<ARTICLE>                                                    9
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Exhibit 27
Selected Financial Data

THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM HANCOCK
HOLDING COMPANY'S  DECEMBER 31, 1999 CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS,  CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS  OF  EARNINGS  AND  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF CASH  FLOWS  AND THE
ASSOCIATED  NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY TO BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                       DEC-31-1999
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<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                     100
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                         3,000
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<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                                 509,306
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                   498,467
<LOANS>                                              1,541,521
<ALLOWANCE>                                           (25,713)
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<DEPOSITS>                                           2,397,653
<SHORT-TERM>                                           263,773
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<LONG-TERM>                                              2,714
<COMMON>                                                36,872
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<INTEREST-LOAN>                                        133,420
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<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                              31,710
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