Agriculture
1 – 1
Number of Cattle
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
810K #32 /50
New Mexico
1.28M #22 /50
Corn Production
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
87.40M bu #20 /41
New Mexico
7.40M bu #36 /41
Estimated Moose Population Count
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
0 #20 /36
New Mexico
— —
Crime
1 – 6
Crime Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1,790 per 100k #36 /48
New Mexico
— —
Experienced Domestic Violence Rate (Women)
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
51.5 % #38 /51
New Mexico
52.5 % #34 /51
Missing Persons Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
3.924 per 100k #29 /50
New Mexico
6.777 per 100k #10 /50
Federal Corruption Convictions Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1.89 per 10k #2 /50
New Mexico
0.68 per 10k #31 /50
Homicide Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
6.94 per 100k #13 /50
New Mexico
11.5 per 100k #3 /50
Rape Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
32.6 per 100k #36 /51
New Mexico
52.7 per 100k #9 /51
Recidivism Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
35 % #19 /50
New Mexico
49 % #4 /50
Number of Serial Killers
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1 #31 /48
New Mexico
2 #22 /48
Demographics
9 – 11
Amish Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
130 #27 /32
New Mexico
30 #32 /32
Asian Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
42.05K #43 /51
New Mexico
55.54K #38 /51
Average Male Height
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
70.5 in #2 /48
New Mexico
69.7 in #45 /48
Birth Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
59.2 per 1,000 #10 /51
New Mexico
51.5 per 1,000 #38 /51
Black Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1.13M #18 /51
New Mexico
71.86K #40 /51
Yearly Population Growth
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
-0.32 % #44 /50
New Mexico
-0.16 % #39 /50
LGBTQ Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
99K #33 /51
New Mexico
85K #36 /51
Hispanic Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
106.1K #41 /51
New Mexico
1M #13 /51
Homeless Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
3.5 per 10k #50 /50
New Mexico
21.7 per 10k #12 /50
Jewish Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
2.9K #47 /50
New Mexico
19.9K #29 /50
Sex Ratio
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
0.94 #48 /50
New Mexico
0.98 #23 /50
Mormon Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
22.30K #41 /51
New Mexico
69.43K #17 /51
Muslim Population Percentage
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
0.11 % #41 /49
New Mexico
0.56 % #25 /49
Native American Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
36.26K #43 /51
New Mexico
252.88K #8 /51
Population Density
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
62.65 per mi² #34 /51
New Mexico
17.43 per mi² #46 /51
Poverty Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
17.8 % #2 /51
New Mexico
16.4 % #5 /51
Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
2.94M #35 /50
New Mexico
2.14M #36 /50
Transgender Population
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
9,600 #33 /50
New Mexico
10,900 #32 /50
Snap Recipients
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
369K #32 /51
New Mexico
471.3K #29 /51
White Alone Percent
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
55.6 % #40 /50
New Mexico
47.5 % #48 /50
Economy
2 – 6
Outstanding Debt
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 15B #38 /50
New Mexico
$ 16B #36 /50
Gross Domestic Product
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 158.55B #37 /51
New Mexico
$ 141.30B #38 /51
Median Home Price
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 262K #47 /51
New Mexico
$ 377K #31 /51
Median Household Income
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 27,205 #50 /50
New Mexico
$ 35,969 #41 /50
Income per Capita
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 30,529 #51 /51
New Mexico
$ 34,823 #47 /51
Poverty Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
17.8 % #2 /51
New Mexico
16.4 % #5 /51
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 53,874.38 #51 /51
New Mexico
$ 66,049.03 #43 /51
Max Unemployment Benefits
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 235 #50 /50
New Mexico
$ 511 #18 /50
Education
2 – 5
Average IQ
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
94.2 #50 /50
New Mexico
95.7 #45 /50
High School Completion Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
85.3 % #48 /50
New Mexico
86.5 % #46 /50
Literacy Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
84 % #41 /50
New Mexico
83.5 % #44 /50
Minimum MPRE Passing Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
75 #45 /49
New Mexico
80 #25 /49
K-12 Spending
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 12,394 #45 /51
New Mexico
$ 14,687 #35 /51
Public School Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
44.12 #40 /51
New Mexico
30.37 #51 /51
Average Teacher Salary
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 53,704 #51 /51
New Mexico
$ 68,440 #21 /51
Geography
0 – 2
State Elevation Difference
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
807 ft #46 /50
New Mexico
10,325 ft #13 /50
Highest Elevation
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
806 ft #46 /50
New Mexico
13,161 ft #8 /50
Health
1 – 4
Air Quality Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
38.2 AQI #29 /50
New Mexico
42.8 AQI #7 /50
Funeral Ceremony Average Cost
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 390 #51 /51
New Mexico
$ 488 #40 /51
Number of Water Quality Violations
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1,129 #32 /50
New Mexico
3,700 #12 /50
HIV Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
10.2 per 100k #4 /51
New Mexico
3.4 per 100k #37 /51
Life Expectancy
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
70.9 years #51 /51
New Mexico
73 years #43 /51
Legality
0 – 0
Age of Consent
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
16 — /51
New Mexico
17 — /51
Brass Knuckles Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Permit Required — /51
New Mexico
Permit Required — /51
Self Defense Law
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Stand Your Ground — /50
New Mexico
Castle Doctrine — /50
