Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State is a census-designated place in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.^[2] It is the official designated name for the area encompassing Mississippi State University, which lies partly in the nearby incorporated municipality of Starkville.^[3] The population at the 2020 census was 4,968.^[4]

Mississippi State
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Oktibbeha
Area [1]
• Total	2.35 sq mi (6.10 km2)
• Land	2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,968
• Density	2,124.89/sq mi (820.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
FIPS code	28-48030

United States Postal Service designation is "Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762".

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	4,005		—
2020	4,968		24.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

Mississippi State CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	2,700	3,529	67.42%	71.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,042	993	26.02%	19.99%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	9	26	0.22%	0.52%
Asian alone (NH)	108	90	2.70%	1.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	3	0.02%	0.06%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	7	120	0.17%	2.42%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	58	26	1.45%	0.52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	181	2.00%	3.64%
Total	4,005	4,968	100.00%	100.00%