Mississippi
State Government
Governor
Tate Reeves (R)
State Senate
16
Democrats,
36
Republicans
State House
41
Democrats,
79
Republicans
Mississippi
Economic well-being - Mississippi
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.2
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.4
Poverty rate
17.8%
Unemployment rate
3.9
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
9.7
Housing - Mississippi
Home foreclosure rate
1 in 14331
People experiencing homelessness
1,041.0
Households paying more than 50% of income on housing
89,700.0
Percent renters
0.3
Poverty by demographic - Mississippi
Child poverty rate
0.3
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
167000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
N/A
Senior poverty rate
15.8 %
Women in poverty
1,484,482
February 10, 2026
Medicaid Expansion in MS Appears Dead For Now
“JACKSON, Miss.—Mississippi will not expand Medicaid this year because of federal Medicaid funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a top Republican in the Mississippi Senate says. “There is no expansion,” Mississippi Senate Medicaid Chairman Sen....
December 12, 2025
State Senate Group Vets Ideas For Improving Health of Women and Children in MS
“Advocates and state agency directors pitched recommendations to Mississippi lawmakers Tuesday on how to prioritize legislative funds for the health and well-being of women, children and families during the upcoming legislative session.
January 30, 2025
'Set Up to Fail': A Mississippi Mother on What the U.S. Gets Wrong About Poverty
May 20, 2024
Lawmakers punt to next year efforts to expand college aid for low-income Mississippians
November 6, 2023
GOP states embrace Uber, Lyft to take low-income patients to medical appointments
October 25, 2022