Median household income: $36919

Population: 29785 12 (minimum 20)

Unemployment rate:10.7% (highest on 4th)

Percentage below the poverty line: 22.6% (highest)

Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States, only half that of Maryland, showing a downward trend every year, reaching its peak in 2007. It has recently dropped by $2,677. Not only is the poverty rate the highest, but 7.8% of households' income is less than $ 654.38+0 million. Although the unemployment rate in most states in the United States is decreasing, Mississippi is one of the two states that increased by 0.2 at 20 10 and 20 1 1.

Extended data

General situation of Mississippi economy

agriculture

Mizhou has fertile and vast land, high forest coverage rate (above 50%), mild and pleasant climate, and can be cultivated in all seasons. Traditionally an agricultural state, it was once the main cotton producing area in the United States (before the American Civil War, it became the fifth richest state in the United States because of its abundant cotton).

The main crops now are soybeans, cotton, rice and so on. Mizhou has a vast coastline, criss-crossing rivers, rich aquatic resources, and developed fisheries, shrimp catching and poultry breeding. Oil, natural gas, lignite, limestone, hardwood and cork forests are rich in natural resources.

industry

Industries mainly include wood processing, furniture manufacturing, food processing, shipbuilding, tourism, handicraft manufacturing and metallurgy. The oil refinery along the Gulf Coast is one of the largest in the world. Michigan has the largest high-pressure laboratory in the United States, and one of the only three forest product application laboratories in the United States is located in Michigan.

Mizhou has developed its economy in many aspects, vigorously developed high-tech industries such as electronics, telecommunications and aerospace technology research, and established three foreign trade zones. Preferential policies in the bonded area include tariff reduction and exemption, commodity display, low management fees and good logistics and warehousing services.

foreign trade

According to the statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce, in 20 12, the total foreign trade of Mizhou was about 32.5 billion U.S. dollars, of which exports were about1/kloc-0.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 7.8% year-on-year, accounting for 0.8% of the total U.S. exports. The products with the largest export volume are: crude oil and coal products (4 billion), chemical products (65.438+0.7 billion), computers and electronic products (65.438+0 billion), transportation equipment (65.438+0 billion), paper products (760 million) and so on.

In 20 12, the total import volume was about 20.7 billion US dollars, up by 1% year-on-year, accounting for 0.9% of the total import volume of the United States. The main imported products include: oil and gas products (11400 million), transportation equipment (1400 million), mechanical equipment (1200 million), electrical equipment and accessories (165438+).

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Mississippi