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Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 33 reviewed government links

Public money

How Mississippi funds state services

The final FY2027 State Support budget after partial vetoes, FY2024 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and appropriations by governmental function. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.

Enacted budget plan

$8.4BFY2027

Final action after gubernatorial partial vetoes

FY2027 State Support appropriations

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $8,437,619,915

The Legislative Budget Office's final FY2027 State Support total after gubernatorial partial vetoes. State Support combines the General Fund, Education Enhancement Fund, Health Care Expendable Fund, Opioid Settlement Fund, Tobacco Control Fund, Capital Expense Fund, and Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. It is not an all-funds budget and excludes agency special funds, federal funds, and FY2026 reappropriations shown separately in the report.

Mississippi Legislature, Legislative Budget Office: 2026 Legislative Session Budget Summary — FY2027 Final Action, Total State Support

FY2027

How the enacted budget is financed

$8.4B$8,437,619,915

General Fund$7.4B · 87.3%

Mississippi's principal State fund for unrestricted recurring revenue and appropriations.

Education Enhancement Fund$678.8M · 8.0%

Dedicated education funding included in the State Support total.

Capital Expense Fund$190.4M · 2.3%

Capital Expense Fund appropriations included in FY2027 State Support.

Health Care Expendable Fund$81.7M · 1.0%

Dedicated health-care funding included in State Support.

Opioid Settlement Fund$59.1M · 0.7%

Appropriations from Mississippi's Opioid Settlement Fund.

Gulf Coast Restoration Fund$39.4M · 0.5%

Restoration funding for the Gulf Coast included after partial-veto action.

Tobacco Control Fund$20.0M · 0.2%

Dedicated Tobacco Control Fund appropriations.

FY2024 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$9.7B$9,668,948,000

Shares of the $9.669 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Mississippi's primary government. The chart reflects State-government revenue and does not include all taxes retained by counties, municipalities, school districts, and other local governments.

Sales and use taxes$5.1B · 52.3%

State sales-and-use-tax revenue recognized as government-wide general revenue.

Individual income tax$2.2B · 22.7%

Individual-income-tax revenue recognized by the primary government.

Corporate income and franchise taxes$900.6M · 9.3%

Corporate-income- and franchise-tax revenue reported in the Statement of Activities.

Other taxes$565.8M · 5.9%

Other taxes grouped by the ACFR outside its separately identified tax categories.

Insurance taxes$510.1M · 5.3%

Taxes on insurance activity recognized as general revenue.

Gasoline and other motor-fuel taxes$436.6M · 4.5%

Gasoline and other motor-fuel taxes reported by the primary government.

FY2027 final action

FY2027 State Support appropriations by function

$8.4B$8,437,619,915

Exact State Support functional totals from Schedule IA. FactVote combines related official functions into seven service categories that reconcile exactly to the final State Support total.

Education$4.6B · 54.9%

Public education and higher education, including universities and community and junior colleges.

Health and social services$1.9B · 22.1%

Public health, hospitals and hospital schools, Medicaid, child protection, human services, rehabilitation, and other social-welfare programs.

Public safety and justice$840.9M · 10.0%

Judiciary and justice, corrections, the military, police and public safety, emergency management, and veterans' services.

Community, economic and natural resources$435.4M · 5.2%

Agriculture and economic development, conservation and environment, insurance regulation, local assistance, workforce, and other miscellaneous functions.

Debt service$371.8M · 4.4%

Bank-service charges and principal-and-interest payments administered through the State Treasurer.

General government and administration$250.0M · 3.0%

Legislative, executive and administrative, and fiscal-affairs functions.

Nonrecurring capital projects$35.0M · 0.4%

Capital projects through the Department of Finance and Administration's Bureau of Building.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

0%–4%For tax year 2026, Mississippi taxes the first $10,000 of taxable income at 0% and taxable income above $10,000 at 4%. The rate above $10,000 is scheduled to fall to 3.75% for tax year 2027.Mississippi Department of Revenue: Individual Income Tax Rates

Sales and use tax

7% general retailMississippi's general retail sales-tax rate is 7%. Qualifying food for home consumption is taxed at 5%, and limited local levies can apply in specified cities or transactions.Mississippi Department of Revenue: Sales Tax Rates

Corporate income tax

0%–5%Mississippi's corporate-income-tax schedule applies 0% to the first $5,000 of taxable income, 4% to the next $5,000, and 5% to taxable income above $10,000.Mississippi Department of Revenue: Business Tax Frequently Asked Questions — Corporate Income Tax Rates

Property tax

Local millage on assessed valueMississippi property tax is calculated from assessed value and the combined millage imposed by applicable local taxing authorities, so there is no single statewide property-tax rate.Mississippi Department of Revenue: Property Tax Frequently Asked Questions

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — latest ACFR published by DFA

Government-wide activity for Mississippi's primary government on the accrual basis. Revenue combines program revenues and general revenues; transfers cancel within the primary-government total.

Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Financial Reporting: State of Mississippi FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $23.9B
Government-wide expenses: $23.9B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the Legislative Budget Office's exact FY2027 State Support final-action total after partial vetoes and grouped the exact Schedule IA functional appropriations without changing the denominator. FY2024 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the government-wide ACFR, and current tax-rate facts come from the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

The $8.438 billion headline is State Support, not an all-funds budget; it excludes agency special funds, federal funds, and separately shown reappropriations.
The spending chart groups official State Support functions into broader service categories while retaining their exact combined amounts.
FY2024 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same measure or period as FY2027 appropriations.
The tax-source chart reflects taxes recognized by the State primary government and does not capture all local-government tax collections.
Local property-tax millage and any applicable local sales levies vary by jurisdiction and taxable base.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Mississippi figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$56,447

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Mississippi households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

3.2%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Mississippi residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Employed people: 1.2M
Employment since 2015: +4.7%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Mississippi: 3.2%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #34 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	6.5%	1,178,159	100.0
2016	6.0%	1,193,662	101.3
2017	5.2%	1,205,122	102.3
2018	4.9%	1,205,086	102.3
2019	5.5%	1,208,957	102.6
2020	7.9%	1,148,454	97.5
2021	5.4%	1,193,565	101.3
2022	3.8%	1,213,137	103.0
2023	3.1%	1,211,931	102.9
2024	3.2%	1,234,022	104.7

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$954/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Mississippi housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+61.9%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +61.9%
Income growth: +53.0%
Income per person: $54,531

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Mississippi: +61.9%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #46 of 50

Income growth

Mississippi: +53.0%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #30 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	218.38	100.0	$35,638	100.0
2017	223.39	102.3	$36,579	102.6
2018	227.73	104.3	$37,624	105.6
2019	235.81	108.0	$39,142	109.8
2020	245.06	112.2	$42,464	119.2
2021	268.13	122.8	$47,035	132.0
2022	304.53	139.4	$46,995	131.9
2023	321.73	147.3	$49,673	139.4
2024	338.15	154.8	$51,948	145.8
2025	353.63	161.9	$54,531	153.0

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

219.6 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Mississippi's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% in every year, ranging from 52.5% to 65.1%; the entire series is therefore flagged as partial reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 65.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,464.1 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Mississippi's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% in every year, ranging from 52.5% to 65.1%; the entire series is therefore flagged as partial reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 65.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

548

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 19.7 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

65.1% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 219.6 per 100k
Property crime: 1464.1 per 100k
Population coverage: 65.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Mississippi: 219.6 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #45* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Property-crime rate

Mississippi: 1464.1 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #36* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	286.0 per 100k	3098.8 per 100k	57.6% · partial
2016	292.8 per 100k	2973.9 per 100k	57.6% · partial
2017	290.6 per 100k	2869.3 per 100k	55.3% · partial
2018	283.2 per 100k	2673.3 per 100k	52.5% · partial
2019	284.4 per 100k	2603.2 per 100k	54.4% · partial
2020	313.6 per 100k	2364.2 per 100k	64.0% · partial
2021	247.9 per 100k	1905.2 per 100k	59.5% · partial
2022	247.0 per 100k	1808.4 per 100k	62.5% · partial
2023	212.7 per 100k	1666.7 per 100k	63.7% · partial
2024	219.6 per 100k	1464.1 per 100k	65.1% · partial

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Mississippi's average monthly population coverage remained below 90% in every year, ranging from 52.5% to 65.1%; the entire series is therefore flagged as partial reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

11.7%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Mississippi’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

9.7%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 9.7%
Margin of error: ±0.4 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Mississippi: 9.7%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #10 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	14.5%	±0.5 points
2015	12.7%	±0.4 points
2016	11.8%	±0.4 points
2017	12.0%	±0.5 points
2018	12.1%	±0.4 points
2019	13.0%	±0.5 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	11.9%	±0.5 points
2022	10.8%	±0.4 points
2023	10.3%	±0.5 points
2024	9.7%	±0.4 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

