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Mississippi

Capital: Jackson · Latest trade year: 2024

+235%
Exports to Romania
$1.9M

#42 of 51

+149%
Imports from Romania
$61.5M

#17 of 51

Trade balance
-$59.6M

Deficit

Export CAGR
+14.2%

2010 → 2024

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Mississippi and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit
Peak imports
$61.5M

in 2024

Import CAGR
+28.9%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY
+235.2%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Mississippi and Romania

Machinery, Except Electrical make up 49.1% of what Mississippi imports from Romania, while transportation equipment lead the goods Mississippi sends back.

What Mississippi imports from Romania

Total$60.6M
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$30.2M49%
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$21.2M35%
  • Computer & Electronic Products$3.7M6%
  • Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$2.2M4%
  • Leather & Allied Products$1.4M2%
  • Transportation Equipment$1.4M2%
  • Other sectors$586K1%

What Mississippi exports to Romania

Total$1.2M
  • Transportation Equipment$1.2M62%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 267 residents of Mississippi identify as Romanian-American — ranking #51 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Mississippi grew

An estimated 396 Romanian-born residents call Mississippi home.

Top counties

in Mississippi
  • Prentiss County160
  • DeSoto County99
  • Hinds County58
  • Lafayette County42
  • Jackson County38

Insufficient PUMS sample size for this state. Use national estimates. Showing national Romanian-born trends for context.

Estimated Romanian-born residents in Mississippi: 396.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

  • The 2010s were the biggest immigration decade with 40,047 Romanian-born arrivals — 4x the 2000s
  • 38.6% of Romanian-born US residents have become US citizens
  • Highly educated: 27.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — well above the US average of ~35%
  • Strong graduate education: 20.4% hold a master's, professional, or doctoral degree

Faith communities

Romanian-affiliated churches

No Romanian-affiliated parishes are currently registered in Mississippi.