743	2,445,745	166,998	6.39%	128
Nov 2006	2,624,086	2,452,506	171,580	6.54%	131
Dec 2006	2,628,901	2,459,717	169,184	6.44%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,606,956	2,434,485	172,471	6.62%	132
Feb 2007	2,614,823	2,443,925	170,898	6.54%	131
Mar 2007	2,616,086	2,449,953	166,133	6.35%	127
Apr 2007	2,612,529	2,452,240	160,289	6.14%	123
May 2007	2,616,633	2,456,442	160,191	6.12%	122
Jun 2007	2,637,226	2,464,050	173,176	6.57%	132
Jul 2007	2,647,875	2,470,490	177,385	6.70%	134
Aug 2007	2,619,522	2,458,578	160,944	6.14%	123
Sep 2007	2,633,733	2,470,906	162,827	6.18%	124
Oct 2007	2,641,345	2,477,980	163,365	6.18%	123
Nov 2007	2,649,873	2,491,283	158,590	5.98%	119
Dec 2007	2,658,874	2,491,512	167,362	6.29%	126

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,653,006	2,487,134	165,872	6.25%	125
Feb 2008	2,631,868	2,476,624	155,244	5.90%	118
Mar 2008	2,658,605	2,499,539	159,066	5.98%	12
Apr 2008	2,666,493	2,513,124	153,369	5.75%	115
May 2008	2,684,442	2,500,155	184,287	6.87%	138
Jun 2008	2,675,295	2,476,095	199,200	7.45%	149
Jul 2008	2,687,643	2,464,934	222,709	8.29%	166
Aug 2008	2,656,363	2,452,055	204,308	7.69%	154
Sep 2008	2,645,179	2,444,537	200,642	7.59%	152
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Mississippi Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	81,206	13.16%
2.	Public Administration	32,458	5.26%
3.	Educational Services	27,768	4.50%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	25,489	4.13%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	22,433	3.64%
6.	Health Care	22,179	3.59%
7.	Truck Transportation	21,791	3.53%
8.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	18,993	3.08%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	18,158	2.94%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	17,240	2.79%
11.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	17,186	2.79%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	17,094	2.77%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	15,730	2.55%
14.	Finance and Insurance	13,945	2.26%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	13,456	2.18%
16.	Food Manufacturing	13,181	2.14%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,019	2.11%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	12,446	2.02%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	10,783	1.75%
20.	Utilities	10,152	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	87,381	15.71%
2.	Educational Services	78,942	14.19%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	39,118	7.03%
4.	Finance and Insurance	28,330	5.09%
5.	Public Administration	27,765	4.99%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	19,824	3.56%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	19,053	3.42%
8.	Social Assistance	17,826	3.20%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	17,499	3.15%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	16,549	2.97%
11.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	12,459	2.24%
12.	Food Manufacturing	11,350	2.04%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	10,185	1.83%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	9,676	1.74%
15.	Apparel Manufacturing	9,371	1.68%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	8,558	1.54%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	7,814	1.40%
18.	Construction	7,612	1.37%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	6,632	1.19%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	6,464	1.16%

Mississippi Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	40,320	6.53%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	38,536	6.25%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	31,213	5.06%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	23,858	3.87%
5.	Other Management Occupations	23,743	3.85%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	22,127	3.59%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	22,066	3.58%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	20,465	3.32%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	19,897	3.22%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	19,641	3.18%
11.	Other Construction Trades	16,664	2.70%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	15,450	2.50%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	14,813	2.40%
14.	Carpenters	13,425	2.18%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	10,886	1.76%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	10,863	1.76%
17.	Top Executives	10,563	1.71%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	10,225	1.66%
19.	Construction Laborers	9,981	1.62%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	9,159	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	31,966	5.75%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	31,647	5.69%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	29,830	5.36%
4.	Cashiers	27,466	4.94%
5.	Other Production Occupations	21,926	3.94%
6.	Registered Nurses	20,999	3.77%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	18,199	3.27%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	17,849	3.21%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	17,423	3.13%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	17,231	3.10%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	16,810	3.02%
12.	Other Management Occupations	16,333	2.94%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	15,724	2.83%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	15,511	2.79%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	14,014	2.52%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	13,614	2.45%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	13,613	2.45%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	12,239	2.20%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	10,517	1.89%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	10,346	1.86%

