The population estimate was once less than 50, but now they've been documented across the state. So, MDWFP created an online map displaying where bears have been sighted in Mississippi.

The trial is expected to last about two weeks, though it’s not clear when the judges might rule. Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black, according to the Census Bureau.

Mississippi will keep four U.S. House seats. Mississippi's 2020 population was 2,963,914, according to the Census. That makes the ideal population for each congressional district 740,949.

The trial is expected to last about two weeks, though it’s not clear when the judges might rule. Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black, according to the Census Bureau.

In Mississippi, 11.7% of the 15 and older population is divorced. An estimated 37.3% of Richton residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.