• Economy

   

  • Median Family Income - $32,114

  • Per capita income - $13,616

  • Median house value - $58,700

  • Major Industries

    • Casinos

    • Agriculture

    • Fishing

  • Top employers

    • Horseshoe Casino, Robinsonville

    • Sam's Town Hotel/Gambling Hall, Robinsonville

    • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg

    • Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc., Vicksburg

    • Hollywood Casino Hotel, Robinsonville

• Population

   

  • 711,164 (2000)

  • Largest cities

    • Jackson, 184,256 (2000)

    • Greenville, 41,633 (2000)

    • Vicksburg, 26,407 (2000)

    • Clarksdale, 20,645 (2000)

  • People

    • 55% rural

    • 13% age 65+ (ranks in the middle third nationally)

    • 47% married couples with children

    • 13% college educated (bottom third nationally)

    • 47% white collar

    • 32% blue collar

    • 63% black

    • 36.5% white

    • 0.2% Asian

    • 0.1% American Indian

    • 0.2% other

• Blues

   

  • Birthplace of B.B. King

  • Birthplace of Muddy Waters

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