Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration for Mississippi was -5.17K. Among all Mississippi counties, DeSoto County had the highest net migration (2.51K), followed by Lafayette County (1.83K), and Jackson County (1.21K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Net Migration in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto County | 2509 |
| 2 | Lafayette County | 1834 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 1214 |
| 4 | Lamar County | 832 |
| 5 | Harrison County | 803 |
| 6 | Pearl River County | 629 |
| 7 | Madison County | 606 |
| 8 | Stone County | 497 |
| 9 | George County | 458 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 335 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 229 |
| 12 | Union County | 208 |
| 13 | Itawamba County | 182 |
| 14 | Prentiss County | 175 |
| 15 | Greene County | 171 |
| 16 | Tate County | 170 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | 147 |
| 18 | Perry County | 131 |
| 19 | Webster County | 122 |
| 20 | Hancock County | 110 |
| 21 | Marion County | 107 |
| 22 | Tishomingo County | 80 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 57 |
| 24 | Yalobusha County | 53 |
| 25 | Benton County | 33 |
| 26 | Covington County | 28 |
| 27 | Marshall County | 26 |
| 28 | Smith County | 23 |
| 29 | Amite County | 18 |
| 30 | Walthall County | 16 |
| 31 | Issaquena County | 1 |
| 32 | Oktibbeha County | -2 |
| 32 | Winston County | -2 |
| 33 | Attala County | -9 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | -12 |
| 35 | Neshoba County | -13 |
| 36 | Leake County | -14 |
| 37 | Carroll County | -27 |
| 38 | Choctaw County | -31 |
| 39 | Jefferson Davis County | -42 |
| 40 | Clarke County | -47 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | -59 |
| 42 | Tippah County | -62 |
| 43 | Tunica County | -65 |
| 44 | Chickasaw County | -66 |
| 45 | Monroe County | -82 |
| 45 | Simpson County | -82 |
| 46 | Sharkey County | -88 |
| 47 | Noxubee County | -96 |
| 48 | Clay County | -102 |
| 49 | Jasper County | -105 |
| 50 | Kemper County | -111 |
| 51 | Lawrence County | -116 |
| 52 | Wayne County | -118 |
| 53 | Grenada County | -119 |
| 54 | Humphreys County | -125 |
| 55 | Pike County | -143 |
| 56 | Newton County | -153 |
| 57 | Wilkinson County | -155 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | -164 |
| 59 | Quitman County | -174 |
| 60 | Alcorn County | -215 |
| 61 | Panola County | -219 |
| 62 | Lee County | -230 |
| 63 | Copiah County | -242 |
| 64 | Forrest County | -303 |
| 64 | Holmes County | -303 |
| 65 | Claiborne County | -380 |
| 66 | Lauderdale County | -381 |
| 67 | Jones County | -382 |
| 68 | Coahoma County | -410 |
| 69 | Scott County | -429 |
| 70 | Bolivar County | -522 |
| 71 | Leflore County | -543 |
| 72 | Tallahatchie County | -554 |
| 73 | Lowndes County | -561 |
| 74 | Adams County | -726 |
| 75 | Washington County | -772 |
| 76 | Sunflower County | -801 |
| 77 | Warren County | -863 |
| 78 | Yazoo County | -1330 |
| 79 | Hinds County | -4424 |