Mississippi

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Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 2,038 direct jobs and 342 production-related jobs.
- The software industry supported 7,076 and supported 7,554 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 11,970 jobs.
- Local radio supported 6,700 jobs.
- The app economy supported 11,700 jobs in the computing workforce.

Wages
- $69.96 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $18.96 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $74,131.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $816 million to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $5.26 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $2.90 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 14,752
  - Visual Arts: 1,239
  - Performing Arts: 3,044
  - Sound Recordings: 3,165
  - Literary Works: 7,304

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 2 video gaming companies
- 2,389 music publishers and 11,098 songwriters
- 224 local commercial radio stations
- 22 local commercial television stations
- 76 newspaper publications
- 820 graphic designers
- 230 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Mississippi:
  - Elvis Presley, singer and musician
  - Britney Spears, singer
  - Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and actor
  - Bo Diddley, singer and musician
  - B. King, singer and musician
  - Jimmy Buffett, singer and musician
  - Faith Hill, singer and musician
  - 3 Doors Down, Band
  - William Faulkner, writer
  - Eudora Welty, writer
  - Jim Henson, puppeteer and entertainer
  - Morgan Freeman, actor
  - James Earl Jones, actor
  - George Ohr, ceramic artist

The top 5 Mississippi daily newspapers by circulation are The Clarion-Ledger, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Sun Herald, Hattiesburg American, and The Commercial Dispatch.
The USA International Ballet Competition is held every four years in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Mississippi Blues Trail marks various locations throughout the state that were important in the development of blues music.
The Jim Henson Exhibit is located here.
Mississippi is the birthplace of delta blues, a style of blues music.