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Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Starkville, MS had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 41 cities in 2023, at 15.1%. Laurel, MS had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.1Starkville, MS
Lowest1.2Laurel, MS
Median5.141 cities
Mississippi5.3History

All cities, 2023

Starkville, MS: 15.1 %Starkville, MS15.1Hattiesburg, MS: 13.6 %Hattiesburg, MS13.6Biloxi, MS: 11.9 %Biloxi, MS11.9Ridgeland, MS: 11.6 %Ridgeland, MS11.6Oxford, MS: 11.1 %Oxford, MS11.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 10.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS10.9Gautier, MS: 8.2 %Gautier, MS8.2Flowood, MS: 8.1 %Flowood, MS8.1Long Beach, MS: 7.9 %Long Beach, MS7.9Gulfport, MS: 7.9 %Gulfport, MS7.9D'Iberville, MS: 7.5 %D'Iberville, MS7.5Southaven, MS: 7.1 %Southaven, MS7.1Canton, MS: 6.9 %Canton, MS6.9Pearl, MS: 6.7 %Pearl, MS6.7Picayune, MS: 6.4 %Picayune, MS6.4Grenada, MS: 5.6 %Grenada, MS5.6Brandon, MS: 5.3 %Brandon, MS5.3Cleveland, MS: 5.2 %Cleveland, MS5.2Hernando, MS: 5.1 %Hernando, MS5.1Columbus, MS: 5.1 %Columbus, MS5.1Meridian, MS: 5.1 %Meridian, MS5.1Tupelo, MS: 4.8 %Tupelo, MS4.8Ocean Springs, MS: 4.8 %Ocean Springs, MS4.8Pascagoula, MS: 4.8 %Pascagoula, MS4.8Jackson, MS: 4.7 %Jackson, MS4.7Olive Branch, MS: 4.7 %Olive Branch, MS4.7Horn Lake, MS: 4.6 %Horn Lake, MS4.6Clinton, MS: 4.2 %Clinton, MS4.2Madison, MS: 4 %Madison, MS4Byram, MS: 3.8 %Byram, MS3.8Corinth, MS: 3.7 %Corinth, MS3.7Petal, MS: 3.7 %Petal, MS3.7Greenwood, MS: 3 %Greenwood, MS3Vicksburg, MS: 3 %Vicksburg, MS3McComb, MS: 3 %McComb, MS3Natchez, MS: 2.9 %Natchez, MS2.9Brookhaven, MS: 2.7 %Brookhaven, MS2.7Moss Point, MS: 2.6 %Moss Point, MS2.6Greenville, MS: 2.1 %Greenville, MS2.1Clarksdale, MS: 2.1 %Clarksdale, MS2.1Laurel, MS: 1.2 %Laurel, MS1.2Starkville, MS: 15.1 %Starkville, MS15.1Hattiesburg, MS: 13.6 %Hattiesburg, MS13.6Biloxi, MS: 11.9 %Biloxi, MS11.9Ridgeland, MS: 11.6 %Ridgeland, MS11.6Oxford, MS: 11.1 %Oxford, MS11.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 10.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS10.9Gautier, MS: 8.2 %Gautier, MS8.2Flowood, MS: 8.1 %Flowood, MS8.1Long Beach, MS: 7.9 %Long Beach, MS7.9Gulfport, MS: 7.9 %Gulfport, MS7.9D'Iberville, MS: 7.5 %D'Iberville, MS7.5Southaven, MS: 7.1 %Southaven, MS7.1Canton, MS: 6.9 %Canton, MS6.9Pearl, MS: 6.7 %Pearl, MS6.7Picayune, MS: 6.4 %Picayune, MS6.4Grenada, MS: 5.6 %Grenada, MS5.6Brandon, MS: 5.3 %Brandon, MS5.3Cleveland, MS: 5.2 %Cleveland, MS5.2Hernando, MS: 5.1 %Hernando, MS5.1Columbus, MS: 5.1 %Columbus, MS5.1Meridian, MS: 5.1 %Meridian, MS5.1Tupelo, MS: 4.8 %Tupelo, MS4.8Ocean Springs, MS: 4.8 %Ocean Springs, MS4.8Pascagoula, MS: 4.8 %Pascagoula, MS4.8Jackson, MS: 4.7 %Jackson, MS4.7Olive Branch, MS: 4.7 %Olive Branch, MS4.7Horn Lake, MS: 4.6 %Horn Lake, MS4.6Clinton, MS: 4.2 %Clinton, MS4.2Madison, MS: 4 %Madison, MS4Byram, MS: 3.8 %Byram, MS3.8Corinth, MS: 3.7 %Corinth, MS3.7Petal, MS: 3.7 %Petal, MS3.7Greenwood, MS: 3 %Greenwood, MS3Vicksburg, MS: 3 %Vicksburg, MS3McComb, MS: 3 %McComb, MS3Natchez, MS: 2.9 %Natchez, MS2.9Brookhaven, MS: 2.7 %Brookhaven, MS2.7Moss Point, MS: 2.6 %Moss Point, MS2.6Greenville, MS: 2.1 %Greenville, MS2.1Clarksdale, MS: 2.1 %Clarksdale, MS2.1Laurel, MS: 1.2 %Laurel, MS1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Starkville, MS15.1+3.2 pts
2Hattiesburg, MS13.6+0.9 pts
3Biloxi, MS11.9-0.5 pts
4Ridgeland, MS11.6+1.1 pts
5Oxford, MS11.1-0.5 pts
6Bay St. Louis, MS10.9+2.4 pts
7Gautier, MS8.2+0.3 pts
8Flowood, MS8.1-4.1 pts
9Long Beach, MS7.9-1 pts
10Gulfport, MS7.9-1.2 pts
11D'Iberville, MS7.5-3.2 pts
12Southaven, MS7.1+2.1 pts
13Canton, MS6.9+3.1 pts
14Pearl, MS6.7-1.4 pts
15Picayune, MS6.4-1 pts
16Grenada, MS5.6-0.3 pts
17Brandon, MS5.3-1 pts
18Cleveland, MS5.2+0.5 pts
19Hernando, MS5.1+0.4 pts
20Columbus, MS5.1-0.6 pts
21Meridian, MS5.1-0.7 pts
22Tupelo, MS4.8-0.1 pts
23Ocean Springs, MS4.8+0.4 pts
24Pascagoula, MS4.8-0.1 pts
25Jackson, MS4.7-0.2 pts
26Olive Branch, MS4.7-1.1 pts
27Horn Lake, MS4.6-1.1 pts
28Clinton, MS4.2-0.3 pts
29Madison, MS4-0.1 pts
30Byram, MS3.8+0.5 pts
31Corinth, MS3.7-0.7 pts
32Petal, MS3.7-0.4 pts
33Greenwood, MS3-0 pts
33Vicksburg, MS3+0.8 pts
35McComb, MS3-1.4 pts
36Natchez, MS2.9-0.1 pts
37Brookhaven, MS2.7-0.4 pts
38Moss Point, MS2.6+0.7 pts
39Greenville, MS2.1-0.4 pts
40Clarksdale, MS2.1-0.5 pts
41Laurel, MS1.2-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Mississippi by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Starkville, MS, with 15.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Laurel, MS, with 1.2% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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