• Rethink Mississippi

    Rethink Mississippi

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    • My Mississippi
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  • Population

    First impressions of Mississippi’s 2020 Census results

    Mississippi was one of three states to lose population during the decade.

    By Jake McGraw
    May 13, 2021
  • Brain Drain

    A visual primer on Mississippi’s brain drain (2020 update)

    There is no silver bullet to reverse brain drain. It requires people to do their part on the state, local, and organizational level. Economic and lifestyle factors cause Mississippians to leave and others to stay away. Mississippi is heavily represented among the fastest-shrinking counties. However, even the counties that are...

    By Jake McGraw
    August 18, 2020
  • Analysis

    Mississippi’s brain drain crisis in 12 slides

    By Jake McGraw
    October 12, 2019
  • Analysis

    New Census data, same old story: People keep leaving Mississippi

    Mississippi's net migration loss since 2010 is almost equal to the population of Biloxi, the state's fifth-largest city.

    By Jake McGraw
    December 21, 2017
  • LGBTQ Equality

    My Mississippi: A setback and a sigh

    HB 1523 has been on the minds of Mississippi natives living in other parts of the country. For many, it underscores why they left.

    By Alex Beene
    April 8, 2016
  • Editor's Blog

    Love it or leave it?

    A state representative's abrasive email sheds light on Mississippi's self-destructive mentality.

    By Jake McGraw
    March 18, 2016
  • Commentary

    LeBron is going home. Mississippians should, too.

    The whole LeBron saga has gotten me thinking about the idea of homecoming: What responsibilities do we have to our place of birth? How do we reconcile those with the opportunities afforded by more glamorous places?

    By
    July 17, 2014
  • Analysis

    We all love Mississippi, so why don’t we like living here?

    The Mississippi author Willie Morris had a saying: "We all love Mississippi, but it doesn't always love us back." However, recent data suggest that there may be less love lost than Willie realized.

    By Jake McGraw
    June 6, 2014
  • Economics

    Mississippi must develop educated cities to achieve sustainable growth

    Economic research shows that Southern cities benefit the most from increasing concentrations of skilled workers. Mississippi needs to catch up.

    By Neil White
    January 20, 2014
  • Economics

    Should Mississippians hunt deer or rabbits? What game theory can tell us about brain drain

    Mississippi is stuck in a bad equilibrium that gives its educated young people little incentive to stay.

    By Neil White
    January 15, 2014
  • Editor's Blog

    Why are so many Mississippians moving to Sunflower County?

    Parchman, of course.

    By Jake McGraw
    January 13, 2014
  • Analysis

    This one map illustrates Mississippi’s greatest challenge

    The South is the country's fastest-growing region. Why are people leaving Mississippi?

    By Jake McGraw
    November 11, 2013

Rethink Mississippi is a project of the William Winter Institute. 2017. All rights reserved.

 

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