72.6 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Mississippi's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Mississippi: 72.6 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #49 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	74.6 years
2019	74.4 years
2020	71.9 years
2021	70.9 years
2022	72.6 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Mississippi population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

87.1%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Mississippi residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

View breakdowns and source

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

218.5Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 218.5
Grade 4 math: 239.2
Grade 8 reading: 253.5
Grade 8 math: 269.1

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Mississippi: 218.5
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #9 of 50

Grade 4 math

Mississippi: 239.2
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #16 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Mississippi: 253.5
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #41 of 50

Grade 8 math

Mississippi: 269.1
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #35 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	205.5	222.9	255.0	260.9
2005	204.4	226.7	250.5	262.5
2007	207.8	227.6	250.1	264.9
2009	210.5	227.3	251.3	265.0
2011	209.2	229.9	253.8	269.2
2013	208.5	231.1	253.1	271.2
2015	214.1	234.2	252.0	270.6
2017	215.2	234.7	256.3	270.9
2019	219.3	240.7	256.4	273.7
2022	217.2	233.6	252.9	265.6
2024	218.5	239.2	253.5	269.1

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Mississippi. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

$3.62/gal

Gulf Coast regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Gulf Coast region, including taxes. The region contains Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.

Mississippi$3.618/gal

United States$4.071/gal

The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.

View breakdowns and source

Mississippi and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Mississippi: $3.618/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Mississippi-side figure is the Gulf Coast regional average, not a Mississippi statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.638/gal
Weekly change: -2.0¢
One year earlier: $2.765/gal
Change from one year earlier: +85.3¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s Gulf Coast series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Mississippi. Changes are calculated from the published August 24, 2026 (prior week), and September 1, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Mississippi statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Gulf Coast regional estimate should not be read as Mississippi’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Mississippi community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Mississippi electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

13.39¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas77.6%
Coal4.3%
Nuclear13.8%
Solar2.2%
Hydroelectric0.0%
Wind0.4%
Other1.7%

Residential price: 13.39¢/kWh
Total generation: 77.3 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 77.6%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Mississippi: 13.39¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #36 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	64.758 TWh	45.117 TWh	6.400 TWh	11.715 TWh	0.000 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.527 TWh	11.27¢/kWh
2016	62.881 TWh	50.095 TWh	5.342 TWh	5.897 TWh	0.000 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.547 TWh	10.47¢/kWh
2017	59.728 TWh	46.158 TWh	4.628 TWh	7.365 TWh	0.086 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.490 TWh	11.08¢/kWh
2018	63.474 TWh	49.482 TWh	5.280 TWh	6.919 TWh	0.326 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.467 TWh	11.12¢/kWh
2019	65.959 TWh	48.781 TWh	4.414 TWh	11.033 TWh	0.322 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.409 TWh	11.27¢/kWh
2020	66.582 TWh	53.662 TWh	4.594 TWh	6.471 TWh	0.430 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.426 TWh	11.17¢/kWh
2021	67.723 TWh	48.621 TWh	5.531 TWh	11.772 TWh	0.425 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.375 TWh	11.56¢/kWh
2022	67.781 TWh	51.719 TWh	5.651 TWh	8.600 TWh	0.504 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.307 TWh	12.41¢/kWh
2023	72.933 TWh	55.168 TWh	4.037 TWh	11.750 TWh	0.633 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.346 TWh	13.23¢/kWh
2024	77.337 TWh	60.026 TWh	3.334 TWh	10.653 TWh	1.691 TWh	0.347 TWh	1.286 TWh	13.39¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Mississippi, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.511/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Gulf Coast region show the market trend surrounding Mississippi. The regional average includes Mississippi.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.511/gal
From prior month: −3.4¢
From one year earlier: +78.3¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Mississippi: $3.511/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #44* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Mississippi statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.244/gal
February 2020	$2.114/gal
March 2020	$1.952/gal
April 2020	$1.572/gal
May 2020	$1.532/gal
June 2020	$1.752/gal
July 2020	$1.865/gal
August 2020	$1.853/gal
September 2020	$1.855/gal
October 2020	$1.832/gal
November 2020	$1.775/gal
December 2020	$1.885/gal
January 2021	$2.041/gal
February 2021	$2.207/gal
March 2021	$2.547/gal
April 2021	$2.579/gal
May 2021	$2.699/gal
June 2021	$2.740/gal
July 2021	$2.815/gal
August 2021	$2.818/gal
September 2021	$2.822/gal
October 2021	$2.954/gal
November 2021	$3.054/gal
December 2021	$2.943/gal
January 2022	$2.971/gal
February 2022	$3.213/gal
March 2022	$3.918/gal
April 2022	$3.768/gal
May 2022	$4.100/gal
June 2022	$4.574/gal
July 2022	$4.093/gal
August 2022	$3.483/gal
September 2022	$3.158/gal
October 2022	$3.218/gal
November 2022	$3.065/gal
December 2022	$2.715/gal
January 2023	$2.996/gal
February 2023	$3.007/gal
March 2023	$3.043/gal
April 2023	$3.249/gal
May 2023	$3.086/gal
June 2023	$3.127/gal
July 2023	$3.211/gal
August 2023	$3.426/gal
September 2023	$3.378/gal
October 2023	$3.110/gal
November 2023	$2.794/gal
December 2023	$2.648/gal
January 2024	$2.687/gal
February 2024	$2.844/gal
March 2024	$3.042/gal
April 2024	$3.186/gal
May 2024	$3.159/gal
June 2024	$3.001/gal
July 2024	$3.076/gal
August 2024	$2.975/gal
September 2024	$2.760/gal
October 2024	$2.707/gal
November 2024	$2.628/gal
December 2024	$2.601/gal
January 2025	$2.677/gal
February 2025	$2.711/gal
March 2025	$2.683/gal
April 2025	$2.740/gal
May 2025	$2.732/gal
June 2025	$2.747/gal
July 2025	$2.728/gal
August 2025	$2.713/gal
September 2025	$2.732/gal
October 2025	$2.620/gal
November 2025	$2.588/gal
December 2025	$2.474/gal
January 2026	$2.400/gal
February 2026	$2.484/gal
March 2026	$3.272/gal
April 2026	$3.705/gal
May 2026	$3.949/gal
June 2026	$3.545/gal
July 2026	$3.511/gal
August 2026	$3.605/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Gulf Coast (PADD 3) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas; it is not a Mississippi statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

