Policies by State:

Key : Less or later than national average · More or earlier than national average

Policies to prevent COVID

Mask order

MS: 8/5/20–9/30/20
National Average: 7/3/20–Ongoing
4/8/20
Ongoing

Stay-at-home order

MS: 4/3/20–4/27/20
National Average: 3/27/20–9/10/20
3/19/20
Ongoing

Restaurant closures and reopenings

MS: 4/3/20–5/7/20
National Average: 3/20/20–9/9/21
3/16/20
Ongoing

Bar closures and reopenings

MS: 4/3/20–Ongoing
National Average: 3/19/20–12/16/20
3/15/20
Ongoing

Policies to address economic precarity

Unemployment insurance amount

MS: 235.00
National Average: 479.43
235.00
823.00

Eviction freezes

MS: 4/3/20–Ongoing
National Average: 3/21/20–5/13/22
3/13/20
Ongoing

Minimum wage

MS: 7.25
National Average: 9.22
7.25
15.00