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Mississippi: where people are moving, county by county
Mississippi has 2,954,160 residents across 82 counties, down 0.1% in five years. Net movement with other states in 2022–2023: -3,063 tax returns and -$69.2M in income. Strongest net in-migration: Stone County, Marshall County, Pearl River County.
All 82 counties
Largest first. Growth is the five-year change in Census population estimates; net movement is IRS tax returns (roughly households) moving in minus out, per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023. BizyFi calculations from those totals. Income, home value and rent: Census ACS 5-year 2024.
| County | Population | 5-yr growth | Net per 1,000 | Net income in | Median income | Median home | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 217,136 | +4.0% | +0.4 | +$22.8M | $59,479 | $212,200 | $1,115 | Map |
| Hinds County | 211,888 | -6.6% | -6.6 | -$132.4M | $49,402 | $159,900 | $1,061 | Map |
| DeSoto County | 197,918 | +6.3% | +2.3 | +$23.4M | $85,297 | $269,600 | $1,451 | Map |
| Rankin County | 162,181 | +3.2% | +0.3 | -$37.4M | $79,357 | $237,400 | $1,270 | Map |
| Jackson County | 147,666 | +3.0% | +1.4 | +$31.0M | $66,201 | $193,100 | $1,101 | Map |
| Madison County | 116,298 | +6.5% | +1.3 | +$44.5M | $83,441 | $311,100 | $1,186 | Map |
| Lee County | 83,731 | +0.5% | +0.1 | -$3.8M | $67,863 | $199,500 | $957 | Map |
| Forrest County | 79,034 | +1.1% | -0.8 | -$7.4M | $53,640 | $168,000 | $972 | Map |
| Lauderdale County | 70,317 | -3.3% | -5.2 | -$19.0M | $50,817 | $133,300 | $953 | Map |
| Lamar County | 67,403 | +4.7% | -0.7 | +$3.5M | $70,909 | $224,700 | $1,126 | Map |
| Jones County | 66,496 | -1.0% | -1.2 | +$1.6M | $52,216 | $143,100 | $869 | Map |
| Lafayette County | 59,597 | +6.6% | +0.9 | +$25.2M | $67,185 | $315,400 | $1,085 | Map |
| Pearl River County | 59,363 | +5.6% | +4.1 | +$18.6M | $58,135 | $182,300 | $906 | Map |
| Lowndes County | 57,346 | -2.4% | -1.9 | -$11.6M | $53,812 | $164,100 | $930 | Map |
| Oktibbeha County | 51,896 | +0.4% | -4.1 | -$2.7M | $46,695 | $237,700 | $915 | Map |
| Hancock County | 46,873 | +1.6% | +2.3 | +$33.7M | $67,708 | $224,200 | $977 | Map |
| Warren County | 41,759 | -6.3% | -2.9 | -$10.4M | $59,401 | $156,400 | $888 | Map |
| Washington County | 40,446 | -9.4% | -6.9 | -$17.4M | $42,165 | $104,000 | $833 | Map |
| Pike County | 38,712 | -3.7% | -3.1 | -$2.4M | $43,814 | $110,800 | $919 | Map |
| Lincoln County | 35,012 | +0.5% | -1.1 | -$3.4M | $51,119 | $155,800 | $760 | Map |
| Marshall County | 34,654 | +2.6% | +4.7 | +$21.2M | $53,458 | $167,900 | $868 | Map |
| Alcorn County | 34,569 | -0.5% | +2.1 | +$6.1M | $51,260 | $142,100 | $751 | Map |
