Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Mississippi.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 202610.91%
Payment Error Rate
8.89%
Overpayment
2.02%
Underpayment
438.0K
Participants
State vs National PER
State
10.91%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$117.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$898
Median Gross Rent
30.5%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
71.1%
Homeownership(+3.3% vs nat'l)
$170K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $685
Housing units: 1,350,552
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202686.5%
Broadband Adoption
-5.5% vs national
10.1%
No Internet
93.8%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 65.4%Cellular 8.9%Satellite 1.3%Other 3.3%
Drinking Water Quality
Above AvgUpdated Mar 30, 2026990
Community Systems
1,166
Total Systems
124
Violating Systems
3.8%
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$14.1B
Total Funding
$4,738
Per Capita
53,466
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$6.8B
Department of Transportation$1.2B
Department of Education$645.0M
Department of Agriculture$509.5M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$269.8M
Environmental Protection Agency$207.7M
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
5,788,192,126
Highway Planning and Construction
888,398,887
National School Lunch Program
349,829,240
Head Start
277,596,262
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
236,385,009
Children's Health Insurance Program
210,494,337
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$35.9B
Revenue
$34.5B
Expenditure
$8.7B
Debt
$2,973
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
S&P
AAMoody's
Aa2Fitch
AARevenue/capita: $12,207
Tax burden/capita: $2,297
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20263.7%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
1.2M
Employed
1.3M
Labor Force
55.6%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+6.8%Arts & Entertainment
+5.2%Education Services
+4.0%Professional Services
Shrinking Sectors
-5.9%Mining & Extraction
-5.8%Information
-4.7%Admin & Waste Services
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
71.9 yrs#51 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
24.1/100k#15 of 51
Uninsured Rate
13.1%#44 of 51
Obesity Rate
40.1%#48 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.1/mo#24 of 51
Infant Mortality
8.7/1k#51 of 51
Premature Death Rate
13,327.7/100k#51 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
239.2
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
269.1
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
218.5
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
253.5
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
16,711
Total Bridges
54.3%
Good
39.9%
Fair
5.8%
Poor
Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)
3,248
Water Systems
124
With Violations
3.8%
Violation Rate
Campaign Finance
$10.2M
Contributions
$67.7M
Expenditures
0
Committees
2008-2023
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Other: $10.2M
Top Donors
NON MS TRANSACTIONS$6,737,237.03
CADENCE BANK PAC NA$386,085.07
NA CADENCE BANK$386,085.07
MAE-PAC$317,700
SPLC ACTION FUND$200,000
Regulatory Reform Ideas
100 candidates17 admin-only11 bipartisan65 moderate5 contested2 heavy-lift
Top Easy Wins
- 1.Gaming License Streamlining (§ 75-76-1 et seq.)(Gaming Commission / DOR / MDEQ / Governor's Office)
- 2.Occupational Licensing Processing Deadline (21-Day Statutory)(All licensing boards / Legislature)
- 3.Mississippi APA Rule Review (5-Year Cycle / Automatic Repeal)(All agencies / Legislature)
- 4.MDEQ Unified Permitting Portal (Cross-Media Integration)(MDEQ (all divisions) / ITS)
- 5.Catfish/Aquaculture Permit Streamlining(MDEQ / MDAC / Legislature)
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
21 Active31
Declarations (10yr)
21
Active
$782.0M
PA Funding
40,869
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Severe Storm 14Hurricane 9Winter Storm 2Biological 2Other 1Severe Ice Storm 1
Recent Declarations
2026-02-06SEVERE WINTER STORMDR$316K
2026-01-24SEVERE WINTER STORM EM$3.8M
2025-05-21SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR$28.6M
2024-06-10SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR
2023-08-12SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES.DR$9.4M