State scorecard
Mississippi in the US Political Rank
Every place Mississippi holds across our state rankings, in one scorecard. Economy, taxes, education, crime, healthcare, and more, each measured the same way for all 50 states and each linked to the full cited ranking.
#4
of 25 on States Ranked by Housing Affordability
#50
of 50 on States Ranked by Health Care Outcomes
38.1%
Governor Tate Reeves performance score, rank 41 of 50
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state rankings that score Mississippi
Governor
Mississippi's governor, Tate Reeves (Republican), holds performance rank 41 of 50 at 38.1% this week in the Governor Performance Rankings, scored on 263 metrics and updated every Monday.
| Ranking | Mississippi's place | Score |
|---|---|---|
| States Ranked by Housing AffordabilityTypical home values around $172,000, among the lowest in America (Motley Fool analysis of Zillow data, 2026). Low incomes keep the ratio from being best-in-class, but the absolute entry price is near the national floor. | #4 of 25 | 93.2 |
| States Ranked by Dependence on Federal MoneyOne of the states where federal funds, not state taxes, are the largest single source of state revenue (Pew, 2025), with one of the most favorable per-dollar returns in the Rockefeller data (Rockefeller Institute, 2025). | #5 of 50 | 93.6 |
| States Ranked by Violent Crime RateThe reported rate is 210.5 per 100,000, but this entry carries the ranking's biggest asterisk: CDC death-certificate data have repeatedly placed Mississippi's homicide death rate among the highest in the nation, a signal that offenses are undercounted in its police data, not absent (FBI, 2024; CDC WISQARS/NCHS). | #6 of 50 | 210.5 |
| States Ranked by Total Tax BurdenThe lowest tax collections per capita in America at $4,868 (Tax Foundation, FY2023), and a flat income tax that dropped from 4.4 to 4.0 percent in 2026 on a scheduled path to 3 percent by 2030 (Tax Foundation, 2026). | #9 of 50 | 84.6 |
| States Ranked by K-12 Education OutcomesRanks in the national middle in raw fourth grade reading after a decade of phonics-based reforms, and at or near the top once demographics are accounted for (NCES, NAEP 2024; Urban Institute, 2025; Mississippi First, 2025). | #35 of 50 | 72.2 |
| Voting With Their Feet: States Ranked by Migration and Population GrowthA rare Southern state near migration balance or slight loss in the Vintage 2025 estimates (Census Bureau, 2025), with slow overall growth despite the nation's lowest tax collections per capita (Tax Foundation, FY2023). | #39 of 50 | 41.4 |
| Ranking the 50 State Economies of 2026The lowest tax collections per capita in America at $4,868 (Tax Foundation, FY2023), but persistently among the slower-growth state economies with output gains near the bottom of the table (BEA, 2026). | #43 of 50 | 59.6 |
| States Ranked by Fiscal Health: Reserves, Pensions, and What They OweOne of the states whose pension systems remain below 60 percent funded, the threshold Equable classifies as distressed (Equable Institute, State of Pensions 2025). | #45 of 20 | 39.8 |
| States Ranked by Health Care OutcomesRanked last on the Commonwealth Fund's 2025 Scorecard and last in life expectancy at just under 74 years, about 4.5 years below the national average, though it ranks in the top quartile for state primary-care spending (Commonwealth Fund, 2025; CDC NCHS, 2023). | #50 of 50 | 48.6 |
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