Mississippi Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,130,749	52.38%
15-35 hours	200,221	9.27%
1-14 hours	57,114	2.65%
No regular hours	770,857	35.71%

Mississippi Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	50,086	4.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM	39,399	3.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	62,297	5.46%
6 AM-6:29 AM	125,036	10.95%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	163,121	14.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM	182,928	16.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	182,414	15.98%
8 AM-8:29 AM	80,436	7.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	31,822	2.79%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	39,736	3.48%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	17,812	1.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	9,112	0.80%
Noon-3:59 PM	77,163	6.76%
4 PM-11:59 PM	80,157	7.02%

Mississippi Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	43,278	3.79%
5-9	142,991	12.53%
10-14	188,931	16.55%
15-19	197,875	17.33%
20-24	163,362	14.31%
25-29	60,981	5.34%
30-34	147,453	12.92%
35-39	24,839	2.18%
40-44	25,310	2.22%
45-59	68,120	5.97%
60-89	41,974	3.68%
At least 90	36,405	3.19%

Mississippi Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,919	0.26%	794,499	69.60%
30-44	1,040	0.09%	196,562	17.22%
45-59	601	0.05%	67,519	5.91%
At least 60	2,027	0.18%	76,352	6.69%

Mississippi Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,112	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	176,465	15.16%
Car / truck / van, solo	924,506	79.42%
Motorcycle	712	0.06%
Other	10,269	0.88%
Public transportation	6,587	0.57%
Walked	21,868	1.88%
Worked at home	22,599	1.94%

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Mississippi Family Information

Mississippi Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	169,227	16.15%
$10,000-$14,999	92,129	8.79%
$15,000-$19,999	83,903	8.01%
$20,000-$24,999	80,927	7.73%
$25,000-$29,999	75,508	7.21%
$30,000-$34,999	72,458	6.92%
$35,000-$39,999	64,217	6.13%
$40,000-$44,999	58,055	5.54%
$45,000-$49,999	49,138	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	82,749	7.90%
$60,000-$74,999	85,644	8.18%
$75,000-$99,999	70,718	6.75%
$100,000-$124,999	28,841	2.75%
$125,000-$149,999	11,498	1.10%
$150,000-$199,999	9,904	0.95%
$200,000 or more	12,639	1.21%

Mississippi Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	257,708	24.63%
Family, 2 people	293,963	28.09%
Nonfamily, 2 people	33,414	3.19%
Family, 3 people	188,932	18.05%
Nonfamily, 3 people	5,239	0.50%
Family, 4 people	153,273	14.65%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,907	0.18%
Family, 5 people	69,686	6.66%
Nonfamily, 5 people	606	0.06%
Family, 6 people	25,096	2.40%
Nonfamily, 6 people	228	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	16,209	1.55%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	173	0.02%

Mississippi Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	808,502	30.46%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	236,527	8.91%
Public Assistance	37,178	1.40%
Retirement	163,927	6.18%
Self Employment	105,679	3.98%
Social Security	292,085	11.00%
Supplemental Security	79,843	3.01%
Wage / Salary	779,932	29.38%
Other	150,544	5.67%

Mississippi Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	287,715	54.30%
With children under 18	242,137	45.70%

Mississippi Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	98,886	9.45%
Married	597,255	57.09%
Never Married	319,922	30.58%
Widowed	30,189	2.89%

Mississippi Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	122,912	10.62%
Married	599,286	51.78%
Never Married	290,211	25.08%
Widowed	144,954	12.52%

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Mississippi Education Information

Mississippi Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	179,458	8.67%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	387,242	18.71%
High school diploma or equivalent	601,883	29.07%
Some college, no degree	474,236	22.91%
Associate degree	114,747	5.54%
Bachelors degree	208,440	10.07%
Graduate or professional degree	104,248	5.04%

Mississippi Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	34,576	1.22%	19,482	0.68%	54,058	1.90%
Kindergarten	40,818	1.43%	6,566	0.23%	47,384	1.67%
Grades 1-4	164,979	5.80%	18,836	0.66%	183,815	6.46%
Grades 5-8	161,843	5.69%	17,642	0.62%	179,485	6.31%
Grades 9-12	154,030	5.41%	18,134	0.64%	172,164	6.05%
Undergrad college	117,851	4.14%	16,675	0.59%	134,526	4.73%
Graduate or professional school	14,845	0.52%	3,626	0.13%	18,471	0.65%
Total	688,942	24.22%	100,961	3.55%	789,903	27.77%

