Finding Mississippi Data
on the Internet
 
Economic
Gross state product - Both real and nominal output by state and industry. Historical data back to 1977.

State personal income - Quarterly and annual income, with a six-month lag on the quarterly data. Data presented by state and industry.

Local area personal income - County-level annual income data by state and industry, with links to employment data.

Consumer Price Index - The most commonly used measure of inflation. Price indexes for the U.S., Census regions, size of city, with cross-classifications of regions and size classes, with 26 local area indexes.

Monthly/annual employment - Data from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security publication "Annual Averages." includes both residential- and establishment-based employment, unemployment rates, and civilian labor force for counties, metropolitan areas, and the state.

County/state employment from BEA - Both county- and state-level employment data by industry.

Tax collections - Tax data, including annual and monthly tax reports.

Interest rates - Various interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Updated daily.

County Business Patterns - Estimates of county-level economic activity. Site allows users to specify geographic area of interest.

Gaming - Several reports, including tax receipts, gross revenue, and quarterly survey results.

 
Demographic
Census Data - A menu-driven database containing socioeconomic data from the Census. Data are available at regional, state, county, and tract levels.

County population - Detailed data for state and county-level population data, including historical data and population by age, gender, and race.

State and County QuickFacts - Detailed state-level and county demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Crime reports - Information from FBI Crime Reports. County-level data available.

Fedstats - A compilation of many federal data sites in the areas of agriculture, demographic and economic data, crime, education, energy, environment, health, labor, and national accounts.

 
Government
Mississippi Legislature - Includes a link to bills under consideration.

Mississippi Development Authority - Information of use to businesses interested in locating in the state and for tourists interested in visiting Mississippi.  Also includes county education profiles.

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