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 2023, at 7.7%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 1.6 %Alcorn County: 1.3 %Amite County: 1.7 %Attala County: 0.7 %Benton County: 1.5 %Bolivar County: 1.2 %Calhoun County: 1.4 %Carroll County: 0.8 %Chickasaw County: 0.2 %Choctaw County: 1.3 %Claiborne County: 1 %Clarke County: 1.4 %Clay County: 0.5 %Coahoma County: 1.3 %Copiah County: 1.8 %Covington County: 2.3 %DeSoto County: 3.5 %Forrest County: 4 %Franklin County: 0.6 %George County: 2.1 %Greene County: 2.6 %Grenada County: 0.7 %Hancock County: 3.8 %Harrison County: 5 %Hinds County: 1.8 %Holmes County: 0.7 %Humphreys County: 1.4 %Issaquena County: 2 %Itawamba County: 0.5 %Jackson County: 2.6 %Jasper County: 0.3 %Jefferson County: 0 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.6 %Jones County: 0.9 %Kemper County: 4 %Lafayette County: 7.7 %Lamar County: 2 %Lauderdale County: 2.4 %Lawrence County: 0.7 %Leake County: 0.5 %Lee County: 1.2 %Leflore County: 0.4 %Lincoln County: 1 %Lowndes County: 3.4 %Madison County: 1.7 %Marion County: 1.1 %Marshall County: 3.3 %Monroe County: 0.4 %Montgomery County: 0.5 %Neshoba County: 0.9 %Newton County: 0.6 %Noxubee County: 0.3 %Oktibbeha County: 5.1 %Panola County: 1.1 %Pearl River County: 3.6 %Perry County: 0.5 %Pike County: 1.1 %Pontotoc County: 0.4 %Prentiss County: 0.8 %Quitman County: 0.4 %Rankin County: 1.4 %Scott County: 0.1 %Sharkey County: 0.3 %Simpson County: 0.7 %Smith County: 0.6 %Stone County: 2.7 %Sunflower County: 0.9 %Tallahatchie County: 0.7 %Tate County: 1.5 %Tippah County: 0.5 %Tishomingo County: 1.9 %Tunica County: 1.9 %Union County: 0.5 %Walthall County: 1.7 %Warren County: 0.9 %Washington County: 0.7 %Wayne County: 0.3 %Webster County: 2.3 %Wilkinson County: 0.1 %Winston County: 1.5 %Yalobusha County: 1 %Yazoo County: 1.2 %
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  • 0.5 to 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.1
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  • 2.3 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lafayette County: 7.7 %Lafayette County7.7Oktibbeha County: 5.1 %Oktibbeha County5.1Harrison County: 5 %Harrison County5Forrest County: 4 %Forrest County4Kemper County: 4 %Kemper County4Hancock County: 3.8 %Hancock County3.8Pearl River County: 3.6 %Pearl River County3.6DeSoto County: 3.5 %DeSoto County3.5Lowndes County: 3.4 %Lowndes County3.4Marshall County: 3.3 %Marshall County3.3Stone County: 2.7 %Stone County2.7Greene County: 2.6 %Greene County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6Lauderdale County: 2.4 %Lauderdale County2.4Covington County: 2.3 %Covington County2.3Webster County: 2.3 %Webster County2.3George County: 2.1 %George County2.1Issaquena County: 2 %Issaquena County2Lamar County: 2 %Lamar County2Tishomingo County: 1.9 %Tishomingo County1.9Tunica County: 1.9 %Tunica County1.9Copiah County: 1.8 %Copiah County1.8Hinds County: 1.8 %Hinds County1.8Amite County: 1.7 %Amite County1.7Walthall County: 1.7 %Walthall County1.7Madison County: 1.7 %Madison County1.7Adams County: 1.6 %Adams County1.6Winston County: 1.5 %Winston County1.5Tate County: 1.5 %Tate County1.5Benton County: 1.5 %Benton County1.5Rankin County: 1.4 %Rankin County1.4Calhoun County: 1.4 %Calhoun County1.4Humphreys County: 1.4 %Humphreys County1.4Clarke County: 1.4 %Clarke County1.4Coahoma County: 1.3 %Coahoma County1.3Alcorn County: 1.3 %Alcorn County1.3Choctaw County: 1.3 %Choctaw County1.3Yazoo County: 1.2 %Yazoo County1.2Lee County: 1.2 %Lee County1.2Bolivar County: 1.2 %Bolivar County1.2Lafayette County: 7.7 %Lafayette County7.7Oktibbeha County: 5.1 %Oktibbeha County5.1Harrison County: 5 %Harrison County5Forrest County: 4 %Forrest County4Kemper County: 4 %Kemper County4Hancock County: 3.8 %Hancock County3.8Pearl River County: 3.6 %Pearl River County3.6DeSoto County: 3.5 %DeSoto County3.5Lowndes County: 3.4 %Lowndes County3.4Marshall County: 3.3 %Marshall County3.3Stone County: 2.7 %Stone County2.7Greene County: 2.6 %Greene County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6Lauderdale