Mississippi, once the richest state in the USA, now has the lowest GDP per capita, highest poverty rate, and slowest growth.

In Mississippi, the country’s poorest state ... a region that has long struggled with poverty and racism, has been particularly vulnerable. Studies have shown that the coronavirus has infected ...

Haunting satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a severe tornado in Mississippi ... that may assist with disaster recovery. The photos show homes, buildings and other infrastructure torn ...

there's the Mississippi Delta. The region was once rich with cotton production but also extreme poverty, with land predominantly held by white plantation owners and worked (under brutal conditions ...

“It was ongoing. Mississippi was long since poor, long devastated. I took the pictures of our poverty because that was reality.” Prints from this period were featured in her two-week solo show ...

Images of devastation have emerged from Mississippi, where a tornado has killed at least 25 people. The town of Rolling Fork, where 20% of residents live below the poverty line, was virtually ...

More than a third of Mississippi children are stranded in poverty — higher than during the Great Recession. “Recovery from the recession is extremely hard for families that were on the verge ...

The black and white pictures, collected in the book ... Nationwide, 14.3% of Americans lived in poverty in 2009. In Mississippi, the figure was 22%, and in some counties in the Delta, it was ...

California, Florida, and Mississippi are the three states with the highest percent of residents living in poverty. These represent an interesting mix of regions that economists don’t typically ...

Among just children in poverty, Mississippi fourth graders now are tied for best performers in the nation in NAEP reading tests and rank second in math. The state has also lifted high school ...

The town of Rolling Fork, where 20% of residents live below the poverty line, was virtually flattened on Friday. Image source, Reuters Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker told CNN: "My city is gone.

The black and white pictures, collected in the book ... Nationwide, 14.3% of Americans lived in poverty in 2009. In Mississippi, the figure was 22%, and in some counties in the Delta, it was ...