Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration for Mississippi was -5.33K. Among all Mississippi counties, DeSoto County had the highest net migration (2.58K), followed by Harrison County (1.56K), and Yazoo County (738).

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 2017
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2017
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Rank County Net Migration
1 DeSoto County 2577
2 Harrison County 1559
3 Yazoo County 738
4 Lafayette County 532
5 Madison County 441
6 Jackson County 421
7 Hancock County 400
8 Stone County 396
9 Tate County 257
10 Pearl River County 248
11 George County 216
12 Rankin County 183
13 Tishomingo County 161
14 Pontotoc County 141
15 Itawamba County 128
16 Union County 109
17 Smith County 101
18 Adams County 94
19 Kemper County 67
20 Amite County 53
21 Franklin County 41
22 Benton County 27
23 Yalobusha County 19
24 Issaquena County 12
25 Lee County 10
25 Marion County 10
26 Webster County 0
27 Monroe County -2
28 Alcorn County -5
29 Greene County -11
30 Leake County -14
31 Choctaw County -18
32 Jasper County -23
33 Calhoun County -37
34 Simpson County -38
35 Lincoln County -39
36 Perry County -53
36 Walthall County -53
37 Attala County -56
38 Carroll County -60
39 Clarke County -62
40 Tippah County -79
41 Jefferson County -80
42 Wayne County -84
43 Winston County -86
44 Newton County -87
45 Montgomery County -90
46 Scott County -92
47 Neshoba County -97
47 Oktibbeha County -97
48 Sharkey County -101
49 Jefferson Davis County -118
50 Copiah County -121
51 Covington County -130
52 Pike County -135
53 Chickasaw County -136
54 Marshall County -141
55 Grenada County -146
56 Wilkinson County -147
57 Claiborne County -148
58 Quitman County -158
59 Prentiss County -161
60 Lamar County -174
61 Lawrence County -177
62 Holmes County -181
63 Clay County -191
64 Noxubee County -205
65 Jones County -207
66 Tunica County -225
67 Panola County -229
68 Tallahatchie County -239
69 Humphreys County -261
70 Sunflower County -320
71 Warren County -344
72 Lowndes County -513
73 Leflore County -563
74 Forrest County -642
75 Coahoma County -748
76 Bolivar County -800
77 Washington County -1033
78 Lauderdale County -1128
79 Hinds County -3190