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Mississippi Business Information

Mississippi Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	311	250	565	458	517
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	102	114	226	278	242
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	69	60	142	149	176
1999 - Construction	677	570	1,536	1,166	1,097
1999 - Educational Services	44	42	165	122	103
1999 - Finance & Insurance	472	334	896	804	1,870
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	436	446	1,395	1,215	1,522
1999 - Information	83	77	265	226	314
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	34	17	76	76	74
1999 - Manufacturing	177	281	991	978	580
1999 - Mining	30	49	49	117	104
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	588	543	1,684	1,452	2,784
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	458	426	938	762	1,520
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	257	245	383	400	884
1999 - Retail Trade	1,103	1,193	3,493	3,364	3,797
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	373	327	539	509	605
1999 - Unclassified	194	114	14	17	55
1999 - Utilities	15	34	115	115	348
1999 - Wholesale Trade	213	284	881	822	1,042
1999 - Total	5,636	5,406	14,353	13,030	17,634
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	255	260	553	487	553
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	70	125	257	230	229
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	59	68	174	126	172
2000 - Construction	567	614	1,445	1,293	1,133
2000 - Educational Services	67	29	192	126	90
2000 - Finance & Insurance	406	454	965	795	1,834
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	467	493	1,464	1,088	1,534
2000 - Information	158	87	316	184	298
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	23	18	79	83	89
2000 - Manufacturing	191	253	998	946	533
2000 - Mining	22	40	83	77	102
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	517	556	1,644	1,486	2,812
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	398	375	939	766	1,600
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	232	210	422	370	932
2000 - Retail Trade	1,188	1,190	3,567	3,211	3,777
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	303	366	587	481	601
2000 - Unclassified	204	145	12	11	65
2000 - Utilities	32	20	172	108	294
2000 - Wholesale Trade	204	234	867	774	1,098
2000 - Total	5,363	5,537	14,736	12,642	17,746
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	295	282	461	550	565
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	84	120	202	227	232
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	50	60	144	162	166
2001 - Construction	461	687	1,055	1,546	1,160
2001 - Educational Services	71	31	207	119	119
2001 - Finance & Insurance	392	401	981	902	1,726
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	568	393	1,517	1,099	1,552
2001 - Information	130	151	211	296	307
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	28	27	78	87	80
2001 - Manufacturing	201	264	751	1,159	505
2001 - Mining	27	33	80	70	102
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	464	559	1,540	1,584	2,785
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	469	434	896	812	1,555
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	229	287	358	406	910
2001 - Retail Trade	1,153	1,224	3,134	3,722	3,686
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	302	343	453	582	603
2001 - Unclassified	151	125	16	16	59
2001 - Utilities	21	24	146	114	321
2001 - Wholesale Trade	234	315	739	895	1,001
2001 - Total	5,330	5,760	12,969	14,348	17,434
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	303	294	505	553	539
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	90	107	223	218	203
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	63	48	161	164	158
2002 - Construction	511	622	1,110	1,294	1,144
2002 - Educational Services	51	43	197	169	111
2002 - Finance & Insurance	571	404	867	970	1,766
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	687	406	1,491	1,293	1,553
2002 - Information	88	76	178	307	386
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	27	39	77	77	80
