Counties in Mississippi by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Lafayette County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 82 counties in 2021, at 6.8%. Smith County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 0.6 %Alcorn County: 1.2 %Amite County: 2.1 %Attala County: 1.1 %Benton County: 1.8 %Bolivar County: 0.9 %Calhoun County: 1.3 %Carroll County: 0.7 %Chickasaw County: 1.1 %Choctaw County: 0.6 %Claiborne County: 1.3 %Clarke County: 2.1 %Clay County: 0.2 %Coahoma County: 1.4 %Copiah County: 0.6 %Covington County: 0.2 %DeSoto County: 4.1 %Forrest County: 3 %Franklin County: 0.6 %George County: 1.4 %Greene County: 2.1 %Grenada County: 0.6 %Hancock County: 2.2 %Harrison County: 6.2 %Hinds County: 2 %Holmes County: 0.7 %Humphreys County: 0.9 %Issaquena County: 2.8 %Itawamba County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 1.9 %Jasper County: 0.3 %Jefferson County: 1.1 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.2 %Jones County: 0.7 %Kemper County: 3.4 %Lafayette County: 6.8 %Lamar County: 2.4 %Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lawrence County: 0.8 %Leake County: 0.9 %Lee County: 1.3 %Leflore County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 0.6 %Lowndes County: 2.7 %Madison County: 2 %Marion County: 1.3 %Marshall County: 2.3 %Monroe County: 0.2 %Montgomery County: 0.3 %Neshoba County: 0.9 %Newton County: 0.4 %Noxubee County: 0.3 %Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Panola County: 2.3 %Pearl River County: 3.8 %Perry County: 1.8 %Pike County: 1 %Pontotoc County: 0.6 %Prentiss County: 1 %Quitman County: 0.6 %Rankin County: 1.7 %Scott County: 0.3 %Sharkey County: 0.1 %Simpson County: 0.9 %Smith County: 0.1 %Stone County: 1.3 %Sunflower County: 0.8 %Tallahatchie County: 3.1 %Tate County: 0.7 %Tippah County: 0.7 %Tishomingo County: 1.2 %Tunica County: 2 %Union County: 0.7 %Walthall County: 1.1 %Warren County: 1.1 %Washington County: 1.2 %Wayne County: 0.6 %Webster County: 2.8 %Wilkinson County: 0.5 %Winston County: 1.7 %Yalobusha County: 1.7 %Yazoo County: 2.1 %
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  • 0.6 to 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.7
  • 1.7 to 2.3
  • 2.3 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lafayette County: 6.8 %Lafayette County6.8Harrison County: 6.2 %Harrison County6.2Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Oktibbeha County4.3DeSoto County: 4.1 %DeSoto County4.1Pearl River County: 3.8 %Pearl River County3.8Kemper County: 3.4 %Kemper County3.4Tallahatchie County: 3.1 %Tallahatchie County3.1Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lauderdale County3.1Forrest County: 3 %Forrest County3Issaquena County: 2.8 %Issaquena County2.8Webster County: 2.8 %Webster County2.8Lowndes County: 2.7 %Lowndes County2.7Lamar County: 2.4 %Lamar County2.4Panola County: 2.3 %Panola County2.3Marshall County: 2.3 %Marshall County2.3Hancock County: 2.2 %Hancock County2.2Clarke County: 2.1 %Clarke County2.1Amite County: 2.1 %Amite County2.1Greene County: 2.1 %Greene County2.1Yazoo County: 2.1 %Yazoo County2.1Hinds County: 2 %Hinds County2Madison County: 2 %Madison County2Tunica County: 2 %Tunica County2Jackson County: 1.9 %Jackson County1.9Benton County: 1.8 %Benton County1.8Perry County: 1.8 %Perry County1.8Yalobusha County: 1.7 %Yalobusha County1.7Winston County: 1.7 %Winston County1.7Rankin County: 1.7 %Rankin County1.7Coahoma County: 1.4 %Coahoma County1.4George County: 1.4 %George County1.4Calhoun County: 1.3 %Calhoun County1.3Marion County: 1.3 %Marion County1.3Claiborne County: 1.3 %Claiborne County1.3Stone County: 1.3 %Stone County1.3Lee County: 1.3 %Lee County1.3Alcorn