- Nickname: Magnolia State
- Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and
arms)
- Flower: Magnolia
- Bird: Mockingbird
- Area: 48,430 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 32nd)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 806 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Temperate in north and subtropical in
south, with long, hot summers and mild winters
- Admitted to Union: December 10, 1817
- Capital: Jackson
- Head Official: Governor Haley Barbour (R) (until
2008)
- Population
- 1980: 2,521,000
- 1990: 2,573,216
- 2000: 2,844,658
- 2004 estimate: 2,902,966
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.5%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 31st
- Percent of residents born in state: 74.3% (2000)
- Density: 60.6 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 119,442
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 1,746,099
- Black or African American: 1,033,809
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 11,652
- Asian: 18,626
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 667
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 39,569
- Other: 13,784
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 204,364
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 668,850
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 12.9%
- Median age: 33.8 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 42,150
- Total number of deaths (2003): 28,882 (infant
deaths, 425)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 2,875
- Economy
- Major industries: Transportation equipment, food
products, government, trade, agriculture, manufacturing
- Unemployment rate: 6.4% (December 2004)
- Per capita income: $15,853 (2003; U.S. rank:
51st)
- Median household income: $31,887 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 17.9%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 3.0% to 5.0%
- Sales tax rate: 7.0%
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