2002 - Manufacturing	208	267	738	1,123	536
2002 - Mining	44	20	73	76	111
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	588	563	1,682	1,510	2,623
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	555	431	965	840	1,498
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	276	230	422	421	840
2002 - Retail Trade	1,186	1,290	3,367	3,557	3,510
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	298	338	516	506	588
2002 - Unclassified	119	130	1	4	10
2002 - Utilities	23	21	137	140	306
2002 - Wholesale Trade	262	345	639	954	924
2002 - Total	5,950	5,674	13,349	14,176	16,886
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	280	248	554	459	579
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	79	89	212	229	235
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	73	59	158	156	167
2003 - Construction	565	535	1,199	1,207	1,043
2003 - Educational Services	50	48	191	153	146
2003 - Finance & Insurance	360	342	1,091	888	1,909
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	463	425	1,652	1,284	1,668
2003 - Information	179	81	219	217	433
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	22	30	75	86	89
2003 - Manufacturing	200	261	798	984	555
2003 - Mining	27	37	63	74	129
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	540	453	1,642	1,533	2,843
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	528	416	1,003	916	1,591
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	243	199	427	405	965
2003 - Retail Trade	1,115	1,168	3,521	3,337	3,613
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	313	294	507	518	597
2003 - Unclassified	77	74	2	0	12
2003 - Utilities	21	15	186	102	307
2003 - Wholesale Trade	217	217	821	724	1,027
2003 - Total	5,352	4,991	14,321	13,272	17,908
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	234	230	572	515	590
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	92	81	243	185	233
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	69	50	167	147	185
2004 - Construction	630	525	1,320	1,131	1,106
2004 - Educational Services	42	39	207	140	155
2004 - Finance & Insurance	372	304	921	920	2,124
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	464	410	1,650	1,256	1,771
2004 - Information	118	131	287	295	352
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	22	21	73	70	109
2004 - Manufacturing	193	206	903	871	582
2004 - Mining	21	36	72	62	125
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	456	505	1,556	1,496	2,792
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	472	418	1,062	876	1,698
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	223	214	441	372	1,047
2004 - Retail Trade	1,124	1,086	3,485	3,249	3,690
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	329	268	592	510	650
2004 - Unclassified	100	53	4	7	24
2004 - Utilities	15	27	92	181	306
2004 - Wholesale Trade	198	211	742	707	1,127
2004 - Total	5,174	4,815	14,389	12,990	18,666
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	292	285	568	513	551
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	81	86	211	210	246
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	80	62	146	181	174
2005 - Construction	606	551	1,298	1,218	1,128
2005 - Educational Services	66	79	196	152	126
2005 - Finance & Insurance	595	448	1,043	873	1,971
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	448	430	1,501	1,492	1,739
2005 - Information	75	78	266	319	393
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	17	19	87	79	105
2005 - Manufacturing	157	234	918	909	506
2005 - Mining	27	25	82	57	116
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	476	482	1,466	1,681	2,707
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	465	419	914	1,055	1,723
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	259	223	415	385	1,031
2005 - Retail Trade	1,084	1,131	3,296	3,508	3,606
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	279	305	572	529	678
2005 - Unclassified	46	58	3	9	22
2005 - Utilities	14	33	124	106	327
2005 - Wholesale Trade	176	237	735	723	1,063
2005 - Total	5,243	5,185	13,841	13,999	18,212