County: 1.2 %Alcorn County1.2Tishomingo County: 1.2 %Tishomingo County1.2Washington County: 1.2 %Washington County1.2Attala County: 1.1 %Attala County1.1Lafayette County: 6.8 %Lafayette County6.8Harrison County: 6.2 %Harrison County6.2Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Oktibbeha County4.3DeSoto County: 4.1 %DeSoto County4.1Pearl River County: 3.8 %Pearl River County3.8Kemper County: 3.4 %Kemper County3.4Tallahatchie County: 3.1 %Tallahatchie County3.1Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lauderdale County3.1Forrest County: 3 %Forrest County3Issaquena County: 2.8 %Issaquena County2.8Webster County: 2.8 %Webster County2.8Lowndes County: 2.7 %Lowndes County2.7Lamar County: 2.4 %Lamar County2.4Panola County: 2.3 %Panola County2.3Marshall County: 2.3 %Marshall County2.3Hancock County: 2.2 %Hancock County2.2Clarke County: 2.1 %Clarke County2.1Amite County: 2.1 %Amite County2.1Greene County: 2.1 %Greene County2.1Yazoo County: 2.1 %Yazoo County2.1Hinds County: 2 %Hinds County2Madison County: 2 %Madison County2Tunica County: 2 %Tunica County2Jackson County: 1.9 %Jackson County1.9Benton County: 1.8 %Benton County1.8Perry County: 1.8 %Perry County1.8Yalobusha County: 1.7 %Yalobusha County1.7Winston County: 1.7 %Winston County1.7Rankin County: 1.7 %Rankin County1.7Coahoma County: 1.4 %Coahoma County1.4George County: 1.4 %George County1.4Calhoun County: 1.3 %Calhoun County1.3Marion County: 1.3 %Marion County1.3Claiborne County: 1.3 %Claiborne County1.3Stone County: 1.3 %Stone County1.3Lee County: 1.3 %Lee County1.3Alcorn County: 1.2 %Alcorn County1.2Tishomingo County: 1.2 %Tishomingo County1.2Washington County: 1.2 %Washington County1.2Attala County: 1.1 %Attala County1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lafayette County6.8
2Harrison County6.2
3Oktibbeha County4.3
4DeSoto County4.1
5Pearl River County3.8
6Kemper County3.4
7Tallahatchie County3.1
8Lauderdale County3.1
9Forrest County3
10Issaquena County2.8
11Webster County2.8
12Lowndes County2.7
13Lamar County2.4
14Panola County2.3
15Marshall County2.3
16Hancock County2.2
17Clarke County2.1
18Amite County2.1
19Greene County2.1
19Yazoo County2.1
21Hinds County2
21Madison County2
21Tunica County2
24Jackson County1.9
25Benton County1.8
26Perry County1.8
27Yalobusha County1.7
28Winston County1.7
29Rankin County1.7
30Coahoma County1.4
30George County1.4
32Calhoun County1.3
33Marion County1.3
34Claiborne County1.3
35Stone County1.3
36Lee County1.3
37Alcorn County1.2
38Tishomingo County1.2
39Washington County1.2
40Attala County1.1
40Warren County1.1
42Walthall County1.1
43Jefferson County1.1
44Chickasaw County1.1
45Pike County1
46Prentiss County1
47Humphreys County0.9
48Bolivar County0.9
49Neshoba County0.9
50Leake County0.9
51Simpson County0.9
52Lawrence County0.8
53Sunflower County0.8
54Leflore County0.8
55Jones County0.7
55Union County0.7
57Tippah County0.7
58Carroll County0.7
58Holmes County0.7
58Tate County0.7
61Adams County0.6
61Copiah County0.6
61Itawamba County0.6
61Lincoln County0.6
61Pontotoc County0.6
66Choctaw County0.6
67Franklin County0.6
67Quitman County0.6
69Wayne County0.6
70Grenada County0.6
71Wilkinson County0.5
72Newton County0.4
73Scott County0.3
74Montgomery County0.3
75Noxubee County0.3
76Jasper County0.3
77Clay County0.2
78Jefferson Davis County0.2
79Covington County0.2
80Monroe County0.2
81Sharkey County0.1
82Smith County0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/mississippi-counties?period=2021. 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Lafayette County, with 6.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smith County, with 0.1% in 2021.

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