Mississippi migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 56,470 people moved into Mississippi and 59,612 moved out, a net of −3,142. Drag the year slider to watch the trend, hover any state to see the corridor, or click through to explore it.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest corridors: Tennessee leads both directions, with 10,602 people in and 9,905 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −2,399 in 2020–21 to −3,142 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
2,954,160
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2014
2,991,892
1.3% below the 2014 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 917 people to domestic migration. International migration (+7,451) and births minus deaths (−2,607) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 2,991,892 in 2014. The 2025 estimate of 2,954,160 is 1.3% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$66M
▼ $1.7B arrived · $1.8B left
Avg household income · movers
$57k in · $54k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%
Mississippi wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into Mississippi in 2022–23 reported $1.7B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.8B with them, a net loss of $66M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $57k of income, vs $54k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%.
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About the data
Migration figures come from the official IRS state-to-state files (exemptions ≈ people). Population figures are Census Bureau estimates, and the peak checks every census back to 1910. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported in the same IRS files. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details, caveats, and a suggested citation on the methodology page.
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