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Mississippi Public Benefits Information

Mississippi Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,202,598	80.07%
Below Poverty Level	548,079	19.93%

Mississippi Bankruptcies By Chapter And Year

Chapter	7	11	12	13	7	11	13
Year	Business				Non-Business
2001	160	108	5	16	14,115	10	7,702
2002	153	112	23	21	14,522	15	7,551
2003	147	90	19	26	14,982	9	6,973
2004	100	54	1	15	13,807	0	7,196
2005	122	57	12	9	17,354	0	6,121
2006	108	35	16	28	4,082	0	4,554
2007	173	52	9	27	4,713	0	6,242
2008	229	73	4	51	5,761	0	6,231

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Mississippi Criminal Information

Mississippi Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1960	0.726	0.051	0.100	0.149	1.027	2.047	3.491	0.483	6.020
1961	0.709	0.058	0.103	0.156	1.027	2.123	3.579	0.592	6.294
1962	0.730	0.043	0.073	0.080	0.925	2.275	3.773	0.549	6.597
1963	0.579	0.043	0.072	0.083	0.777	1.860	3.380	0.492	5.731
1964	1.379	0.094	0.101	0.206	1.780	2.661	4.477	0.549	7.686
1965	1.399	0.069	0.089	0.144	1.701	2.855	4.442	0.773	8.071
1966	1.196	0.080	0.097	0.133	1.506	2.384	4.486	0.596	7.466
1967	0.890	0.055	0.087	0.106	1.138	2.578	4.719	0.567	7.864
1968	1.143	0.076	0.099	0.132	1.450	3.137	5.564	0.720	9.422
1969	1.101	0.091	0.081	0.146	1.419	3.165	5.633	0.729	9.526
1970	1.398	0.089	0.115	0.190	1.793	3.512	6.936	0.784	11.231
1971	2.120	0.137	0.147	0.359	2.763	4.447	7.800	0.994	13.242
1972	2.400	0.175	0.154	0.399	3.127	5.400	8.320	1.205	14.926
1973	2.591	0.171	0.161	0.468	3.391	5.938	8.797	1.138	15.872
1974	2.565	0.174	0.129	0.480	3.349	7.557	10.345	1.241	19.143
1975	2.309	0.165	0.139	0.546	3.159	7.842	11.813	1.293	20.948
1976	2.025	0.163	0.125	0.641	2.954	8.113	12.394	1.222	21.729
1977	1.891	0.196	0.143	0.657	2.887	9.156	12.399	1.444	22.999
1978	2.166	0.218	0.126	0.702	3.212	8.463	12.356	1.518	22.337
1979	2.186	0.217	0.126	0.707	3.236	9.737	14.965	1.668	26.370
1980	2.217	0.246	0.145	0.810	3.419	11.791	17.178	1.784	30.752
1981	1.846	0.260	0.126	0.814	3.046	11.705	18.809	1.813	32.328
1982	1.811	0.265	0.140	0.730	2.946	11.838	19.406	1.536	32.780
1983	1.816	0.238	0.112	0.638	2.804	10.235	17.620	1.421	29.277
1984	1.843	0.275	0.097	0.605	2.820	9.801	16.533	1.445	27.779
1985	1.711	0.267	0.106	0.626	2.709	10.219	18.170	1.560	29.948
1986	1.724	0.258	0.112	0.646	2.741	10.759	18.450	1.501	30.709
1987	1.733	0.292	0.102	0.570	2.698	12.014	18.070	1.605	31.688
1988	2.033	0.362	0.086	0.772	3.252	12.810	18.203	1.664	32.676
1989	1.844	0.388	0.097	0.783	3.112	11.453	18.797	1.792	32.041
1990	1.980	0.441	0.122	0.862	3.404	12.512	20.700	2.076	35.288
1991	2.137	0.463	0.128	1.163	3.891	13.319	22.135	2.863	38.317
1992	2.304	0.446	0.122	1.245	4.117	12.828	22.514	3.365	38.707
1993	2.384	0.426	0.135	1.393	4.339	12.858	23.635	3.351	39.844
1994	2.705	0.454	0.153	1.625	4.937	12.924	26.460	4.050	43.433
1995	3.199	0.391	0.129	1.309	5.028	11.311	25.201	3.605	40.117
1996	3.068	0.361	0.111	1.342	4.883	11.324	25.515	3.508	40.346
1997	2.799	0.390	0.131	1.370	4.690	11.874	26.323	3.416	41.613
1998	2.386	0.373	0.114	1.233	4.107	11.445	24.900	3.387	39.733
1999	1.882	0.417	0.077	1.116	3.493	10.512	23.806	4.887	39.205
2000	2.211	0.358	0.090	0.950	3.609	9.463	24.522	2.450	36.435
2001	1.848	0.401	0.099	1.153	3.501	10.434	24.603	3.315	38.351
2002	1.783	0.393	0.092	1.171	3.439	10.323	24.581	3.322	38.226
2003	1.726	0.374	0.093	1.046	3.239	10.256	23.696	3.121	37.073
2004	1.612	0.400	0.078	0.863	2.954	9.536	22.560	2.716	34.811
2005	1.501	0.394	0.074	0.827	2.796	9.237	20.929	2.576	32.742
2006	1.495	0.344	0.077	1.071	2.986	9.359	19.861	2.868	32.088
2007	1.503	0.356	0.071	0.982	2.913	9.579	19.900	2.529	32.008

Mississippi Hate Crimes Per 1,000,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Forcible Rape	Simple Assault	Sample Of Population Reported For
2004	0.987	<0.001	34.92%
2005	None	None	29.80%
2006	None	None	28.53%
2007	None	None	24.14%

Mississippi Hate Crime Causes Per 1,000,000 People By Type And Year

Cause	2006	2007
Racial	None	None
Religious	None	None
Sexual Orientation	None	None
Ethnicity	None	None
Disability	None	None

Disability Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mississippi DUI / DWI Information

