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Data Dive: The state of mental health in Mississippi
Mississippi is among the five states with the worst access to mental health care services. Learn more about the state of mental health in 2022.
Data Dive: Mississippi is among at least 27 states suing over Biden business vaccine mandate
Mississippi joins at least 26 other states in opposing Biden’s vaccine mandate, which requires full vaccination by Jan. 4 and more.
Data: What do Southern women earn compared to men in 2021?
With women in Mississippi earning 23% less than men, the state ranks 41st nationally and 13th among its peers, the 17 states of the South.
Data: Mississippi’s non-white population increased by over 3% in the last decade
Mississippi’s non-white population increased almost 4% since 2010, but traditional African-American populations decreased in the last decade.
Data: How many Mississippi students are not required to wear masks in school?
Most of Mississippi’s K-12 schools require masks, but the state’s 28 mask-optional school districts still affect almost 160,000 students.
Data: COVID-19 among Hispanic Mississippians
Hispanic Mississippians have received 2% of total allocated vaccine doses. Several advocacy groups are working to vaccinate more of them.
Data: Which Mississippi school districts are requiring masks?
Eighty-one percent of K-12 school districts are requiring face coverings for 2021-2022, but almost 160,000 students are still under no mask requirement.
Map: Population change by Mississippi county since 2010
Over the past decade, Mississippi saw its first population decrease in 60 years. This map shows county population changes between 2010-2020.
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