StateMaster - Mississippi People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	62.1	[7th of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	8,000	[39th of 43]
Median Age	34.9	[43rd 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 Mexico	35.4%	[19th of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	19 %	[4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.1 %	[36th 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 White Alone	61 %	[49th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	60.2 %	[45th of 51]
Population	2,921,088	[32nd of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	2.7%	[37th of 52]
Population density	60.6	[32nd of 50]
Sex Ratio	92.2	[50th of 51]
Total Black Population	1,039,802	[17th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	66,053	[39th 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]

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; US Census Bureau; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: MS

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