Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, California and Louisiana posted the highest rates under the Supplemental ...

Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released today. But since that decrease ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A report shows that a state known for its poverty nationally does not show much grace to its poorest residents. The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that about ...

A University of Memphis professor has a simple answer for what's driving the problem: poverty. New federal data shows the Mid ...

Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers are ...

Mississippi has the second highest homicide rate and ranks among the least safe states in the country, according to SafeHome.

Are you in the middle class in Mississippi? See what your pay range needs to be to qualify. Does your salary fall in that bracket?

The Southern Poverty Law Center is calling for investigations into the recent tragedies at Delta State University and Vicksburg, Mississippi.