DraftKings Online Sports Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal #1 /51
New Mexico
Illegal #1 /51
FanDuel Legal Status
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Retail only #1 /51
New Mexico
Illegal #1 /51
Casino Minimum Age
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
21 years #1 /48
New Mexico
21 years #1 /48
Mutual Combat Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal — /50
New Mexico
Illegal — /50
UCEA Law Adoption
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Not Adopted — /50
New Mexico
Shield Law — /50
Open Carry Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Legal — /50
New Mexico
Legal — /50
Pet Capybara Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Permit Required #1 /51
New Mexico
Permit Required #1 /51
Pet Fox Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal — /50
New Mexico
Permit Required — /50
Pet Monkey Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Permit Required — /50
New Mexico
Illegal — /50
Pet Otter Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal #1 /51
New Mexico
Illegal #1 /51
Pet Raccoon Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal — /50
New Mexico
Illegal — /50
Squatters Rights Minimum Years
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
10 years #26 /50
New Mexico
10 years #26 /50
Radar Detector Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Legal — /51
New Mexico
Legal — /51
Raw Milk Legality
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Illegal — /51
New Mexico
Legal — /51
Stop and ID Laws
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
No — /50
New Mexico
Yes — /50
E-Cigarette Purchase Minimum Age
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
21 years #1 /51
New Mexico
21 years #1 /51
Military
1 – 0
Household Gun Ownership
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
55.8 % #7 /50
New Mexico
46.2 % #25 /50
Miscellaneous
4 – 2
Broadband Internet Speed
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
69.49 mbps #40 /51
New Mexico
59.13 mbps #47 /51
Guns per Capita
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
23.2 per 100 #21 /51
New Mexico
55.34 per 100 #3 /51
Racism Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Much More Than Average #1 /50
New Mexico
Average #1 /50
Racism Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
Much More Than Average #1 /50
New Mexico
Average #1 /50
Redneck Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
35.1 #2 /50
New Mexico
33.1 #3 /50
Pet Ownership Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
65.5 % #7 /48
New Mexico
60 % #21 /48
Average Radon Level
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
1.2 pCi/L #48 /49
New Mexico
3.9 pCi/L #30 /49
Population Density
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
62.65 per mi² #34 /51
New Mexico
17.43 per mi² #46 /51
Politics
2 – 3
Electoral Votes
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
6 #30 /51
New Mexico
5 #36 /51
Conservative Ranking
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
68 #11 /50
New Mexico
36 #37 /50
Harris Votes Percentage
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
38 % #40 /51
New Mexico
51.85 % #17 /51
Liberal Ranking
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
32 #37 /50
New Mexico
64 #13 /50
Cook Partisan Voter Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
R+11 #35 /50
New Mexico
D+3 #15 /50
Prices
1 – 5
Aluminum Can Prices
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 0.5 #10 /43
New Mexico
— —
Car Registration Fees
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 12.75 #47 /48
New Mexico
$ 45 #20 /48
Pack of Cigarettes Cost
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 8.33 #48 /51
New Mexico
$ 10.42 #21 /51
Cost of Living Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
87.9 #48 /51
New Mexico
93.3 #33 /51
Egg Price
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 5.04 #26 /50
New Mexico
$ 5.65 #14 /50
Average Gas Price
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 2.65 #51 /51
New Mexico
$ 2.88 #40 /51
Average Water Bill
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
$ 35 #24 /50
New Mexico
$ 33 #27 /50
Rankings
7 – 6
Education Quality Rank
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
35th #16 /50
New Mexico
50th #1 /50
Livability Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
51 #48 /50
New Mexico
50.2 #50 /50
Business Friendliness Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
60.5 #12 /50
New Mexico
64.0 #3 /50
Couples Livability Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
46.8 #49 /50
New Mexico
57.5 #22 /50
Gen Z Livability Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
42.1 #50 /50
New Mexico
44.9 #47 /50
Politeness Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
#23 #23 /50
New Mexico
#17 #17 /50
Happiness Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
41.8 #42 /50
New Mexico
40.8 #46 /50
Overall Health Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
42.6 #50 /50
New Mexico
66.0 #29 /50
Safety Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
58.3 #45 /50
New Mexico
55.4 #48 /50
Quality of Life Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
44.6 #45 /50
New Mexico
41.8 #49 /50
Safety Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
58.3 #45 /50
New Mexico
55.4 #48 /50
Bad Driving Index
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
100 #1 /48
New Mexico
68.84 #16 /48
Livability Index Score
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
51 #48 /50
New Mexico
50.2 #50 /50
Taxes
1 – 0
Sales Tax Rate
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
7 % #2 /50
New Mexico
5.1 % #32 /50
Weather
4 – 2
Average Temperature
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
66.6 °F #5 /50
New Mexico
56.3 °F #21 /50
Average Temperature
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
66.6 °F #5 /50
New Mexico
56.3 °F #21 /50
Frost Line
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
8 in #43 /50
New Mexico
18 in #34 /50
Average Relative Humidity
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
73.6 % #4 /50
New Mexico
45.9 % #48 /50
Average Annual Sunlight
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
4,693 kJ/m² #13 /48
New Mexico
5,642 kJ/m² #2 /48
Average Annual Tornados
?
View Ranking →
Mississippi
43 #12 /50
New Mexico
11 #29 /50