Mississippi Government Statistical Resources
General Sources |Agriculture | Demographics & Economics | Education |Elections | Gaming Revenues & Taxes | Health & Human Services | Labor Force | Peer Reports | Prisons & Inmates | State & County Audits | State Finance
General Sources
Mississippi Population, 2000 Census
Mississippi Statistical Abstract (print: 1969- date) (online: 2003-2006)
Mississippi Official & Statistical Register (Blue Book)
(print: 1949/51- ) [catalog record] (online 2000-04- )
Mississippi.gov (Economics & Statistics)
Mississippi: Handbook of Selected Data
Mississippi Statistical Data Book
State & County Quick Facts: Mississippi (U.S. Census Bureau)
LexisNexis Statistical Universe
(search statistical tables in state, federal, international sources) (UM only)
Agriculture
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Mississippi Agricultural Statistics (1955-present)
- Mississippi Agricultural Statistical Services (via USDA NASS, includes links to Census of Agriculture for Mississippi, an interactive map, data on commodity by county)
- Annual Report [catalog record]
- Mississippi Market Maker (interactive mapping system for agricultural products and businesses)
- Agricultural Commodity Directory
- Mississippi Development Authority
- MSUcares (Coordinated Access to the Research and Extension Service) (MSU Extension Service & MAFES) (Click on "Publications" link to find many sources of statistics)
Demographics & Economics
- Census 2000 PUMA (Public Use Microdata) for Mississippi by County (Mississippi State Data Center - Univ. of Miss.)
- Data Links: Finding Mississippi Economic & Demographic data on the Internet (IHL)
- Economic Status of African Americans in Mississippi(IHL)
- Factbook on Higher Education for Mississippi (SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) (includes population growth and economic data)
- Mississippi Development Authority Searchable Database of Community Profiles by County and Major City(includes demographic, economic, labor, income, governmental, tax data and available buildings and industrial sites)
- Mississippi Economic Review & Outlook
- Mississippi Population Projections: 2010, 2015, and 2020
- SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) Data Library (links to national sources of data by state for SREB region)
Education
- Mississippi Department of Education
- MAARS (Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System)(includes links to quick facts, data for schools and districts, assessment and accountability information)
- Superintendent's Annual Report and Traditional Report Card
- Selected Statistics on Mississippi Public Education
- Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (Institutional Research - Statistical Data) (includes enrollment, degrees, salaries, tuition, appropriations, employee demographics)
- Factbook on Higher Education for Mississippi (via SREB Southern Regional Education Board)
- Mississippi Development Authority. Education Profiles (by county)
Elections
- Secretary of State
- Blue Book, 2004-08 ) (Mississippi Official & Statistical Register): Elections(Mississippi returns from 2001-2005 elections)
- Blue Book, 2000-2004 (Mississippi Official & Statistical Register): Elections (returns from 1997-2001 elections)
- Candidates and Election Results for Mississippi (2000-date)
- Elections Division
- Mississippi Poll(MSU Social Science Research Center)
Gaming Revenues & Taxes
- Mississippi Gaming Commission
- Mississippi State Tax Commission: Gaming Tax(includes Casino revenues, tax revenues)
Health & Human Services
- Mississippi Department of Health
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- Annual Report
- Behavior Risk Factor Surveys (BFRSS) (2002- reports)
- Comprehensive Cancer Control (includes Cancer Registry for Mississippi)
- County Health Capacity Maps & Information
- County Health Profiles
- Health Statistics Reports
- Mississippi Vital Records & Statistics
- State Health Facts Online (Mississippi) (via Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Mississippi Division of Medicaid: Annual Report
Labor Force
Employment & Unemployment
- Mississippi Employment Security Commission - Labor Market Information(Click on Labor Market Information for statistics on wages, unemployment, projections, links to national data)
Salaries & Wages
- MERLIN (Mississippi Executive Resource Library & Information Network) (view payroll and salary information for state agencies; must open in Internet Explorer)
- Mississippi Employment Security Commission - Labor Market Information (Click on Labor Market Information tab, then link in menu to "Occupational Wages")
- Mississippi Department of Education. Teacher Salary Schedules
- Mississippi Board of Institutions of Higher Learning. IHL System Profile. (Includes salary range comparisons among the IHL institutions & SREB)
- Budgets for IHL Institutions (IHL budgets from other universities are housed in the State Documents collection. The current year's UM Budget is on reserve at the circulation desk. UM Budgets from previous years (1951/52+ ) are housed in the Archives and Special Collections Department.)
- Mississippi Manufacturers Wage, Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey (2006). (compiled by the North Miss. Industrial Development Assn. & the Mississippi Development Authority)
PEER Reports (Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review)
- Mississippi Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (The PEER Committee performs legislative oversight of state government with performance evaluations, investigations, and expenditure reviews. All of their reports (1973+) are online.)
Prisons & Inmates
State & County Audits
- Mississippi Office of the State Auditor: Publications Search Page (Use pull down choices in search boxes to find audit reports for universities and colleges, schools, and counties, court clerk fees, school attendance reports.)
State Finance
- Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration
- Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (FY '07)
- State of Mississippi Executive Budget Recommendation, FY '08
- State of Mississippi Enacted Budget, FY '08
- Mississippi State Treasurer: Publications (Annual reports, audit reports)
- Mississippi State Tax Commission: Statistics
