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==Out of wedlock births==
==Out of wedlock births==
Mississippi has the highest the rate in the nation of babies born to unwed mothers at 53%. The lowest is [[Utah]] at 18%.<ref>The San Diego Union-Tribune Newspaper, Nov. 9th, 2008</ref>
Mississippi has the highest the rate in the nation of babies born to unwed mothers at 53%. The lowest is [[Utah]] at 18%.<ref>The San Diego Union-Tribune Newspaper, Nov. 9th, 2008</ref>. However, such statistics do not include pregnancies that end in abortion, meaning that Mississippi's teen pregnancy rate is not necessarily the highest in the country.
==Higher Education==
Mississippi's public universities include:
*Alcorn State University
*Delta State University
*Jackson State University
*Mississippi State University (MSU)
*Mississippi University for Women (now a co-ed university)
*Mississippi Valley State University
*University of Mississippi
*University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Mississippi also has a public Law School and Medical School.
Private universities include:
*Belhaven College (affiliated with the conservative Presbyterian Church (PCA)
*Blue Mountain College
*Millsaps College
*Mississippi College
*Rust College
*Tougaloo College
*William Carey University
<ref>http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=26</ref>
==Notable people from Mississippi==
==Notable people from Mississippi==
*[[Green Bay Packers]] quarterback [[Brett Favre]] is from Kiln.
*[[Green Bay Packers]] quarterback [[Brett Favre]] is from Kiln.