Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Migration for Mississippi was -13.42K. Among all Mississippi counties, DeSoto County had the highest net migration (2.34K), followed by Harrison County (506), and Jackson County (430).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2020
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto County | 2338 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 506 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 430 |
| 4 | Lamar County | 425 |
| 5 | Hancock County | 390 |
| 6 | Madison County | 360 |
| 7 | Rankin County | 247 |
| 8 | Pearl River County | 220 |
| 9 | Tate County | 201 |
| 10 | Oktibbeha County | 118 |
| 11 | Union County | 102 |
| 12 | Benton County | 92 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 83 |
| 14 | Marshall County | 78 |
| 15 | Lafayette County | 70 |
| 16 | Stone County | 51 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | 22 |
| 18 | Marion County | 18 |
| 19 | Tishomingo County | 16 |
| 20 | Walthall County | 8 |
| 21 | Clay County | 6 |
| 22 | Webster County | -1 |
| 23 | Quitman County | -11 |
| 24 | Jasper County | -20 |
| 25 | Covington County | -29 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | -29 |
| 26 | Franklin County | -34 |
| 27 | Amite County | -45 |
| 28 | Smith County | -51 |
| 29 | Itawamba County | -54 |
| 30 | Prentiss County | -60 |
| 31 | Alcorn County | -64 |
| 32 | Yalobusha County | -69 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | -77 |
| 34 | George County | -81 |
| 35 | Choctaw County | -87 |
| 35 | Greene County | -87 |
| 36 | Newton County | -90 |
| 37 | Claiborne County | -91 |
| 37 | Monroe County | -91 |
| 38 | Winston County | -92 |
| 39 | Chickasaw County | -93 |
| 40 | Issaquena County | -97 |
| 41 | Calhoun County | -103 |
| 42 | Grenada County | -105 |
| 42 | Lawrence County | -105 |
| 43 | Leake County | -120 |
| 44 | Attala County | -126 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | -128 |
| 46 | Perry County | -139 |
| 47 | Jefferson Davis County | -148 |
| 48 | Sharkey County | -158 |
| 49 | Carroll County | -163 |
| 50 | Simpson County | -173 |
| 51 | Copiah County | -175 |
| 52 | Neshoba County | -179 |
| 53 | Clarke County | -182 |
| 54 | Humphreys County | -195 |
| 55 | Noxubee County | -202 |
| 56 | Tallahatchie County | -219 |
| 57 | Kemper County | -231 |
| 58 | Wilkinson County | -237 |
| 59 | Lee County | -238 |
| 60 | Pike County | -256 |
| 61 | Tippah County | -261 |
| 62 | Tunica County | -262 |
| 63 | Scott County | -264 |
| 64 | Holmes County | -269 |
| 65 | Forrest County | -278 |
| 66 | Panola County | -282 |
| 67 | Sunflower County | -339 |
| 68 | Jones County | -346 |
| 69 | Adams County | -348 |
| 70 | Leflore County | -371 |
| 71 | Lowndes County | -428 |
| 72 | Coahoma County | -547 |
| 73 | Bolivar County | -549 |
| 74 | Warren County | -655 |
| 75 | Lauderdale County | -839 |
| 76 | Washington County | -1031 |
| 77 | Yazoo County | -2718 |
| 78 | Hinds County | -4477 |