Jackson

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#810

Global Rank

2.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%

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United States • North America • Language power

Population
648K
GDP
$37B
GDP per capita
$57,171
Land area
11,418 km² (4,408 mi²)
Density
57/km² (147/mi²)

Primary city Jackson

State / province Mississippi

Language English

Jackson metro area

32.30, -90.18
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗3#T-359
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗3#T-195
Market Cap Score↗$16B#322
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗0
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-345
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

4 teams

Top Companies

3 companies
1EastGroup Properties
$11B
Public
2Cal-Maine Foods
$3B
Public
3Trustmark
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $16B across 3 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Jackson, MS, since 1980. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503001990200020102020

One year
One year +1.8%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +15.5%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +15.0%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −15.3%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Battle of Vicksburg (1863)

Vicksburg • Historical Event

Languages of Jackson

English first in Mississippi.

LanguageShare
English95.7%
Spanish2.7%
Mandarin Chinese0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
French0.1%
English reach, Mississippi
99%
Tier 1 census

Mississippi on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Jackson

#88 by artist origin · combined 35.6 (US 3.7 / UK 2.1) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Bobbie Gentry, Faith Hill, Robert Johnson, Dorothy Moore, Fern Kinney

Number-one singles by Jackson artists3

Screen of Jackson

#358 by film pedigree · score 7.5 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Randall Wallace, Beth Henley, Christopher Jones, Brunson Green

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Jackson • 4 - Regional