Jackson Hinds Library System
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $53K | $63K | $67K | $57K | $89K | $59K | $77K | $85K | $158K | $103K | $160K | $75K | $69K | $67K | $67K | $67K | $71K | $63K | $61K | $58K | $60K | $58K | $48K | $43K | $44K | $74K | $47K | $67K |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 88% | 53% | 75% | 64% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 78% | 79% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 75% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 127 | 127 | 160 | 3,593 | 3,605 | 2,900 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 127 | 127 | 160 | 3,593 | 3,605 | 2,900 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $12K | $16K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $47K | $57K | $57K | $56K | $56K | $56K | $58K | $45K | $46K | $43K | $46K | $47K | $35K | $43K | $44K | $74K | $37K | $54K |
| Internal Connections | $4K | $5K | $5K | — | $24K | — | — | — | $55K | — | $56K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $49K | $58K | $62K | $57K | $60K | $59K | $77K | $77K | $86K | $81K | $26K | $18K | $13K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $18K | $16K | $15K | $14K | $11K | $12K | — | — | — | $8K | $13K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $189 | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | $5K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie T. Jeffers Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $11K | $8K |
| Beverly J. Brown Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $4K | $6K | $12K | $8K |
| Bolden-Moore Branch Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $12K | $8K |
| Charles W. Tisdale Library | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | $6K | $14K | $8K |
| Ella Bess Austin Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $11K | $8K |
| Eudora Welty Library-Temporarily Closed | $350 | $14K | $14K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $28K | $11K |
| Evelyn Taylor Majure Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $18K | $19K | $23K | $21K |
| Fannie Lou Hamer Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $10K | $8K |
| Lois A. Flagg Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $10K | $8K |
| Margaret Walker Alexander Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $14K | $8K |
| Medgar Evers Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $14K | $8K |
| Raymond Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $8K | $8K |
| Richard Wright Library - Temporarily Closed | $350 | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $14K | $8K |
| The Quisenberry Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $25K | $18K | $8K |
| Willie Morris Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $19K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $14K | $8K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie T. Jeffers Library | Bolton | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Beverly J. Brown Library | Byram | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Bolden-Moore Branch Library | Jackson | 85% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Charles W. Tisdale Library | Jackson | 85% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Ella Bess Austin Library | Terry | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Eudora Welty Library-Temporarily Closed | Jackson | 90% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Evelyn Taylor Majure Library | Utica | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Fannie Lou Hamer Library | Jackson | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Lois A. Flagg Library | Edwards | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Margaret Walker Alexander Library | Jackson | 85% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Medgar Evers Library | Jackson | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Raymond Library | Raymond | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Richard Wright Library - Temporarily Closed | Jackson | 90% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| The Quisenberry Library | Clinton | 85% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Willie Morris Library | Jackson | 85% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $6K | $12K | $40K | $53K | $53K | $53K | $53K | $54K | $56K | $44K | $44K | $38K | $42K | $44K | $33K | $41K | $41K | $73K | $44K | $67K |
| CONTACT NETWORK, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $77K | $77K | $86K | $81K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | $53K | $63K | $67K | — | — | — | — | $834 | $5K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southern Light, LLC | — | — | — | $57K | $60K | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $18K | $13K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $18K | $16K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Next Step Group, Inc | — | — | — | — | $29K | — | — | $5K | $51K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Business Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57K | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telepak, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $404 | $1K | $2K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $560 | $633 | $544 | $524 | $504 | $464 | $462 | $488 | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Information Services (Mississippi), LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $14K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $205 | — | $774 | $669 | $683 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.