County: 2.4 %Lauderdale County2.4Covington County: 2.3 %Covington County2.3Webster County: 2.3 %Webster County2.3George County: 2.1 %George County2.1Issaquena County: 2 %Issaquena County2Lamar County: 2 %Lamar County2Tishomingo County: 1.9 %Tishomingo County1.9Tunica County: 1.9 %Tunica County1.9Copiah County: 1.8 %Copiah County1.8Hinds County: 1.8 %Hinds County1.8Amite County: 1.7 %Amite County1.7Walthall County: 1.7 %Walthall County1.7Madison County: 1.7 %Madison County1.7Adams County: 1.6 %Adams County1.6Winston County: 1.5 %Winston County1.5Tate County: 1.5 %Tate County1.5Benton County: 1.5 %Benton County1.5Rankin County: 1.4 %Rankin County1.4Calhoun County: 1.4 %Calhoun County1.4Humphreys County: 1.4 %Humphreys County1.4Clarke County: 1.4 %Clarke County1.4Coahoma County: 1.3 %Coahoma County1.3Alcorn County: 1.3 %Alcorn County1.3Choctaw County: 1.3 %Choctaw County1.3Yazoo County: 1.2 %Yazoo County1.2Lee County: 1.2 %Lee County1.2Bolivar County: 1.2 %Bolivar County1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lafayette County7.7+0.6 pts
2Oktibbeha County5.1+0.3 pts
3Harrison County5-0.6 pts
4Forrest County4-0 pts
5Kemper County4+0.3 pts
6Hancock County3.8-0.1 pts
7Pearl River County3.6-0.9 pts
8DeSoto County3.5+0.3 pts
9Lowndes County3.4+0.2 pts
10Marshall County3.3+0.7 pts
11Stone County2.7+1.3 pts
12Greene County2.6-0 pts
13Jackson County2.6+0.2 pts
14Lauderdale County2.4-0.3 pts
15Covington County2.3+1.3 pts
16Webster County2.3-0 pts
17George County2.1+0.3 pts
18Issaquena County2+0.5 pts
19Lamar County2-0.8 pts
20Tishomingo County1.9+0.7 pts
21Tunica County1.9+0.7 pts
22Copiah County1.8+0.9 pts
23Hinds County1.8-0.1 pts
24Amite County1.7-0.3 pts
24Walthall County1.7+1 pts
26Madison County1.7-0.2 pts
27Adams County1.6+0.5 pts
28Winston County1.5-0.8 pts
29Tate County1.5-0.1 pts
30Benton County1.5-0 pts
31Rankin County1.4-0.2 pts
32Calhoun County1.4-0.2 pts
32Humphreys County1.4+0.5 pts
34Clarke County1.4-0.7 pts
35Coahoma County1.3-0.2 pts
36Alcorn County1.3+0.3 pts
37Choctaw County1.30 pts
38Yazoo County1.2-0.3 pts
39Lee County1.2-0 pts
40Bolivar County1.2+0.1 pts
41Marion County1.10 pts
42Pike County1.10 pts
43Panola County1.1-0.1 pts
44Lincoln County1+0.4 pts
45Claiborne County1-0 pts
45Yalobusha County1+0.1 pts
47Neshoba County0.9+0.1 pts
48Sunflower County0.9+0.3 pts
49Jones County0.9-0.1 pts
50Warren County0.90 pts
51Carroll County0.80 pts
52Prentiss County0.8+0.1 pts
53Grenada County0.70 pts
54Attala County0.7-0.1 pts
54Tallahatchie County0.7-1.9 pts
56Lawrence County0.7-0.2 pts
57Holmes County0.7-0.1 pts
57Washington County0.7-0.3 pts
59Simpson County0.7+0.1 pts
60Jefferson Davis County0.6-0.1 pts
61Newton County0.6-0.1 pts
62Smith County0.6+0.4 pts
63Franklin County0.6+0.3 pts
64Montgomery County0.5+0.1 pts
65Itawamba County0.5-0.2 pts
65Tippah County0.5-0.2 pts
67Leake County0.5+0.1 pts
68Union County0.5+0.1 pts
69Perry County0.5-0.1 pts
70Clay County0.5+0.3 pts
71Monroe County0.4+0.2 pts
72Leflore County0.4-0.3 pts
72Pontotoc County0.4-0 pts
74Quitman County0.4-0.1 pts
75Jasper County0.30 pts
75Noxubee County0.30 pts
75Sharkey County0.3+0.1 pts
78Wayne County0.3-0.6 pts
79Chickasaw County0.2+0.2 pts
80Scott County0.10 pts
80Wilkinson County0.1-0 pts
82Jefferson County0-0.7 pts

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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/mississippi-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 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-state/mississippi-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

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, 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-state/mississippi-counties?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 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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/mississippi-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Lafayette County, with 7.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jefferson County, with 0% in 2023.

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