Hattiesburg migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,392 people moved into the Hattiesburg metro and 6,573 moved out, a net of −181. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Mississippi leads both directions, with 1,630 people in and 1,377 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 40–43% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +12 in 2020–21 to −181 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
158,014
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
158,014
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 5 people to domestic migration. International migration (+366) and births minus deaths (+469) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 158,014 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$5M
▼ $177M arrived · $182M left
Avg household income · movers
$51k in · $51k out
similar incomes both directions
Hattiesburg wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Hattiesburg metro in 2022–23 reported $177M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $182M with them, a net loss of $5M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $51k of income, vs $51k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 43% of inbound and 40% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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