| Monroe County | 33,318 | -2.4% | -0.1 | -$1.6M | $51,866 | $120,800 | $768 | Map |
| Panola County | 32,691 | -1.4% | +0.8 | -$1.4M | $45,945 | $127,800 | $874 | Map |
| Pontotoc County | 32,096 | +2.9% | -1.0 | +$0.3M | $51,484 | $157,100 | $864 | Map |
| Adams County | 30,061 | +2.2% | -2.7 | +$0.0M | $43,644 | $108,700 | $734 | Map |
| Neshoba County | 28,732 | -0.9% | -2.3 | -$5.9M | $57,013 | $100,000 | $839 | Map |
| Tate County | 28,725 | +2.1% | -0.1 | +$4.6M | $69,704 | $209,000 | $963 | Map |
| Union County | 28,459 | +2.3% | -0.4 | +$2.1M | $55,505 | $163,400 | $865 | Map |
| Bolivar County | 28,262 | -8.3% | -7.3 | -$7.6M | $39,585 | $130,000 | $685 | Map |
| Scott County | 28,073 | +0.4% | -3.2 | -$3.4M | $48,786 | $106,700 | $888 | Map |
| Copiah County | 27,497 | -2.7% | -2.1 | +$3.7M | $49,089 | $114,100 | $766 | Map |
| George County | 26,331 | +8.1% | +3.6 | +$9.8M | $59,758 | $166,900 | $844 | Map |
| Leflore County | 25,686 | -9.4% | -5.3 | -$10.6M | $35,277 | $101,200 | $689 | Map |
| Simpson County | 25,498 | -1.5% | -1.2 | +$0.6M | $56,381 | $122,200 | $852 | Map |
| Prentiss County | 25,284 | +1.3% | +1.8 | +$1.8M | $49,724 | $122,500 | $637 | Map |
| Itawamba County | 24,152 | +1.3% | +2.1 | -$1.4M | $55,546 | $142,400 | $811 | Map |
| Marion County | 24,001 | -1.5% | +2.6 | +$4.2M | $45,110 | $122,800 | $818 | Map |
| Yazoo County | 22,947 | -14.0% | -2.4 | -$1.7M | $39,295 | $153,800 | $790 | Map |
| Sunflower County | 22,893 | -10.9% | -6.9 | -$6.3M | $39,956 | $100,300 | $694 | Map |
| Leake County | 21,662 | +1.9% | -3.5 | -$2.7M | $50,728 | $116,800 | $765 | Map |
| Tippah County | 21,389 | -1.6% | -0.3 | -$0.6M | $52,542 | $124,100 | $790 | Map |
| Newton County | 20,960 | -1.4% | -0.8 | -$1.1M | $50,540 | $106,300 | $638 | Map |
| Grenada County | 20,868 | -3.3% | -1.7 | -$3.9M | $48,804 | $132,200 | $807 | Map |
| Coahoma County | 19,849 | -6.5% | -6.7 | -$4.5M | $37,461 | $90,300 | $749 | Map |
| Wayne County | 19,807 | -0.0% | -3.0 | -$3.0M | $37,619 | $91,100 | $784 | Map |
| Stone County | 19,654 | +7.2% | +5.2 | +$6.6M | $61,413 | $161,100 | $936 | Map |
| Tishomingo County | 18,639 | -1.1% | +1.4 | +$3.0M | $53,040 | $145,100 | $682 | Map |
| Clay County | 18,238 | -2.0% | -0.8 | -$1.8M | $43,125 | $129,100 | $817 | Map |
| Covington County | 17,898 | -2.2% | -1.2 | -$0.7M | $45,051 | $105,100 | $662 | Map |
| Winston County | 17,473 | -1.2% | -0.1 | +$2.5M | $53,031 | $124,600 | $721 | Map |
| Attala County | 17,100 | -4.0% | -4.1 | -$0.7M | $51,639 | $104,600 | $825 | Map |
| Chickasaw County | 16,730 | -2.0% | -0.8 | -$1.1M | $43,586 | $109,800 | $670 | Map |
| Jasper County | 15,785 | -3.5% | -1.6 | -$2.7M | $48,660 | $107,100 | $724 | Map |
