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Mississippi

StateUS-MS

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: JacksonGovernor: Tate Reeves (Republican)Language: English
Population
2.9M
Metros tracked
18
5.0M in metros (169%)
Composite score
56.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-MS
At a glance
Nickname
The Magnolia State
Established
1817
Demonym
Mississippian
Area
125,443 km²
Population density
23 /km²
Highest point
Woodall Mountain (246 m (807 ft))
Legislature
Mississippi Legislature
Human Development Index
0.880 (2023)
Electoral votes
6
U.S. House seats
4
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
39th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
32nd of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
New Orleans

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Mississippi metro footprint

18 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

18 tracked metros

#86New Orleans
33.0
1.5MMajor Metro
#245Memphis
11.1
1.4MRegional Hub
#610Oxford (MS)
3.5
60KEmerging Metro
#775Jackson★ Capital
2.4
648KEmerging Metro
#1010Hattiesburg
1.6
256KEmerging Metro
#1166Starkville
1.3
52KEmerging Metro
#1229Biloxi
1.2
453KEmerging Metro
#1881Greenwood
0.5
36KLocal Metro
#1900Lorman
0.5
7KLocal Metro
#2241Tupelo
0.3
199KLocal Metro
#2515Meridian
0.3
94KLocal Metro
#2571Columbus (MS)
0.3
75KLocal Metro
#3951McComb (MS)
0.0
51KLocal Metro
#3952Cleveland (MS)
0.0
51KLocal Metro
#3992Natchez
0.0
46KLocal Metro
#4036Greenville (MS)
0.0
41KLocal Metro
#4214Grenada (MS)
0.0
21KLocal Metro
#4224Clarksdale (MS)
0.0
20KLocal Metro