State of the United States
Mississippi
Mississippi is a state of the United States. It covers about 124,000 km² (47,800 mi²), the 31st largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as Eritrea. About 3.0 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 124,000 km²47,800 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 125,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 1.3%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 31st of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 24 people per km² |
| Capital | Jackson |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N |
| Type | StateUS-MS |
What the numbers say about Mississippi
- Mississippi covers 1.3% of the area of the United States and ranks 34th of 51 by population, against 31st by area.
- It would take 76.4 states and districts the size of Mississippi to cover the United States.
- Mississippi holds 0.9% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 112.
- The largest, Alaska, is 12.2× the size of Mississippi; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: North Carolina (128,000 km², 1.03×) and Louisiana (120,000 km², 1.04×).
- Counted as a country, Mississippi would be larger than 141 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 99th by area, between Nicaragua (129,000 km²) and Eritrea (123,000 km²).
- With 3.0 million people it would rank 137th of 238 by population.
- Mississippi has 24 people per km², about the density of Sweden, which has 24 per km².
- That makes Mississippi the 34th most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 68% of the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Mississippi looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Mississippi stretches about 536 km north to south and 334 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 125,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 124,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaFujian1.03× · 121,000 km²PeopleTibet81% · 3.6 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaTamil Nadu0.95× · 131,000 km²PeopleMeghalaya1.00× · 3.0 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaBavaria1.77× · 70,000 km²PeopleSchleswig-Holstein1.00× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.46× · 85,000 km²PeopleBourgogne-Franche-Comté1.06× · 2.8 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany79% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.31× · 94,800 km²PeopleGalicia1.10× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.57× · 78,800 km²PeopleIbaraki1.03× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaAmapá89% · 139,000 km²PeopleFederal District1.05× · 2.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNew Brunswick1.70× · 72,800 km²PeopleAlberta69% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)1.82× · 68,100 km²PeopleWestern Australia0.98× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaDurango1.02× · 121,000 km²PeopleSinaloa1.00× · 3.0 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.12× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Mississippi ranks
Mississippi is the 31st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 28New York137,000 km²
- 29Alabama134,000 km²
- 30North Carolina128,000 km²
- 31Mississippi124,000 km²
- 32Louisiana120,000 km²
- 33Pennsylvania119,000 km²
- 34Ohio116,000 km²
All 51 states and districts of the United States, matched to countries
Compare Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Eritrea
- Mississippi vs North Korea
- Greece vs Mississippi
- Bangladesh vs Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Armenia
- Uruguay vs Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Fujian
- Tamil Nadu vs Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Meghalaya
- Coahuila vs Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Tasmania (Australia)
- Mississippi vs New Brunswick
- Amapá vs Mississippi
- Mississippi vs Durango
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. United States’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12