Mississippi
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Mississippi is a state of the United States with FIPS code 28 and capital Jackson.

## Administrative divisions

Mississippi is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 28[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 28[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Jackson[^enwiki]
- Population: about 2,939,690 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 125,438 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1817[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Central Time (UTC-6/-5)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-MS[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Hinds County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-hinds-county.html), [Harrison County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-harrison-county.html), [Rankin County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-rankin-county.html), [DeSoto County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-desoto-county.html), [Madison County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-madison-county.html).

Major cities: [Jackson](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-jackson.html), [Gulfport](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-gulfport.html), [Biloxi](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-biloxi.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Hinds County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-hinds-county.html
- Contains places: DeSoto County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-desoto-county.html
- Contains places: Harrison County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-harrison-county.html
- Contains places: Rankin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-rankin-county.html
- Contains places: Madison County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-madison-county.html
- Contains places: Jackson https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-jackson.html
- Contains places: Biloxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-biloxi.html
- Contains places: Gulfport https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-gulfport.html

Mentioned in:
- Biloxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-biloxi.html
- DeSoto County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-desoto-county.html
- Gulfport https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-gulfport.html
- Harrison County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-harrison-county.html
- Hinds County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-hinds-county.html
- Jackson https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-jackson.html
- Madison County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-madison-county.html
- Rankin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ms-rankin-county.html
- United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html

Sources:
- Mississippi (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html