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2007 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Mississippi
Published in: The State Economic Handbook 2008 Edition
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Demographics and Socioeconomics. With a population of 2.8 million people, Mississippi was the twentieth least populous state in the United States in 2005. The state’s population decreased by 20,502 people from 2000 to 2005, but is projected to increase to 3.1 million by 2025. This 0.4 percent projected annual growth rate compares to the projected national average of 1.0 percent. In 2005 Mississippi had a per capita personal income of $24,925, which was $9,570 below the national average and the second lowest in the country. The state’s per capita income grew at an average annual rate of 3.5 percent from 2000 to 2005, compared to 2.9 percent nationally.