Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. [8] Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city.

Mississippi, ABD eyaletleri arasında dindarlık açısından en yüksek sıralarda yer alırken, sağlık, eğitim, kalkınma ve gelir ölçümlerinde en düşük sıralarda yer almaktadır. Mississippi'nin başlıca endüstrileri arasında tarım ve ormancılık yer almaktadır.

The Mississippi River is called the Lower Mississippi River from its confluence with the Ohio River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of about 1,000 miles (1,600 km).

Taştığı zaman milyonlarca dekar araziyi kaplaması sebebiyle bazı yerlilerce de "Suların Babası" olarak adlandırılan Mississippi, Minnesota eyaletinin kuzeyindeki Hasca Gölü'nden doğar.

Mississippi, constituent state of the U.S. Its name derives from a Native American word meaning ‘great waters’ or ‘father of waters,’ which it shares with the Mississippi River, the longest river in the country. Mississippi became the 20th state of the union in 1817. Its capital city is Jackson.

Mississippi is a state in the southeastern United States. It shares its borders with Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Louisiana and Arkansas to the west, where the boundary follows the Mississippi River.

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