Demographic comparison of the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson, and the Mississippi state legislature
| Total population | Voting-age citizen population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | Jackson | Mississippi | Jackson | State legislature | |
| Total | 2,986,530 | 231,297 | 2,240,658 | 124,238 | 174 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 56.4% | 23.5% | 59.3% | 23.5% | 69.0% |
| Black | 37.9% | 72.8% | 37.2% | 74.0% | 28.7% |
| Latinx | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| AAPI/other | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 48.4% | 45.8% | 47.4% | 45.2% | 83.9% |
| Women | 51.6% | 54.2% | 52.6% | 54.8% | 14.9% |
| Age | |||||
| 17 and under | 23.6% | 23.8% | – | – | – |
| 18–29 | 16.8% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 27.3% | – |
| 30–44 | 18.8% | 20.2% | 24.3% | 25.8% | – |
| 45–64 | 24.9% | 22.5% | 32.8% | 29.3% | – |
| 65 and over | 15.9% | 13.3% | 21.1% | 17.6% | – |
| Citizenship | |||||
| U.S.-born | 97.5% | 98.4% | – | – | – |
| Naturalized citizen | 0.9% | 0.5% | – | – | – |
| Not a citizen | 1.5% | 1.1% | – | – | – |
| Poverty status | |||||
| Poverty level | 567,645 | 34,484 | 366,921 | 19,168 | – |
| Poverty rate | 19.7% | 21.9% | 17.0% | 16.3% | – |
Note: Blank cells indicate demographic breakdowns that are not applicable to the voting-age citizen population or not available for all state legislators.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Legislatures at a Glance; EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.