| Holmes County | 15,465 | -8.4% | -10.6 | -$4.7M | $32,538 | $80,400 | $590 | Map |
| Clarke County | 15,102 | -2.9% | -0.1 | +$0.0M | $46,108 | $118,100 | $801 | Map |
| Smith County | 13,991 | -1.5% | -1.6 | -$2.0M | $60,916 | $112,600 | $664 | Map |
| Walthall County | 13,928 | +0.4% | -0.9 | -$1.1M | $48,905 | $126,600 | $790 | Map |
| Greene County | 13,707 | +1.3% | -1.2 | -$1.3M | $54,276 | $92,700 | $802 | Map |
| Calhoun County | 12,643 | -4.4% | -0.2 | +$0.0M | $43,125 | $90,300 | $662 | Map |
| Amite County | 12,487 | -1.7% | +0.2 | +$2.3M | $37,222 | $100,800 | $670 | Map |
| Yalobusha County | 12,375 | -0.6% | +0.2 | +$0.9M | $49,151 | $122,300 | $667 | Map |
| Lawrence County | 11,819 | -1.4% | -2.2 | -$0.0M | $43,531 | $100,000 | $753 | Map |
| Perry County | 11,577 | +1.1% | -0.3 | -$1.5M | $49,634 | $124,000 | $755 | Map |
| Jefferson Davis County | 10,941 | -3.0% | -0.6 | -$0.4M | $38,548 | $90,100 | $757 | Map |
| Tallahatchie County | 10,877 | -14.0% | -9.5 | -$2.9M | $37,466 | $82,300 | $732 | Map |
| Webster County | 10,167 | +2.6% | +4.0 | +$4.0M | $58,789 | $120,100 | $632 | Map |
| Noxubee County | 9,798 | -4.2% | -5.0 | -$3.2M | $33,833 | $90,800 | $677 | Map |
| Montgomery County | 9,354 | -4.5% | +2.0 | +$1.1M | $41,748 | $126,800 | $734 | Map |
| Carroll County | 9,226 | -7.2% | -6.1 | -$3.0M | $59,327 | $109,600 | $662 | Map |
| Tunica County | 8,819 | -9.4% | -7.0 | -$2.6M | $39,364 | $175,900 | $977 | Map |
| Kemper County | 8,600 | -4.1% | -1.9 | -$1.8M | $46,431 | $99,600 | $677 | Map |
| Claiborne County | 8,058 | -11.4% | -7.1 | -$2.2M | $31,897 | $82,700 | $660 | Map |
| Choctaw County | 8,048 | -1.9% | -4.2 | +$0.2M | $50,919 | $117,200 | $638 | Map |
| Wilkinson County | 7,582 | -11.0% | -7.3 | -$0.2M | $35,311 | $90,000 | $686 | Map |
| Benton County | 7,502 | -2.1% | -4.9 | -$2.2M | $46,016 | $105,100 | $731 | Map |
| Franklin County | 7,491 | -2.2% | -2.5 | -$2.0M | $52,939 | $101,900 | $725 | Map |
| Humphreys County | 7,001 | -9.5% | -6.0 | -$1.4M | $33,731 | $87,800 | $641 | Map |
| Jefferson County | 6,825 | -5.8% | -4.5 | -$1.8M | $38,305 | $81,300 | $448 | Map |
| Quitman County | 5,364 | -12.9% | -6.5 | -$2.0M | $32,412 | $69,600 | $672 | Map |
| Sharkey County | 3,097 | -17.9% | -14.2 | -$2.1M | $40,000 | $98,000 | $623 | Map |
| Issaquena County | 1,263 | -4.8% | – | – | $31,429 | $110,800 | $339 | Map |
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (vintage 2025), American Community Survey 5-year (2024), and IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration data (2022–2023). Growth, per-1,000 and state totals are BizyFi calculations; the IRS suppresses very small flows, shown as –. Data updated 2026-10-17. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.