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With a population of 2.9 million people, Mississippi is the thirty-first most populous state in 2006. The state’s population increased by 65,882 people from 2000 to 2006, and is projected to increase to 3.1 million by 2025. This 0.3% projected annual growth rate is below the national average of 0.8%. Per capita personal income in Mississippi was $26,908 in 2006, up from $25,454 in 2005. For 2006, this was $9,721 below the national average and the lowest in the country. The state’s per capita income grew at an average annual rate of 4.2% from 2000 to 2006, compared to 3.5% nationally.
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Anderson Economic Group, LLC., Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (2008). Mississippi. In: Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (eds) The State Economic Handbook 2009 Edition. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230614994_25
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