Jackson

United States • North America

Primary City: Jackson

Primary State/Province: Mississippi

Primary Language: English

Population: 648K

GDP: $37B • GDP per capita: $57,171

#775

Global Rank

2.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%

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Jackson metro area

32.30, -90.18
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗3#T-353
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗1#T-275
Market Cap Score↗$11B#358
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗0
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-332
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Baseball • Frontier League

Mississippi Mud Monsters

Pearl

Other College Teams3 teams

College Basketball (Southwestern Athletic)

Jackson State

No titles3 Tour Apps0.467 W%

College Football (FCS) (Southwestern Athletic)

Jackson State

No titles3 bowls0.320 W%

Women's College Basketball (Southwestern Athletic)

Jackson State (W)

No titles7 Tour Apps
Defunct/Relocated Teams4 teams

Women's Basketball • Former D-I

Mississippi College (W)

1982–1989

No titles0 Tour Apps

College Football • Former FBS

Mississippi College

1911–1924

No titles10 maj seasons0.355 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Millsaps

1924

No titles1 maj season0.156 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Millsaps

1911–1921

No titles0 Final Fours11 seasons0.509 W%

Top Companies

1EastGroup Properties
$11B
Public

Total Market Cap: $11B across 1 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Battle of Vicksburg (1863)

Vicksburg • Historical Event

Sound of Jackson

#88 by artist origin · combined 35.8 (US 3.8 / UK 2.2) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →

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

Number-one singles by Jackson artists3

Together We Are Beautiful

Fern Kinney

UK1980

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Bobbie Gentry

UK1969

Ode to Billie Joe

Bobbie Gentry

US1967

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