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The South > Mississippi > People

MISSISSIPPI PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 62.1 [7th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 82% [2nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 113.5 [24th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 101.3 [21st of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 0.4 [46th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 40.7 [47th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,004
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 14% [28th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 86% [1st of 28]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 8,000 [39th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.274 per 100 people [41st of 43]
Median Age 34.9 [43rd of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 67 % [7th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 11.1 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 24.1% [30th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 18.4% [25th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 52.8% [15th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 35.4% [19th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 60.4 % [4th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 20.2 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 23.1 % [19th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 38.9 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 19 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 8.5 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 52.1 % [1st of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11.7 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.1 % [36th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.2 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 0.4 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 37.2 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 1.3 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 0.6 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 0.6 % [51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 0.5 % [51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 61 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 60.2 % [45th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 16.3 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 13.8 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.5 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 2.5 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 0.9 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 1.6 % [44th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 12.2% [35th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 73.8 % [14th of 51]
Percent of total population 0.95% [32nd of 56]
Population 2,921,088 [32nd of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 76,432 [34th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 2.7% [37th of 52]
Population density 60.6 [32nd of 50]
Population density > Per km² 23.42 humans/km² [33rd of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 60.6 humans/sq. mi [33rd of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 7% [45th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Baptist
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Baptist
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [35th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 124,150 [45th of 50]
Sex Ratio 92.2 [50th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 46,561 [41st of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 26,025 [38th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,039,802 [17th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 35.596 per 100 people [2nd of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 66,053 [39th of 51]
Total Native Americans 19,820 [21st of 51]
Total Two or More Races 24,693 [41st of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 62 [10th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

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