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What sets Jackson's economy apart

Utilities is where Jackson is most unlike the rest of the country: 101 establishments, a share of local businesses 2.9 times the national one. Next come banking and lending (480 establishments, 1.6 times) and telecommunications (159 establishments, 1.6 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for utilities, Jackson ranks 2nd, behind Charleston, WV.

Utility projects and acquisitions carry regulatory filings, interconnection agreements and asset records that many parties review.

Bank mergers, loan sales and credit facilities move loan files, examination reports and borrower records between institutions. In banking and lending, Jackson leads every metro on these pages.

How Jackson compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Jackson, MS metro's population at 606,178 in July 2024, down 13,770 or 2.2 percent on the April 2020 base of 619,948.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 609,217, the same year as the business count, Jackson has 68.8 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 10th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Denver, CO at 69.3 and Tampa, FL at 70.0.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Honolulu, HI, with 422; the metro closest in population, Portland, ME at 571,534 residents, has 299 law offices and 276 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Jackson's nearest match is Manchester, NH, with 158.

• Residents, July 2024: 606,178
• Residents, April 2020 base: 619,948
• Change since 2020: -13,770 (-2.2 percent), 57th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 68.8, 10th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 33.0, 54th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 25.3, 53rd of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 12.3, 43rd of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 32.5, 52nd of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 3,000
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 3,400

The courts and regulators behind Jackson paperwork

When a Jackson dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

CPAs practicing in Mississippi are licensed by the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy.

At state level, securities offerings and investment advisers in Mississippi answer to the Mississippi Secretary of State, Securities Division, so a Jackson fund raising money or an adviser facing an exam has documents to produce on request.

If personal information in a Jackson deal, audit or case file is exposed, Mississippi's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.