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Exhibit 27
Selected Financial Data

THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY'S JUNE 30, 2000 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS, CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                  JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                            150,129
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                100
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                   22,000
<TRADING-ASSETS>                        0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>       623,656
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>            438,163
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>              448,626
<LOANS>                         1,612,284
<ALLOWANCE>                       (26,651)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  2,991,678
<DEPOSITS>                      2,461,176
<SHORT-TERM>                      184,281
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                19,351
<LONG-TERM>                         2,450
<COMMON>                           36,872
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0
<PREFERRED>                             0
<OTHER-SE>                        287,548
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>  2,991,678
<INTEREST-LOAN>                    71,487
<INTEREST-INVEST>                  33,964
<INTEREST-OTHER>                    2,029
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                  107,280
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                 40,437
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 45,181
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>              62,099
<LOAN-LOSSES>                       4,203
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                      9
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                    56,528
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    27,719
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>         27,719
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                       18,928
<EPS-BASIC>                          1.74
<EPS-DILUTED>                        1.74
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                       4.82
<LOANS-NON>                        12,492
<LOANS-PAST>                        6,341
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<CHARGE-OFFS>                       4,501
<RECOVERIES>                        1,236
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                  26,651
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>               26,651
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                     0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>             2,000