Poorest US State Grows Quicker Than Britain: Mississippi's Economic Revolution Turbocharges South

Harry Cole Saves The West · Dec 17, 2025 · 56m

Last month Harry Cole visited Mississippi to see how the US state is outperforming the United Kingdom economically.

Mississippi in the deep South had long been a byword for American poverty, but something remarkable is happening. Mississippi is growing, household incomes grew by 6% last year, placing them as the second highest growing state in the entire of America. It's a state on the up, and it's a state ripping up the old rules. How have they done it? They've introduced a radical flat tax, shredded regulation, slashed energy bills, and they've reformed their education system. Meanwhile…