Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Mississippi was -4.19. Among all Mississippi counties, Greene County had the highest net migration rate (31.93), followed by Yazoo County (14.17), and DeSoto County (13.55).

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 2018
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Greene County 31.93
2 Yazoo County 14.17
3 DeSoto County 13.55
4 Lamar County 12.08
5 Madison County 7.44
6 Hancock County 6.62
7 Rankin County 5.82
8 Pearl River County 4.78
9 Claiborne County 4.74
10 Sunflower County 4.5
11 Tippah County 4.36
12 Jackson County 3.9
13 Harrison County 3.88
14 Webster County 3.8
15 Choctaw County 3.16
16 Pontotoc County 2.48
17 George County 1.33
18 Lee County 1.04
19 Grenada County 0.62
20 Union County 0.46
21 Franklin County 0.26
22 Winston County -0.66
23 Itawamba County -1.49
24 Benton County -2.67
25 Wilkinson County -3.18
26 Jones County -3.35
27 Pike County -3.42
28 Panola County -3.78
29 Lincoln County -3.91
30 Tishomingo County -3.96
31 Copiah County -4.18
32 Leake County -4.34
33 Yalobusha County -4.35
34 Marshall County -4.61
35 Walthall County -4.77
36 Forrest County -5.09
37 Jefferson Davis County -5.34
38 Calhoun County -5.53
39 Newton County -5.66
40 Prentiss County -5.73
41 Monroe County -6.44
42 Simpson County -6.82
43 Chickasaw County -6.98
44 Attala County -7.61
45 Perry County -7.76
46 Alcorn County -8.04
47 Smith County -8.24
48 Lowndes County -8.61
49 Wayne County -8.79
50 Jasper County -8.97
51 Amite County -9.04
52 Scott County -9.3
53 Tallahatchie County -9.51
54 Neshoba County -9.99
55 Adams County -10.05
56 Tate County -11.06
57 Sharkey County -11.19
58 Humphreys County -11.37
59 Covington County -12.06
60 Clay County -12.35
61 Lawrence County -13.4
62 Lafayette County -13.68
63 Lauderdale County -13.74
64 Clarke County -13.97
65 Warren County -14.16
66 Tunica County -14.57
67 Montgomery County -15.3
68 Marion County -15.48
69 Oktibbeha County -15.61
70 Carroll County -16.9
71 Jefferson County -17.45
72 Bolivar County -19.28
73 Quitman County -19.78
74 Noxubee County -20.87
75 Hinds County -20.93
76 Holmes County -22.72
77 Leflore County -25.12
78 Washington County -25.75
79 Issaquena County -27.26
80 Coahoma County -28.37
81 Kemper County -35.45
82 Stone County -36.75