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- Thank_God_for_Mississippi abstract ""Thank God for Mississippi" is a common adage in the United States, particularly in the South, that is generally used when discussing rankings of U.S. states. Since the state of Mississippi generally ranks near or (stereotypically) at the bottom of such rankings, residents of other states ranking near the bottom frequently proclaim, "Thank God for Mississippi", since the presence of that state in 50th place spares them of the shame of finishing in last place. Examples include rankings of educational achievement, overall health, the poverty rate, life expectancy or other objective criteria of the quality of life or government in the fifty states. The phrase is in use even among state government officials and journalists, though occasionally with a slight twist. Mississippi's poor reputation is such a common trope in American culture that when Mississippi does indeed rank well in something, the phrase "Thank God for Mississippi" may get brought up just to discuss how it does not apply in the given circumstance.It is worth noting that while Mississippi may rank below all other U.S. states in many measures, and near the bottom in several others, it still fares very well in comparisons with other first-world countries; for instance, by purchasing power, Mississippi is richer than the United Kingdom, and by raw GDP per capita, it ranks ahead of many other countries. As an example, its GDP per capita ($28,944) ranks above Saudi Arabia's ($24,454) and is more than double that of Russia ($12,926).".
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- Thank_God_for_Mississippi comment ""Thank God for Mississippi" is a common adage in the United States, particularly in the South, that is generally used when discussing rankings of U.S. states. Since the state of Mississippi generally ranks near or (stereotypically) at the bottom of such rankings, residents of other states ranking near the bottom frequently proclaim, "Thank God for Mississippi", since the presence of that state in 50th place spares them of the shame of finishing in last place.".
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