Mississippi Alcohol Crash Fatalities

Year	Alcohol Crash Fatalities
2002	333
2003	320
2004	340
2005	371
2006	375

Mississippi DUI / DWI Lawyers represent drivers of cars, trucks, motorcycles and other motor vehicles who have been charged with driving under the influence or while intoxicated. If you have been arrested for drunk driving, your lawyer may be able to challenge the field sobriety tests, breathalyzer or blood-alcohol evidence in your case. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mississippi Car Accidents Information

Mississippi Vehicle Fatalities

Year	Cars	Light Trucks	Large Trucks	Motorcycles	Buses	Other Vehicles	Total
1994	586	302	85	15	3	6	997
1995	663	348	103	16	3	10	1,143
1996	575	339	88	11	1	9	1,023
1997	605	372	99	12	4	4	1,096
1998	658	434	108	17	2	8	1,227
1999	630	426	111	19	2	20	1,208
2000	634	458	118	21	2	4	1,237
2001	498	387	85	28	0	10	1,008
2002	599	403	72	25	0	6	1,105
2003	587	416	67	43	1	6	1,120
2004	573	423	84	40	0	8	1,128
2005	562	460	80	41	0	14	1,157
2006	493	507	81	55	3	14	1,153
2007	490	489	70	49	0	16	1,114

Mississippi Truck / Bus Accidents

Year	Crashes With Fatalities	Crashes With No Fatalities	Crashes With Injuries	Crashes Needing Towaways	Crashes Needing Hazardous Materials Placards	Injuries From Crashes
2003 (Trucks)	87	1,986	1,118	868	34	1,765
2003 (Buses)	2	22	15	7	0	66
2004 (Trucks)	27	995	521	474	3	801
2004 (Buses)	2	84	58	26	0	206
2005 (Trucks)	93	678	307	371	15	550
2005 (Buses)	1	66	32	34	0	91
2006 (Trucks)	82	1,136	517	619	3	855
2006 (Buses)	2	17	7	10	0	22
2007 (Trucks)	75	1,012	431	581	1	697
2007 (Buses)	1	11	7	4	0	23

Mississippi Car Accident Lawyers represent clients who have been injured or who have lost a loved one in a motor vehicle accident. Such accident can involve other cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses and trains. If a governmental entity failed to maintain a roadway in a safe condition or constructed a road with a defective design, you may also be able to recover legal damages against that governmental agency. From the Justia Legal Directory.

Mississippi Immigration & Civil Rights Information

Mississippi Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	421,284	14.81%
10-19 Years	451,930	15.89%
20-29 Years	405,473	14.25%
30-39 Years	401,581	14.12%
40-49 Years	405,174	14.24%
50-59 Years	302,072	10.62%
60-69 Years	211,800	7.45%
70-79 Years	156,089	5.49%
80-89 Years	74,007	2.60%
90+ Years	15,248	0.54%

Mississippi Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,373,554	48.29%
Female	1,471,104	51.71%

Mississippi Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,727,908	60.74%
African-American	1,028,473	36.15%
Hispanic/Latino	39,569	1.39%
Asian	18,349	0.65%
Multiracial	17,272	0.61%
Amerindian	11,224	0.39%
Other Race	1,294	0.05%
Pacific Islander	569	0.02%

Mississippi Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	403,518	32.58%
2.	Irish	195,224	15.76%
3.	English	173,633	14.02%
4.	German	129,275	10.44%
5.	French Non-Basque	66,080	5.33%
6.	Scotch Irish	55,077	4.45%
7.	Italian	40,401	3.26%
8.	Scottish	35,185	2.84%
9.	African	19,412	1.57%
10.	Dutch	18,713	1.51%

Mississippi Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,545,931	96.39%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	50,515	1.91%
3.	French	10,826	0.41%
4.	Other Native North American	5,654	0.21%
5.	German	5,501	0.21%
6.	Vietnamese	4,916	0.19%
7.	Chinese	2,506	0.09%
8.	Tagalog	2,005	0.08%
9.	Korean	1,485	0.06%
10.	Italian	1,336	0.05%

Mississippi Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,804,750	98.60%
Naturalized immigrant	16,098	0.57%
Not a citizen	23,810	0.84%

Mississippi Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mississippi Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mississippi Metros

