Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for Mississippi was -6.43K. Among all Mississippi counties, Rankin County had the highest net migration (1.91K), followed by DeSoto County (1.67K), and Madison County (1.05K).

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 in 2016
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Rankin County 1905
2 DeSoto County 1673
3 Madison County 1051
4 Harrison County 1047
5 Lafayette County 569
6 Yazoo County 558
7 Pontotoc County 460
8 Hancock County 382
9 Pearl River County 162
10 George County 153
11 Monroe County 128
12 Benton County 104
12 Lawrence County 104
13 Lamar County 71
14 Tishomingo County 58
15 Tippah County 47
16 Montgomery County 39
17 Greene County 36
18 Adams County 28
19 Jasper County 13
20 Carroll County 10
21 Yalobusha County 8
22 Alcorn County 6
23 Perry County 3
24 Franklin County -3
25 Walthall County -14
26 Issaquena County -18
27 Wilkinson County -23
28 Neshoba County -25
29 Leake County -33
30 Sharkey County -42
31 Choctaw County -51
31 Kemper County -51
31 Prentiss County -51
32 Covington County -54
33 Attala County -56
34 Claiborne County -58
35 Amite County -68
36 Winston County -69
37 Panola County -71
38 Calhoun County -72
39 Clarke County -81
40 Stone County -84
41 Noxubee County -88
42 Union County -89
43 Wayne County -90
44 Itawamba County -93
45 Webster County -94
46 Newton County -126
47 Jackson County -130
48 Humphreys County -134
48 Marshall County -134
49 Smith County -137
50 Lincoln County -138
51 Quitman County -139
52 Clay County -143
53 Jefferson Davis County -167
54 Simpson County -169
55 Lee County -177
56 Oktibbeha County -188
57 Tunica County -196
58 Tate County -203
59 Jefferson County -206
60 Grenada County -207
61 Chickasaw County -216
62 Marion County -244
63 Tallahatchie County -245
64 Copiah County -246
65 Scott County -254
66 Pike County -277
67 Forrest County -319
68 Lowndes County -343
69 Holmes County -383
70 Sunflower County -384
71 Jones County -390
72 Warren County -556
73 Leflore County -571
74 Bolivar County -773
75 Coahoma County -775
76 Washington County -872
77 Lauderdale County -1121
78 Hinds County -3105