119th Congress · MS-2
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (MS-2) has a population of 726,691. The median household income is $43,811 and the median age is 38.5.
726,691
Population
40
People / sq mi
$43,811
Median Income
38.5
Median Age
MS-2 covers 17,996 sq mi of land at 40.4 people per square mile.
Race & Ethnicity
| White | 31.6% |
| Black or African American | 64.1% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
Economy & Income
$43,811
Median Household Income
$25,563
Per Capita Income
20.1%
Poverty Rate
4.3%
Unemployment
Housing
$113,400
Median Home Value
$827
Median Rent
62.9%
Homeownership
Education
83.7%
High School+
21.0%
Bachelor's+
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (MS-2) has a population of 726,691 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).
The median household income in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District is $43,811, with a per capita income of $25,563.
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District is 31.6% White, 64.1% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.
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Data for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.