What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Mississippi came from Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama. The top states people from Mississippi left for were Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama. Overall, about 55,300 people left Mississippi for another state. Meanwhile 65,400 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.2% of Mississippi's population.
Mississippi ranked 15th among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 10,100 residents.

2 in 90

people living in Mississippi moved in 2024 from another state

15th

Mississippi's rank in net state-to-state migration (2024)
Along with immigration and natural population change, state-to-state migration is one of the three ways a state's population may shift. In 2024, Mississippi had positive net migration with 24 states.
Mississippi had a net increase of 3,000 residents with Arkansas, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Texas at -2,400.

Mississippi had positive net migration with 19 states in 2024.

Net migration between Mississippi and other states, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from Mississippi moved to another state in the past year?

In 2024, 48.2% of the 53,700 people who left Mississippi for another state moved to just three destinations: Texas (11,000), Alabama (7,600), and Tennessee (7,300).

In 2024, people leaving Mississippi most often moved to Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee.

People moving from Mississippi to another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from another state moved to Mississippi in the past year?

Of the 64,600 people moving to Mississippi from another state between 2023 and 2024, 39.1% came from three states: Texas (+8,600 residents), Tennessee (+8,500), and Alabama (+8,200).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Mississippi most often from Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama.

People moving to Mississippi from another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Mississippi's 82 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Lafayette County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 7.8% of its population each year. At the other end, Jefferson County recorded the lowest share, with 0% of residents moving in from another state.

The share of the population that moved from another state in a given year varies throughout Mississippi.

Annual average of share of population 1 year or older who moved from another state in the previous year (2020–2024)

Migration routes between Mississippi and other states (2024)

Migration routes between Mississippi and other states (2024)
Residence 1 year agoEstimate
1.

Texas 

8,600
2.

Tennessee 

8,500
3.

Alabama 

8,200
4.

Louisiana 

7,000
5.

Arkansas 

5,000
6.

Georgia 

3,200
7.

Florida 

3,000
8.

California 

2,800
9.

North Carolina

1,800
10.

Illinois 

1,700

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

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