In 2022, about 2.94 million people lived in Mississippi. This was a slight decrease from the previous year, when about 2.95 million people lived in the state. In 1960, the resident population of Mississippi stood at about 2.18 million people.
Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022
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1960 to 2000 data as of April 1, data for other years as of July 1. Insofar as possible, population shown for all years is that of present area of state.
* The April 1, 1990, census counts include corrections processed through August 1997, results of special censuses and test censuses, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors.
Data from previous years can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (December 29, 2022). Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/
US Census Bureau. "Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. December 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/
US Census Bureau. "Resident Population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/
US Census Bureau, Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Resident population in Mississippi from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206240/resident-population-in-mississippi/