Mississippi vs. Tennessee

	Mississippi	Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,976,149	6,829,174
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,968,130	6,346,276
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,967,297	6,346,105
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.2%
White alone, percent	59.1%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.8%	17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.5%	73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	168,996	435,040
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,332,577	2,992,279
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.2%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,500	$158,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,134	$1,224
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$357	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$762	$841
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.9%	18.3%
Building permits, 2018	6,883	37,169
Households, 2014-2018	1,105,576	2,567,061
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.9%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.5%	85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.9%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	26.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.8%	11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,999,175	12,499,013
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,630,587	42,383,683
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	66,441,608	139,960,482
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,302,952	111,718,421
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,053,190	91,641,605
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,413	$14,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.6	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,567	$50,972
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,434	$28,511
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	59,294	137,918
Total employment, 2017	939,485	2,650,007
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,366,718	120,113,689
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	219,596	524,081
All firms, 2012	235,454	550,453
Men-owned firms, 2012	125,079	302,249
Women-owned firms, 2012	89,159	195,694
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74,824	105,234
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	155,094	434,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	26,789	59,379
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	198,566	469,392
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.0%	8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	63.2	153.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	46,923.27	41,234.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mississippi and Tennessee using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.