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📊 Mississippi State Stats

Population2,958,846

Males voting age1,085,881

Females voting age1,181,889

Median household income$46,328

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★ Counties of Mississippi · 82 counties×

Adams County28,674

Alcorn County34,228

Amite County12,451

Attala County17,222

Benton County7,566

Bolivar County28,395

Calhoun County12,754

Carroll County9,378

Chickasaw County16,774

Choctaw County8,091

Claiborne County8,122

Clarke County15,155

Clay County18,213

Coahoma County20,105

Copiah County27,536

Covington County18,015

DeSoto County195,871

Forrest County78,435

Franklin County7,516

George County25,880

Greene County13,675

Grenada County20,931

Hancock County46,492

Harrison County213,730

Hinds County211,975

Holmes County15,560

Humphreys County7,121

Issaquena County1,295

Itawamba County24,198

Jackson County147,002

Jasper County15,799

Jefferson County6,900

Jefferson Davis County11,059

Jones County65,837

Kemper County8,562

Lafayette County59,843

Lamar County66,734

Lauderdale County70,588

Lawrence County11,672

Leake County21,462

Lee County83,012

Leflore County26,157

Lincoln County34,956

Lowndes County57,210

Madison County114,247

Marion County24,008

Marshall County34,374

Monroe County33,483

Montgomery County9,411

Neshoba County28,973

Newton County21,063

Noxubee County9,825

Oktibbeha County51,965

Panola County32,764

Pearl River County59,030

Perry County11,406

Pike County38,980

Pontotoc County32,014

Prentiss County25,489

Quitman County5,542

Rankin County160,573

Scott County27,666

Sharkey County3,234

Simpson County25,597

Smith County14,051

Stone County19,569

Sunflower County23,029

Tallahatchie County10,921

Tate County28,551

Tippah County21,423

Tishomingo County18,553

Tunica County9,157

Union County28,363

Walthall County13,839

Warren County42,105

Washington County41,181

Wayne County19,749

Webster County10,039

Wilkinson County7,820

Winston County17,418

Yalobusha County12,458

Yazoo County23,024

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Party Representation 178 seats

D

Democrat

1 seat

R

Republican

114 seats

I

Independent

2 seats

O

Other

61 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

Cindy HYDE-SMITH

United States Senator

Roger F. WICKER

United States Senator

U.S. Representatives 4 U.S. Representatives

Bennie Thompson

Senate 52 members

Michael McLendon

Theresa Gillespie Isom

Rita Potts Parks

Nicole Akins Boyd

Reginald Jackson

Derrick Simmons

Lydia Chassaniol

Angela Turner-Ford

Charles Younger

Kevin Blackwell

Bradford Blackmon

Joseph C. Thomas

J. Walter Michel

Kamesha Mumford

Hillman Terome Frazier

Angela Burks Hill

Joey Fillingane

House of Representatives 121 members

Lester Carpenter

William Tracy Arnold

Lataisha Jackson

Steve Massengill

Sam Creekmore IV

Beth Luther Waldo

Rickey W. Thompson

Perry Van Bailey

Robert L. Sanders

Solomon Osborne

Hester Jackson-McCray

C. Scott Bounds

Timaka James-Jones

Lawrence Blackmon

Jonathan McMillan

Stephanie Foster

Tamarra Butler-Washington

Ronnie Crudup Jr.

Gregory Holloway Sr.

Gregory Elliott

Billy Adam Calvert

Jeffery Harness

Charles Blackwell

Robert Johnson III

Angela Cockerham

Daryl Porter Jr.

Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes

Jeramey Anderson

Henry Zuber III

Jeffrey S. Guice

Jeffrey Hulum III

Richard Bennett

Carolyn Crawford

Counties in Mississippi

Adams County (28,674) · Alcorn County (34,228) · Amite County (12,451) · Attala County (17,222) · Benton County (7,566) · Bolivar County (28,395) · Calhoun County (12,754) · Carroll County (9,378) · Chickasaw County (16,774) · Choctaw County (8,091) · Claiborne County (8,122) · Clarke County (15,155) · Clay County (18,213) · Coahoma County (20,105) · Copiah County (27,536) · Covington County (18,015) · DeSoto County (195,871) · Forrest County (78,435) · Franklin County (7,516) · George County (25,880) · Greene County (13,675) · Grenada County (20,931) · Hancock County (46,492) · Harrison County (213,730) · Hinds County (211,975) · Holmes County (15,560) · Humphreys County (7,121) · Issaquena County (1,295) · Itawamba County (24,198) · Jackson County (147,002) · Jasper County (15,799) · Jefferson County (6,900) · Jefferson Davis County (11,059) · Jones County (65,837) · Kemper County (8,562) · Lafayette County (59,843) · Lamar County (66,734) · Lauderdale County (70,588) · Lawrence County (11,672) · Leake County (21,462) · Lee County (83,012) · Leflore County (26,157) · Lincoln County (34,956) · Lowndes County (57,210) · Madison County (114,247) · Marion County (24,008) · Marshall County (34,374) · Monroe County (33,483) · Montgomery County (9,411) · Neshoba County (28,973) · Newton County (21,063) · Noxubee County (9,825) · Oktibbeha County (51,965) · Panola County (32,764) · Pearl River County (59,030) · Perry County (11,406) · Pike County (38,980) · Pontotoc County (32,014) · Prentiss County (25,489) · Quitman County (5,542) · Rankin County (160,573) · Scott County (27,666) · Sharkey County (3,234) · Simpson County (25,597) · Smith County (14,051) · Stone County (19,569) · Sunflower County (23,029) · Tallahatchie County (10,921) · Tate County (28,551) · Tippah County (21,423) · Tishomingo County (18,553) · Tunica County (9,157) · Union County (28,363) · Walthall County (13,839) · Warren County (42,105) · Washington County (41,181) · Wayne County (19,749) · Webster County (10,039) · Wilkinson County (7,820) · Winston County (17,418) · Yalobusha County (12,458) · Yazoo County (23,024)

★ Bills & Legislation — Mississippi

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★ Government Structure — Mississippi

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

• State Senate — Upper chamber, 52 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 121 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

ⓘ Did you know? Every state has a unique constitution, and Mississippi's legislative process determines how laws are made, amended, and repealed at the state level. Learn more by contacting your representatives.

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