Which counties in Mississippi are people leaving?

50 of the 82 counties in Mississippi had more residents move away to other U.S. counties than move in during 2025. Tunica County had the largest net outflow for its size: 31.4 per 1,000 residents (−277 people). In people, Hinds County had the largest net outflow (−1,661).

Net out-migration does not always mean fewer residents: 7 of these 50 counties still had more residents in 2025 than in 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026

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All 50 Mississippi counties with net out-migration

Counties with the most out-migration in Mississippi
Rank	County	Per 1,000 residents, 2025	Net movers 2025	Residents	Population change 2020–25
1	Tunica County	−31.4	−277	8,819	−9.4%
2	Wilkinson County	−22.9	−174	7,582	−11.0%
3	Sharkey County	−22.3	−69	3,097	−17.9%
4	Quitman County	−20.7	−111	5,364	−12.9%
5	Washington County	−16.7	−677	40,446	−9.4%
6	Leflore County	−16.1	−414	25,686	−9.4%
7	Coahoma County	−15.6	−309	19,849	−6.5%
8	Lafayette County	−14.2	−844	59,597	+6.6%
9	Issaquena County	−13.5	−17	1,263	−4.8%
10	Humphreys County	−12.3	−86	7,001	−9.5%
11	Yazoo County	−12.2	−280	22,947	−14.0%
12	Oktibbeha County	−10.0	−519	51,896	+0.4%
13	Carroll County	−9.3	−86	9,226	−7.2%
14	Holmes County	−9.1	−141	15,465	−8.4%
15	Sunflower County	−8.9	−203	22,893	−10.9%
16	Noxubee County	−8.7	−85	9,798	−4.2%
17	Warren County	−8.1	−339	41,759	−6.3%
18	Hinds County	−7.8	−1,661	211,888	−6.6%
19	Copiah County	−7.6	−209	27,497	−2.7%
20	Bolivar County	−7.4	−210	28,262	−8.4%
21	Leake County	−7.4	−160	21,662	+1.9%
22	Adams County	−7.1	−212	30,061	+2.2%
23	Montgomery County	−5.7	−53	9,354	−4.5%
24	Tallahatchie County	−5.6	−61	10,877	−14.0%
25	Covington County	−5.3	−94	17,898	−2.2%
26	Jefferson County	−5.1	−35	6,825	−5.8%
27	Clarke County	−4.4	−67	15,102	−2.8%
28	Pike County	−4.1	−157	38,712	−3.7%
29	Forrest County	−3.6	−286	79,034	+1.1%
30	Alcorn County	−3.6	−125	34,569	−0.5%
31	Newton County	−3.5	−74	20,960	−1.4%
32	Jasper County	−3.5	−55	15,785	−3.5%
33	Scott County	−3.5	−97	28,073	+0.4%
34	Attala County	−3.5	−59	17,100	−4.1%
35	Neshoba County	−3.3	−95	28,732	−0.9%
36	Wayne County	−2.9	−58	19,807	−0.0%
37	Lauderdale County	−2.8	−200	70,317	−3.2%
38	Franklin County	−2.5	−19	7,491	−2.2%
39	Simpson County	−2.4	−61	25,498	−1.5%
40	Benton County	−2.1	−16	7,502	−2.2%
41	Calhoun County	−1.7	−22	12,643	−4.4%
42	Choctaw County	−1.7	−14	8,048	−1.9%
43	Claiborne County	−1.6	−13	8,058	−11.4%
44	Tippah County	−1.5	−33	21,389	−1.6%
45	Yalobusha County	−1.5	−19	12,375	−0.6%
46	Chickasaw County	−1.5	−25	16,730	−2.1%
47	Monroe County	−1.3	−44	33,318	−2.4%
48	Smith County	−0.9	−13	13,991	−1.5%
49	Jefferson Davis County	−0.8	−9	10,941	−3.0%
50	Lincoln County	−0.1	−2	35,012	+0.5%

How this is ranked

Counties where more residents moved away to other U.S. counties than moved in (negative net domestic migration in the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025), per 1,000 residents, largest net outflow first. Moves from and to other countries, births and deaths are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are left out, as on every ranking.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Mississippi are the most people leaving?

For its size, Tunica County: net domestic migration of −31.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025 (−277 people; Census Bureau population estimates). Next: Wilkinson County (−22.9) and Sharkey County (−22.3).

How many counties in Mississippi have more people moving out than in?

50 of the 82 counties in Mississippi had more residents move away to other U.S. counties than move in during 2025.

Does net out-migration mean a county is losing population?

Not always. Net domestic migration counts moves between U.S. counties only; births, deaths and international migration also change the total. 7 of these 50 counties still had more residents in 2025 than in 2020.

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