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Mississippi Profile

Total Population: 2,951,996
Capital: Jackson

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 48%
Females 52%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White61%
African American36%
Native American0%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed2%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population33.8
Males32.2
Females35.3
Vs. National Median Age
    
    
    
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 2016%Under 20: 15%
20 to 4014%20 to 40: 14%
40 to 6012%40 to 60: 13%
Over 607%Over 60: 9%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearAnnual Change
20002,844,666N/A
20012,853,3130.30%
20022,858,6430.19%
20032,867,6780.32%
20042,886,0060.64%
20052,900,1160.49%
20062,897,150-0.10%
20072,921,7230.85%
20082,940,2120.63%
20092,951,9960.40%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001350
2002343
2003326
2004295
2005278
2006299
2007291
2008285
2009281
2010270
Vs. National Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 2821,1473,2945,283
2002 2641,1273,3565,111
2003 2681,0773,0195,016
2004 2271,1612,5034,677
2005 2141,1472,4054,365
2006 2231,0003,1184,350
2007 2081,0402,8664,388
2008 2378903,0164,230
2009 1909392,9654,210
2010 2089272,7794,089

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20013,835
20023,816
20033,720
20043,479
20053,260
20063,209
20073,201
20082,940
20092,953
20102,985
Vs. National Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 29,821 70,315 9,473
2002 29,593 70,468 9,523
2003 29,839 68,407 8,949
2004 27,661 65,440 7,879
2005 26,866 60,873 7,492
2006 27,239 57,807 8,347
2007 27,959 58,084 7,381
2008 26,024 54,032 6,352
2009 29,162 52,618 5,401
2010 30,444 52,770 5,360

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