Citation Bureau
Vol. I
No. 353
XII SEPTEMBER MMXXVI
Reference

What is Mississippi?

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state in the Deep South, admitted to the union in 1817, with Jackson as its capital and largest city. The material tracks its place in national energy buildout and land-value debates.

How it developed

  • Jun 2026 - Kevin Smith said 74% of all solar capacity installed in the first quarter of 2026 went to Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Arizona, and Mississippi, all states that voted for Trump.
  • Jul 2026 - Gary Gallagher said that among white people in the United States, South Carolina and Mississippi were the two wealthiest states per capita in 1860.
  • Sep 2026 - John Farris said the region’s land should be as valuable or more valuable than the Midwest and should not be selling at a discount.

In the evidence

Every line below is attributed to a named speaker.

By the numbers

74% of all US solar capacity installed in Q1 2026 was in Trump-voting states: Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Arizona, and Mississippi.

“Seventy four percent of all solar capacity that was installed in the first quarter of twenty six was in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Arizona, and Mississippi, all that voted for Trump.”
Kevin Smith · 25 Jun 2026
By the numbers

South Carolina and Mississippi were the two wealthiest US states per capita for white residents in 1860, driven by slaveholder wealth.

“When you're talking about white people in the United States, those are the two wealthiest states per capita in the United States, are South Carolina and Mississippi in 1860.”
Gary Gallagher · 28 Jul 2026
By the numbers

Baron Capital's Mississippi data center investment is generating roughly $1.25 billion per month from Anthropic, $900 million per month from Google, and an additional $250-500 million per month from a third tenant, totaling nearly $2.5 billion per month.

“We got we're getting $1.25 billion dollars a month from Anthropic and getting $900 million a month from Google and I think we're getting about $500 million a month from someone else or 250. So we're getting almost 2530 billion a month for something.”
Ron Baron · 24 Jul 2026
Worth quoting

John Farris on Midsouth farmland valuation versus the Midwest.

“Our land should be as valuable or more valuable than the Midwest. We shouldn't be selling at a discount.”
John Farris · 11 Sep 2026
Citation Bureau · reference note, compiled from attributed expert discussion. Last updated 2026-09-12.