Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,570,899 |
949,871 |
2,520,770 |
1990 |
1,549,014 |
1,024,202 |
2,573,216 |
2000 |
1,650,106 |
1,194,552 |
2,844,658 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,639,585 |
1,279,200 |
2,918,785 |
More information on Mississippi population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
24,309 |
28,869 |
26,312 |
2006 |
24,437 |
30,394 |
27,028 |
Percent change |
0.5 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
32,571 |
37,857 |
35,089 |
2006 |
31,890 |
38,630 |
35,089 |
Percent change |
-2.1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
26.9 |
19.0 |
23.9 |
1989 |
28.4 |
20.3 |
25.2 |
1999 |
23.1 |
15.6 |
19.9 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
24.1 |
16.4 |
20.7 |
More information on Mississippi poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
50.3 |
36.6 |
45.2 |
1990 |
40.6 |
28.4 |
35.7 |
2000 |
31.7 |
21.0 |
27.1 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
27.0 |
32.0 |
29.2 |
1990 |
27.6 |
27.4 |
27.5 |
2000 |
30.4 |
27.9 |
29.4 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
11.6 |
16.2 |
13.3 |
1990 |
19.5 |
25.8 |
22.0 |
2000 |
23.8 |
30.4 |
26.6 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
10.5 |
15.2 |
12.3 |
1990 |
12.3 |
18.4 |
14.7 |
2000 |
14.1 |
20.7 |
16.9 |
More information on Mississippi education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
30.02 |
30.02 |
30.02 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
10.19 |
11.44 |
11.10 |
Percent of total land area |
33.9 |
38.1 |
37.0 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
6.52 |
6.32 |
5.82 |
Percent of total farmland |
64.0 |
55.3 |
52.5 |
Percent in pasture |
20.4 |
19.7 |
15.4 |
Percent irrigated |
13.5 |
17.5 |
20.2 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
4.40 |
4.52 |
4.14 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
2.32 |
3.35 |
3.26 |
Percent of total farmland |
22.7 |
29.3 |
29.4 |
Percent in pasture |
36.0 |
23.9 |
24.7 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.96 |
1.09 |
1.40 |
Percent of total farmland |
9.4 |
9.5 |
12.6 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.40 |
0.67 |
0.61 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.33 |
0.73 |
0.81 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.2 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
318 |
271 |
263 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
41.1 |
48.1 |
51.3 |
100 to 499 acres |
44.3 |
40.3 |
38.8 |
500 to 999 acres |
7.9 |
6.2 |
5.0 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2,000 or more acres |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
63.5 |
72.6 |
74.1 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
10.9 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
More than $500,000 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
|
Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
20,168 |
29,160 |
31,248 |
Percent of total |
63.0 |
69.2 |
74.1 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
8,856 |
9,814 |
8,474 |
Percent of total |
27.7 |
23.3 |
20.1 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
2,974 |
3,176 |
2,464 |
Percent of total |
9.3 |
7.5 |
5.8 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
28,263 |
37,524 |
39,035 |
Percent of total |
88.3 |
89.0 |
92.5 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
722 |
892 |
608 |
Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
2,754 |
3,310 |
2,166 |
Percent of total |
8.6 |
7.9 |
5.1 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
128 |
136 |
97 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
131 |
288 |
280 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
55.3 |
55.3 |
57.2 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
45.2 |
36.8 |
48.8 |
Men (persons) |
29,479 |
37,542 |
36,945 |
Women (persons) |
2,519 |
4,608 |
5,241 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
42,000 |
41,700 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,131,419 |
1,682,006 |
+ Final animal output |
2,440,325 |
2,764,584 |
+ Services and forestry |
710,937 |
759,354 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
4,282,681 |
5,205,944 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,966,975 |
3,311,282 |
+ Net government transactions |
529,174 |
470,964 |
= Gross value added |
1,844,880 |
2,365,626 |
|
- Capital consumption |
382,458 |
394,396 |
|
= Net value added |
1,462,422 |
1,971,230 |
|
- Factor payments |
533,846 |
537,043 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
181,816 |
185,744 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
126,172 |
109,800 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
225,858 |
241,499 |
|
= Net farm income |
928,576 |
1,434,187 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Broilers |
1,984,192 |
45.7 |
9.2 |
2. Cotton |
453,980 |
10.5 |
7.4 |
3. Soybeans |
345,665 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
4. Corn |
338,273 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
5. Aquaculture |
247,666 |
5.7 |
22.0 |
|
All commodities |
4,341,956 |
|
1.5 |
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More information on Mississippi's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Cotton and linters |
5 |
289.0 |
2. Poultry and products |
5 |
253.5 |
3. Soybeans and products |
13 |
242.3 |
4. Feed grains and products |
17 |
130.5 |
5. Rice |
4 |
88.4 |
|
Overall rank |
24 |
1,133.6 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Scott County |
6.6 |
204.9 |
2. Smith County |
5.0 |
154.3 |
3. Jones County |
4.2 |
129.9 |
4. Simpson County |
4.1 |
127.2 |
5. Neshoba County |
4.0 |
125.5 |
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State total |
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3,116.3 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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