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The ethnic Vietnamese population grew over 100% between 1980 and 1990. The state had 5,387 ethnic Vietnamese by 2000. [1] In 2005 Hurricane Katrina affected Vietnamese communities along the Gulf of Mexico. [3] The Vietnamese statewide population was 7,025 as of 2010. [1]
Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020.
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States that is divided into 82 counties and contains 63 census-designated places (CDPs) [1] in 2018. All population data is based on the 2010 census.
As of the 2020 United States Census, the largest municipality by population in Mississippi is Jackson, with 153,701 residents, and the smallest is Satartia, with 41 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is Jackson, which spans 111.05 sq mi (287.6 km 2 ), while Sidon is the smallest, at 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km 2 ). [ 1 ]
Meridian is the eighth most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, [2] with a population of 35,052 at the 2020 census. [3] It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area .
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Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi declared its secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, and was one of the seven original Confederate States , which constituted the largest slaveholding states in the nation.