Tennessee vs. Mississippi

	Tennessee	Mississippi
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,829,174	2,976,149
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.6%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,346,276	2,968,130
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,346,105	2,967,297
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.5%
White alone, percent	78.5%	59.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.1%	37.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.7%	56.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	435,040	168,996
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,992,279	1,332,577
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$158,600	$114,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,224	$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$381	$357
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$841	$762
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	13.9%
Building permits, 2018	37,169	6,883
Households, 2014-2018	2,567,061	1,105,576
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.1%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.4%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.6%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	57.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.3%	53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,499,013	6,999,175
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,383,683	16,630,587
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	139,960,482	66,441,608
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	111,718,421	28,302,952
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,641,605	37,053,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,194	$12,413
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,972	$43,567
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,511	$23,434
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	19.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	137,918	59,294
Total employment, 2017	2,650,007	939,485
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	120,113,689	35,366,718
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	524,081	219,596
All firms, 2012	550,453	235,454
Men-owned firms, 2012	302,249	125,079
Women-owned firms, 2012	195,694	89,159
Minority-owned firms, 2012	105,234	74,824
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	434,025	155,094
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	59,379	26,789
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	469,392	198,566
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	18.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	153.9	63.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	41,234.90	46,923.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tennessee and Mississippi using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.