Mississippi

| unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 125,443 | area_total_sq_mi = 48,430 | area_land_km2 = 121,607 | area_land_sq_mi = 46,952 | area_water_km2 = 3,940 | area_water_sq_mi = 1,521 | area_water_percent = 3 | area_rank = | dimensions_footnotes = | length_km = 545 | length_mi = 340 | width_km = 275 | width_mi = 170 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 90 | elevation_ft = 300 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = 246.0 | elevation_max_ft = 807 | elevation_max_point = Woodall Mountain | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_m = 0 | elevation_min_ft = 0 | elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 2,963,914 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 24.5 | population_density_sq_mi = 63.5 | population_density_rank = | population_demonym = Mississippian | population_blank1_title = Median household income | population_blank1 = US$43,567 | population_blank2_title = Income rank | population_blank2 = 50th | demographics_type1 = Language | demographics1_title1 = Official language | demographics1_info1 = English | demographics1_title2 = Spoken language | demographics1_info2 = | timezone1 = Central | utc_offset1 = −06:00 | timezone1_DST = CDT | utc_offset1_DST = −05:00 | timezone1_location = | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | timezone2_location = | postal_code_type = USPS abbreviation | postal_code = MS | iso_code = | code1_name = Trad. abbreviation | code1_info = Miss. | blank_name_sec1 = Latitude | blank_info_sec1 = 30°12′ N to 35° N | blank1_name_sec1 = Longitude | blank1_info_sec1 = 88°6′ W to 91°39′ W | website = Mississippi (ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River.