Mississippi Ranks Second in Nation for Senior Loneliness, Study Finds

JACKSON — More than three in 10 Mississippi seniors report feeling lonely, giving the state one of the nation’s highest rates of social isolation among older adults, according to new research.

A study by senior care platform Mirador Living found that 30.39% of Mississippians aged 60 and older say they feel lonely, placing the state second nationwide, just behind Louisiana. Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau, America’s Health Rankings, and the Household Pulse Survey to measure factors such as living arrangements, income, and mobility that contribute to isolation.

Mississippi’s Older Adult Isolation Score, a composite measure of social and economic factors, was 92.87, also the second-highest in the country. Nearly 29% of older adults live alone, and 48% are unmarried, di