Mississippi Counties

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams County	Itawamba County	Pike County
Alcorn County	Jackson County	Pontotoc County
Amite County	Jasper County	Prentiss County
Attala County	Jefferson County	Quitman County
Benton County	Jefferson Davis County	Rankin County
Bolivar County	Jones County	Scott County
Calhoun County	Kemper County	Sharkey County
Carroll County	Lafayette County	Simpson County
Chickasaw County	Lamar County	Smith County
Choctaw County	Lauderdale County	Stone County
Claiborne County	Lawrence County	Sunflower County
Clarke County	Leake County	Tallahatchie County
Clay County	Lee County	Tate County
Coahoma County	Leflore County	Tippah County
Copiah County	Lincoln County	Tishomingo County
Covington County	Lowndes County	Tunica County
Desoto County	Madison County	Union County
Forrest County	Marion County	Walthall County
Franklin County	Marshall County	Warren County
George County	Monroe County	Washington County
Greene County	Montgomery County	Wayne County
Grenada County	Neshoba County	Webster County
Hancock County	Newton County	Wilkinson County
Harrison County	Noxubee County	Winston County
Hinds County	Oktibbeha County	Yalobusha County
Holmes County	Panola County	Yazoo County
Humphreys County	Pearl River County
Issaquena County	Perry County

Largest Mississippi Cities

Alphabetical | By Population

Aberdeen	Gulf Park Estates	Oxford
Amory	Gulfport	Pascagoula
Baldwyn	Hattiesburg	Pass Christian
Batesville	Hazlehurst	Pearl
Bay St. Louis	Hernando	Pearl River
Belzoni	Hickory Hills	Petal
Biloxi	Hollandale	Philadelphia
Booneville	Holly Springs	Picayune
Brandon	Horn Lake	Pontotoc
Brookhaven	Houston	Poplarville
Byram	Indianola	Richland
Canton	Iuka	Ridgeland
Carthage	Jackson	Ripley
Clarksdale	Kosciusko	Rolling Fork
Cleveland	Latimer	Ruleville
Clinton	Laurel	Saltillo
Collins	Leland	Senatobia
Columbia	Long Beach	Shelby
Columbus	Louisville	Shoreline Park
Corinth	Lynchburg	Southaven
Crystal Springs	Madison	St. Martin
D'Iberville	Magee	Starkville
Diamondhead	Mccomb	Tupelo
Durant	Mendenhall	Vancleave
Ellisville	Meridian	Verona
Escatawpa	Moorhead	Vicksburg
Flowood	Morton	Water Valley
Forest	Moss Point	Waveland
Fulton	Natchez	Waynesboro
Gautier	New Albany	West Hattiesburg
Greenville	Newton	West Point
Greenwood	Ocean Springs	Wiggins
Grenada	Okolona	Winona
Gulf Hills	Olive Branch	Yazoo City

Mississippi - All Cities

Jackson (497,197)	Columbus (61,586)	Indianola (34,369)
Gulfport-Biloxi (246,190)	McComb (52,539)	Natchez (34,340)
Memphis (176,789)	Vicksburg (49,644)	Brookhaven (33,166)
Pascagoula (150,564)	Greenwood (48,716)	Clarksdale (30,622)
Tupelo (125,251)	Picayune (48,621)	Yazoo City (28,149)
Hattiesburg (123,812)	Starkville (42,902)	Grenada (23,263)
Meridian (106,569)	Cleveland (40,633)	West Point (21,979)
Laurel (83,107)	Oxford (38,744)
Greenville (62,977)	Corinth (34,558)

