Mississippi

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Language Spoken At Home in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over2,759,305100%
English only2,652,23096.1%
Language other than English107,0753.9%
   Speak English less than very well44,2571.6%
   Spanish65,4942.4%
      Speak English less than very well30,6031.1%
   Other Indo-European languages16,4610.6%
      Speak English less than very well3,9390.1%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages16,9520.6%
      Speak English less than very well7,6060.3%
   Other languages8,1680.3%
      Speak English less than very well2,1090.1%

Ancestry in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,967,620100%
  American336,63211.3%
  Arab6,2430.2%
  Czech2,1470.1%
  Danish2,5250.1%
  Dutch20,9900.7%
  English240,8378.1%
  French (except Basque)78,9862.7%
  French Canadian7,8550.3%
  German171,5855.8%
  Greek3,1440.1%
  Hungarian2,5180.1%
  Irish272,5589.2%
  Italian53,0321.8%
  Lithuanian6020.0%
  Norwegian6,5590.2%
  Polish14,0580.5%
  Portuguese1,5190.1%
  Russian3,5550.1%
  Scotch-Irish50,2511.7%
  Scottish43,3101.5%
  Slovak6960.0%
  Subsaharan African17,6720.6%
  Swedish8,9850.3%
  Swiss2,5160.1%
  Ukrainian7660.0%
  Welsh8,6620.3%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)2,3310.1%
Households By Type in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,087,791100%
  Family households (families)750,10169.0%
     With own children under 18 years328,59430.2%
     Married-couple family500,14846.0%
        With own children under 18 years193,41917.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family52,7474.8%
        With own children under 18 years24,5902.3%
     Female householder, no husband present, family197,20618.1%
        With own children under 18 years110,58510.2%
  Nonfamily households337,69031.0%
     Householder living alone295,09627.1%
        65 years and over108,47810.0%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years385,92635.5%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over275,77425.4%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households2,874,898100%
  Householder1,087,79137.8%
  Spouse499,66217.4%
  Child921,31832.0%
  Other relatives245,6238.5%
  Nonrelatives120,5044.2%
     Unmarried partner49,1561.7%
Marital Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,120,659100%
  Never married388,55934.7%
  Now married, except separated546,63648.8%
  Separated29,4712.6%
  Widowed31,9522.9%
  Divorced124,04111.1%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,222,936100%
  Never married366,25729.9%
  Now married, except separated528,22243.2%
  Separated42,8723.5%
  Widowed135,05711.0%
  Divorced150,52812.3%
Fertility in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months44,253100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)21,72149.1%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women520%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old600%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old380%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1140%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old170%
Grandparents in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years89,507100%
  Responsible for grandchildren51,28157.3%
        Less than 1 year11,15312.5%
        1 or 2 years12,25513.7%
        3 or 4 years7,8138.7%
        5 or more years20,06022.4%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years51,281100%
  Who are female33,92866.2%
  Who are married34,62167.5%
School Enrollment in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school814,217100%
  Nursery school, preschool52,1296.4%
  Kindergarten47,2865.8%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)332,52440.8%
  High school (grades 9-12)169,82320.9%
  College or graduate school212,45526.1%
Educational Attainment in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over1,904,849100%
  Less than 9th grade126,4976.6%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma235,00312.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)579,27030.4%
  Some college, no degree430,54922.6%
  Associate's degree153,0498.0%
  Bachelor's degree243,09912.8%
  Graduate or professional degree137,3827.2%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher081.0%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher020.0%
Veteran Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over2,200,661100%
  Civilian veterans207,6739.4%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population2,898,487100%
  With a disability473,84416.3%
 
Under 18 years751,129100%
  With a disability36,5544.9%
 
18 to 64 years1,777,295100%
  With a disability266,58215.0%
 
65 years and over370,063100%
  With a disability170,70846.1%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over2,928,754100%
  Same house2,507,07285.6%
  Different house in the U.S.414,41014.1%
     Same county232,9808.0%
     Different county181,4306.2%
        Same state109,3613.7%
        Different state72,0692.5%
  Abroad7,2720.2%
Place Of Birth in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,967,620100%
  Native2,902,30297.8%
     Born in United States2,887,04997.3%
        State of residence2,119,49871.4%
        Different state767,55125.9%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)15,2530.5%
  Foreign born65,3182.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population65,318100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen20,63531.6%
  Not a U.S. citizen44,68368.4%
Year of Entry in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States80,571100%
  Native15,253100%
    Entered 2010 or later5573.7%
    Entered before 201014,69696.3%
  Foreign born65,318100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,9684.5%
    Entered before 201062,35095.5%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea65,318100%
  Europe6,92410.6%
  Asia20,54331.5%
  Africa1,8102.8%
  Oceania2530.4%
  Latin America34,27352.5%
  Northern America1,5152.3%