There are 24 states that are east of mississippi.
26
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Approximately 178 million as of 2008, or 59% of the total population of the United States.
26 states mississippi
Louisiana
Massachusetts, along with 25 other U.S. states, is east of the Mississippi River. This river is considered by many to mark the western boundary of the Eastern United States.
24 States are west of the Mississippi river, 26 east of the mississippi.
48
In the Eastern US, there are twenty-six states. The recognized border between the west and the east is the Mississippi River.
Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi are along the east side of the Mississippi River. The river also flows through Minnesota and Louisiana so that it is on both sides of the river in those states.
The answer to this question is 26 (When you don't include Louisiana and Minnesota)