Editing Vicksburg, Mississippi (section)

==Economy==
The city is home to three large [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] installations: the [[Engineer Research and Development Center]] (ERDC), which also houses the ERDC's [[Waterways Experiment Station]]; the [[Mississippi Valley Division]] headquarters; and the Vicksburg District headquarters.

The [[412th Engineer Command]] of the [[US Army Reserve]] and the [[168th Engineer Brigade]] of the [[Mississippi Army National Guard]] are also located in Vicksburg.

The [[United States Coast Guard]]'s 8th District/Lower Mississippi River sector has an Aids To Navigation unit located in Vicksburg, operating the buoy tending vessel USCGC Kickapoo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscg.mil/d8/sectLMR/secorg.asp |title=Sector Lower Mississippi River Organization |website=Uscg.mil |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316114820/https://www.uscg.mil/d8/sectLMR/secorg.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, Emma Green of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' stated, "The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] sustains the town economically".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Green, Emma |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/mississippi-young-dakhlalla/524751/ |title=How Two Mississippi College Students Fell in Love and Decided to Join a Terrorist Group |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614214512/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/mississippi-young-dakhlalla/524751/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 12.3% of the local workforce is employed by the [[United States federal civil service|federal government]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 27, 2023 |title=See where federal workers live in the U.S. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/27/where-do-federal-employees-live/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929232618/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/27/where-do-federal-employees-live/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Casinos===
Vicksburg is the home of four casinos along the Mississippi River.

* [[Ameristar Casino Vicksburg]]
* [[Casino Vicksburg]] (formerly Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg)
* Riverwalk Casino Hotel
* Water View Casino