810

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 28.0 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

2.4%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Mississippi residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

3Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: −2.6K
Domestic migration: −917
International migration: +7.5K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Mississippi: 2,954,160
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #35 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	2,958,385	—	—	—	—
2021	2,947,603	-6,615	-5,392	633	592
2022	2,941,237	-5,687	-6,015	5,945	-609
2023	2,942,470	-613	-3,356	5,371	-169
2024	2,950,172	-1,983	-5,106	14,743	48
2025	2,954,160	-2,607	-917	7,451	61

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

62.3%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of active registered Mississippi voters recorded as participating in the November 2024 general election.

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Recent turnout comparison

General election turnout: 62.3%
Primary election turnoutMarch 10, 2026 federal primaries: 16.28% comparison rate

Mississippi does not publish one consolidated statewide primary-ballot total. The comparison divides 308,837 certified U.S. Senate contest votes across the Democratic and Republican primaries by 1,897,243 active voters summed from the Secretary of State's February 2026 county report.

The comparison excludes ballots on which the U.S. Senate contest was left blank or overvoted, so it should not be read as an official statewide ballot-turnout percentage.
Mississippi does not register voters by party, and voters selected one party's primary ballot.

Mississippi Secretary of State: March 10, 2026 Official Democratic and Republican Primary Recapitulations and February 2026 Active Voter Count Download official data Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission's 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey reports 1,225,176 voters participating among 1,965,948 active registered voters.

Keep in mind

This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
The EAC denominator follows its active-registration reporting framework and may differ from state monthly voter-count reports by date or status rules.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

765

Residents with reported induced terminations

2023 provisional

Mississippi residents with an induced termination of pregnancy reported for calendar year 2023, whether the reported occurrence was inside or outside Mississippi.

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Reported location

Occurred in Mississippi: 5 (0.7%)
Reported outside Mississippi: 760 (99.3%)

How it was measured

Mississippi State Department of Health provisional vital-records table dated May 3, 2024; the annual total sums the four calendar-year quarters and classifies each report by in-state or out-of-state occurrence.

Keep in mind

The department labels the data provisional and warns that counts may change as reporting becomes more complete, particularly for procedures outside Mississippi.
This resident-based count is not comparable to an occurrence count of every procedure performed in Mississippi and does not include a population-based rate.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Mississippi is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Mississippi statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Mississippi

FY2027 State Support appropriations

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — latest ACFR published by DFA

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

EIA generation totals

Other major shares

How it was measured

Mississippi and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Recent turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Reported location

How it was measured