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
July 2, 2017
Mississippi’s homeless students struggle, with little help from schools
May 23, 2017
How does Mississippi really compare when it comes to graduation rates?
January 1, 2017
Sun Herald, January 1, 2017: Mississippi children aren’t the only ones struggling to learn to read
March 14, 2016
Youth Today, March 14, 2016: In Rural America, High Poverty, High Need for After-school Programs
March 7, 2016
The Hechinger Report, March 7, 2016: (Op-Ed) How Mississippi’s administration of a federal child care program hurts black, low-income families
January 14, 2016