Golf in Jackson

Jackson is the state capital and largest city of Mississippi, positioned on the Pearl River in the geographic center of the state. Jackson's government and healthcare economy anchors a metropolitan area of roughly 600,000, and the city's institutions — the Mississippi Museum of Art, the Farish Street Historic District, the Governor's Mansion — reflect its role as the state's political and cultural center. Jackson has faced significant economic and population challenges driven by suburban flight, fiscal stress, and the water infrastructure crisis that made national headlines in 2022, but the city's cultural and governmental significance endures. Despite significant challenges, Jackson's cultural institutions — the museums, the music scene, the culinary community — reflect the civic ambition of a capital city that remains central to Mississippi's political and cultural life.