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Haley Barbour (Next Election - 2007)
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Phil Bryant

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Jim Hood

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Thad Cochran (2008)
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U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - vacant
District #2 - Bennie G. Thompson
District #3 - Charles "Chip" Pickering
District #4 - Gene Taylor


State Ranking

Where Mississippi Ranks
on Children's
Well-Being

Statistics on Children
  • There are 748,544 children under 18 in Mississsippi.
  • Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 220,420
  • Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 146,000
  • Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 275,000
  • Children Reported Abused (2005) - 15,745
  • 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 11,320 (26.0%)
  • Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 70
  • 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 43,067 (53.1%)
  • % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 49

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