What is the Deep South ?

[OneJ]

Ideally, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina.

-All 5 of theses states have a Black population that's at least 25% (MS, GA, LA at >30%). The black percentage is growing (except for SC).

-Religion plays a significant role in these states.

-Female Persons make up 51.1%-51.6% of the populations.

-All the states end in "a" (except the Magnolia state).

-History (Slavery, Confederacy vs. Union, hotspots for Civil Rights Era, etc.)

-Accent/Dialect kinda similar.

-High Incarceration rates (SC isn't nearly as high as the other 4 though; LA is highest)

-Weather

-Aren't seriously contested in federal elections.

-High obesity rates (MS at #3)

-Schools get bad rep (LA has worst system according to WalletHub among all 50 states + DC)

Anything else I missed?