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Reducing Disparities: Mississippi’s Future Depends on it
Mississippi ARC
Actively Reaching Communities
Fall Conference 2011
OVERVIEW: MS POPULATION AND RACE
1,754,684
1,098,385
15,030
25,742
39,349
34,107
MS POPULATION BY RACE, 2010
White
African American
34,107 Two or more races
15,030 American In-dian 25,742
Asian39,349 Some other race
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
64,576
24,378
14,086
8,5857,1163,378
MS POPULATION CHANGE BY RACE 2000 to 2010
- American In-dian- Asian- White
- Two or more races
- Some other race
- African Ameri-can
U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
49.5%50.5%
White, non-His-panic:
374,041
Minor-ity: 381,514
2010 MISSISSIPPI POPULATION UNDER 18
OVERVIEW: MS CHILDREN AND RACE, 2010
White African American0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
16%
48%
CHILD POVERTY RATESMISSISSIPPI 2009
MS WAGES BY DEMOGRAPHIC
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009$9
$10
$11
$12
$13
$14
$15
$16
$17
$14.33
$11.77
$15.27
$10.71
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGES BY DEMOGRAPHIC (2009 real dol-lars)
African American
Women
Men
White
Source: Economic Policy Institute.
MS & U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT IN RECENT RECESSION
2007
Q4
2008
Q1
2008
Q2
2008
Q3
2008
Q4
2009
Q1
2009
Q2
2009
Q3
2009
Q4
2010
Q1
2010
Q2
2010
Q3
2010
Q4-3%
0%
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
18%
21%
6.9%
17.3%
7.9%
16.4%
QUARTERLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY RACEU.S. and Mississippi
White U.S.
White Mississippi
African American Mississippi
African American U.S.
Source: Economic Policy Institute. April 2011. “Distressed in Mississippi” Issue Brief #303.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY RACE, 2009
2010 Unemployment Rate
Less than 7%
Between 7% and 12%
Between 12% and 20%
Greater than 20%
White Unemployment RateAfrican American Unemployment Rate
Source: Mississippi Department of Employment Security. “LMI for Affirmative Action” April 2010.
Unemployment Rate
How much do families need to cover all their basic expenses?Self Sufficiency Wage for Two Adults, a Schoolchild and a Preschooler
HINDS COUNTY, MS 2009Self Sufficiency Standard
Expense Type Cost
Housing $747
Child Care $592
Food $643
Transportation $485
Health Care $451
Miscellaneous $292
Net Taxes $36
Self Sufficiency Wage
Hourly$9.22 per
adult
Annually $38,960
Source: Mississippi Self Sufficiency Standard 2009.
How much do families need to cover all their basic expenses?Self Sufficiency Wage for 1 Adult
LEE COUNTY, MS 2009Self Sufficiency Standard
Expense Type Cost
Housing $508
Child Care $0
Food $205
Transportation $241
Health Care $134
Miscellaneous $109
Net Taxes $176
Self Sufficiency Wage
Hourly $7.80
Annually $16,474
Source: Mississippi Self Sufficiency Standard 2009.
PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Race of the Householder
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Parental Status and Race of the Householder
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Educational, Race and Gender
Households headed by African American women with a bachelor’s degree are more likely to be below
self-sufficiency than households headed by white men with a high school degree
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Educational Attainment of the Householder
Less than High School
High School Diploma
Some College Bachelor's Degree or
Higher
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%55%
37%
30%
12%
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
STUDENT RACE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
0 50 100 150 200 250 3000
20
40
60
80
100
SCHOOL QDI 2009-2010
PE
RC
EN
T M
INO
RIT
Y S
TU
DE
NT
S
PLOT OF QDI AND PERCENT MINORITY STUDENTSMS schools for 2009-10 school year
AT-RISK K-12 DISTRICTS AND CHILD POVERTY
Districts Failing or Under Academic Watch
Source: Mississippi Department of Education & 2005-09 American Community Survey.
Districts where more than 1 in 3 children live in Poverty
ENROLLMENT IN ALL MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES AND REMEDIAL COURSES, 2007
38%
62%African Ameri-
can Stu-dents
White Students
61%
39%
White Stu-dents African
American Students
Source: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Office of Academic and Student Affairs. 2009.
Remedial Course EnrollmentAll Courses Enrollment
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF MS POPULATION OVER 25 by race, 2009
WhiteAfrican
American
Population 25 years and over
1,197,247 625,374
Less than high school degree
16.0% 28.1%
High school degree 30.3% 32.3%
Some college or associate's degree
30.7% 27.5%
Bachelor's degree 14.9% 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree
8.1% 4.2%
Source: American Community Survey. 2007-2009 Averages.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF WORKING-AGE ADULTS BY RACE
Fall
1994
Fall
1995
Fall
1996
Fall
1997
Fall
1998
Fall
1999
Fall
2000
Fall
2001
Fall
2002
Fall
2003
Fall
2004
Fall
2005
Fall
2006
Fall
2007
Fall
2008
Fall
2009
Fall
2010
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,00033,241
25,178
CHART 12TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT 1994-2010
FULL AND PART TIME STUDENTS
White Students
Minority Students
Source: IHLMIS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Mississippi Economic Policy Centerhttp://www.mepconline.org
MS Self Sufficiency Calculatorhttp://www.mepconline.org/calculator
Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meethttp://mepconline.com/images/admin/pdfs/116_50835_ECD_nb.pdf
MS Dept. of Employment Security Labor Market Datahttp://mdes.ms.gov/Home/LMI/index.html
Ed Sivak: [email protected] Welker : [email protected]