| Mississippi State | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oktibbeha |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4968 |
| Population Density Km2: | 820.37 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2124.89 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-48030 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Mississippi State is a census-designated place in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. It is the official designated name for the area encompassing Mississippi State University, which lies partly in the nearby incorporated municipality of Starkville.[2] The population at the 2020 census was 4,968.[3]
United States Postal Service designation is "Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762".
| 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% |