Mississippi

Mississippi is a Southern state of the United States.

Demographics

Population

• The 2000 Census reported Mississippi's population as 2,844,658 http://www.censusscope.org/us/s28/chart_popl.html. 2004 estimates show the population as having risen to 2,902,966. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2004-01.pdf

Racial Makeup and Ancestry

The Census Bureau considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate categories. This data, however, is only for non-Hispanic members of each group: non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, etc. For more information on race and the Census, see here.

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2000 Census http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/tables/SC-EST2003-03/SC-EST2003-03-28.pdf

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2003 Estimate http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/tables/SC-EST2003-03/SC-EST2003-03-28.pdf

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White

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60.7%

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60.0%

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Black

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36.2%

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36.8%

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Hispanic

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1.4%

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1.5%

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Asian

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0.7%

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Two or More Races

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0.5%

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0.6%

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Native American and Inuit

Related Topics:
Native American - Inuit

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0.4%

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0.4%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Related Topics:
Native Hawaiian - Pacific Islander

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0.02%

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0.02%

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Until about 1940, Blacks made up a majority of Mississippians. Their share of the population has since declined, but has in recent years begun to increase, due mainly to a younger Black age structure caused by a relatively high Black birthrate, although this has subsided somewhat in recent years. In Mississippi's public school system, the majority of students are Black. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/profile.asp Blacks currently predominate in the northwestern Yazoo Delta, the southwestern, and central parts of the state.

Related Topics:
1940 - Blacks - Birthrate

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Nearly 10,000 Native Americans (mostly Choctaw) live in the east central section of the state. The small Chinese population found in the Delta is descended from farm laborers brought there from California in the 1870s. The Chinese did not adjust well to the Mississippi plantation system, however, and most of them became small merchants. The coastal fishing industry has attracted Southeast Asian refugees.

Related Topics:
Choctaw - Chinese - Delta - California - Southeast Asia

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The white population of Mississippi is remarkably homogeneous and mostly of American ancestry. More than 98 percent native-born, predominantly of Northern European descent, especially British (namely English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish). There are also French and Italian populations. French Creoles are the largest demographic group in Hancock County on the Gulf Coast. The black, Choctaw Indian (in Neshoba County), and Chinese segments of the population are also almost entirely native-born.

Related Topics:
Northern European - British - English - Scottish - Scots-Irish - French - Italian

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Religion

Mississippi's religious affiliations principally consist of evangelical Protestant denominations, particularly the Baptists (Southern Baptist, Missionary Baptist, etc.), along with Methodists and Presbyterians. The small Roman Catholic population is found primarily in urban areas and on the Gulf Coast, and the tiny Jewish population is also mainly concentrated in urban areas.

Related Topics:
Baptists - Methodist - Presbyterian - Jewish

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The current religious affiliations of the people of Mississippi are as follows:

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• Christian – 92%
• Protestant – 86%
• Baptist – 58%
• Methodist – 10%
• Pentecostal – 3%
• Presbyterian – 2%
• Other Protestant – 13%
• Roman Catholic – 5%
• Other Christian – 1%
• Other Religions – <1%
• Non-Religious – 7%