Hinds County (250,800)	Coahoma County (30,622)	Walthall County (15,156)
Harrison County (189,601)	Copiah County (28,757)	Calhoun County (15,069)
Jackson County (131,420)	Neshoba County (28,684)	Tallahatchie County (14,903)
Rankin County (115,327)	Scott County (28,423)	Jefferson Davis County (13,962)
Desoto County (107,199)	Yazoo County (28,149)	Stone County (13,622)
Lauderdale County (78,161)	Simpson County (27,639)	Amite County (13,599)
Lee County (75,755)	Pontotoc County (26,726)	Greene County (13,299)
Madison County (74,674)	Marion County (25,595)	Lawrence County (13,258)
Forrest County (72,604)	Prentiss County (25,556)	Yalobusha County (13,051)
Jones County (64,958)	Tate County (25,370)	Noxubee County (12,548)
Washington County (62,977)	Union County (25,362)	Montgomery County (12,189)
Lowndes County (61,586)	Grenada County (23,263)	Perry County (12,138)
Warren County (49,644)	Itawamba County (22,770)	Claiborne County (11,831)
Pearl River County (48,621)	Clay County (21,979)	Humphreys County (11,206)
Hancock County (42,967)	Newton County (21,838)	Carroll County (10,769)
Oktibbeha County (42,902)	Holmes County (21,609)	Kemper County (10,453)
Bolivar County (40,633)	Wayne County (21,216)	Wilkinson County (10,312)
Lamar County (39,070)	Leake County (20,940)	Webster County (10,294)
Pike County (38,940)	Tippah County (20,826)	Quitman County (10,117)
Lafayette County (38,744)	Winston County (20,160)	Choctaw County (9,758)
Monroe County (38,014)	Attala County (19,661)	Jefferson County (9,740)
Leflore County (37,947)	Chickasaw County (19,440)	Tunica County (9,227)
Marshall County (34,993)	Covington County (19,407)	Franklin County (8,448)
Alcorn County (34,558)	Tishomingo County (19,163)	Benton County (8,026)
Sunflower County (34,369)	George County (19,144)	Sharkey County (6,580)
Adams County (34,340)	Jasper County (18,149)	Issaquena County (2,274)
Panola County (34,274)	Clarke County (17,955)
Lincoln County (33,166)	Smith County (16,182)

Jackson (184,256)	Oxford (11,756)	Vancleave (4,910)
Gulfport (71,127)	Gautier (11,681)	Flowood (4,750)
Biloxi (50,644)	Picayune (10,535)	Carthage (4,637)
Hattiesburg (44,779)	Brookhaven (9,861)	Hazlehurst (4,400)
Meridian (41,817)	Booneville (8,625)	Latimer (4,288)
Greenville (41,633)	Bay St. Louis (8,209)	Gulf Park Estates (4,272)
Tupelo (34,211)	Holly Springs (7,957)	Magee (4,200)
Southaven (28,977)	D'Iberville (7,608)	Houston (4,079)
Columbus (28,004)	New Albany (7,607)	Shoreline Park (4,058)
Vicksburg (26,407)	Petal (7,579)	Fulton (3,882)
Pascagoula (26,200)	Byram (7,386)	Wiggins (3,849)
Clinton (23,347)	Kosciusko (7,372)	Newton (3,699)
Pearl (21,961)	Philadelphia (7,303)	Water Valley (3,677)
Starkville (21,869)	Batesville (7,113)	Escatawpa (3,566)
Olive Branch (21,054)	Louisville (7,006)	Morton (3,482)
Clarksdale (20,645)	Amory (6,956)	Ellisville (3,465)
Ridgeland (20,173)	Hernando (6,812)	Hollandale (3,437)
Natchez (18,464)	Senatobia (6,682)	Saltillo (3,393)
Greenwood (18,425)	St. Martin (6,676)	Verona (3,334)
Laurel (18,393)	Waveland (6,674)	Baldwyn (3,321)
Long Beach (17,320)	Columbia (6,603)	Ruleville (3,234)
Ocean Springs (17,225)	Pass Christian (6,579)	Pearl River (3,156)
Brandon (16,436)	Aberdeen (6,415)	Iuka (3,059)
Moss Point (15,851)	West Hattiesburg (6,305)	Okolona (3,056)
Grenada (14,879)	Richland (6,027)	Hickory Hills (3,046)
Madison (14,692)	Forest (5,987)	Lynchburg (2,959)
Yazoo City (14,550)	Diamondhead (5,912)	Durant (2,932)
Horn Lake (14,099)	Gulf Hills (5,900)	Shelby (2,926)
Corinth (14,054)	Crystal Springs (5,873)	Collins (2,683)
Cleveland (13,841)	Leland (5,502)	Belzoni (2,663)
Mccomb (13,337)	Winona (5,482)	Poplarville (2,601)
Canton (12,911)	Ripley (5,478)	Moorhead (2,573)
West Point (12,145)	Pontotoc (5,253)	Mendenhall (2,555)
Indianola (12,066)	Waynesboro (5,197)	Rolling Fork (2,486)