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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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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 |