Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Mississippi was -1.75. Among all Mississippi counties, Lafayette County had the highest net migration rate (31.78), followed by Oktibbeha County (15.77), and Pontotoc County (11.25).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Lafayette County 31.78
2 Oktibbeha County 15.77
3 Pontotoc County 11.25
4 Kemper County 10.73
5 Hancock County 9.68
6 DeSoto County 8.95
7 Madison County 8.11
8 Stone County 8.07
9 Harrison County 7.71
10 Lamar County 6.25
11 Rankin County 5.28
12 Lee County 4.96
13 Jefferson County 4.58
14 Forrest County 4.15
15 Tishomingo County 3.72
16 Jones County 3.33
17 Issaquena County 2.88
18 Bolivar County 1.56
19 Greene County 0.77
20 Newton County 0.7
21 Grenada County 0.46
22 Carroll County 0
23 Union County -0.73
24 Simpson County -1.24
25 Alcorn County -1.4
26 Itawamba County -1.67
27 Yazoo County -1.8
28 Winston County -2.1
29 Wayne County -2.67
30 Jackson County -3.02
31 George County -3.1
32 Lincoln County -3.16
33 Covington County -3.24
34 Choctaw County -3.55
35 Calhoun County -3.7
36 Lowndes County -4.21
37 Neshoba County -4.34
38 Clay County -4.74
39 Prentiss County -4.85
40 Chickasaw County -4.86
41 Warren County -5.05
42 Panola County -5.19
43 Lawrence County -5.27
44 Leake County -5.3
45 Sunflower County -5.62
46 Tippah County -5.64
47 Monroe County -5.89
48 Jefferson Davis County -6.52
49 Hinds County -6.58
50 Marshall County -6.9
51 Adams County -7.02
52 Lauderdale County -7.54
53 Franklin County -7.56
54 Benton County -7.6
55 Scott County -8.53
56 Yalobusha County -8.83
57 Clarke County -9.75
58 Pearl River County -10.16
58 Webster County -10.16
59 Copiah County -10.29
60 Tate County -11.14
61 Pike County -11.25
62 Attala County -11.78
63 Smith County -12.42
64 Montgomery County -12.73
65 Marion County -12.83
66 Holmes County -13.26
67 Washington County -13.37
68 Wilkinson County -13.97
69 Coahoma County -14.95
70 Amite County -16.64
71 Noxubee County -17.02
72 Humphreys County -17.38
73 Perry County -17.88
74 Tallahatchie County -18.96
75 Jasper County -19.45
76 Walthall County -21.16
77 Tunica County -25.3
78 Sharkey County -25.66
79 Quitman County -33.95
80 Leflore County -44.97
81 Claiborne County -48.82