Mississippi Concrete Prices, Codes & Climate

Ready-mix cost range

$110–$145per cubic yard

Frost depth reference

8″reference only

ACI 318 exposure classes

F0 · C1 · S0

Air entrainment

not required in most of the state

How much does concrete cost in Mississippi?

Ready-mix in Mississippi runs roughly $110 to $145 per cubic yard. That is an estimated band, not a quote — published US price sources disagree with each other by nearly two to one. How we source price figures.

What does the Mississippi climate require?

Long hot humid summers put ACI 305 hot-weather practice in effect from May into September, and winter freezes are brief and shallow enough that freeze-thaw is not a design driver.

Under ACI 318, Mississippi falls in exposure classes F0, C1, S0. Air entrainment is not required in most of the state. Air entrainment is required for classes F1, F2 and F3.

How deep is the frost line in Mississippi?

Compiled reference tables put Mississippi at about 8 inches. That figure is orientation only. The footing depth you actually have to build to is determined by your local building department — IRC R403.1.4 requires footings to extend below the locally determined frost line, and there is no national number.

Soil concerns

Yazoo Delta alluvium in the west and Black Prairie expansive clay through the central counties both move seasonally, so moisture control and slab reinforcement matter more than mix strength.

Seismic

The far northwest near Memphis picks up New Madrid design demand, while the rest of the state is low and the Gulf Coast is governed by hurricane wind instead.

Contractor licensing

We do not publish a licensing determination for Mississippi without a dated primary source. We do not publish a state licensing determination without a dated primary source. Check the state board directly. Check the official source.

Cities

• Jackson
• Gulfport
• Southaven
• Hattiesburg
• Biloxi
• Meridian