Migration to and from Benton County, Mississippi
Where Benton County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
501
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
763
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-262
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Prentiss County | Mississippi | 150 |
| Tippah County | Mississippi | 102 |
| Will County | Illinois | 68 |
| Marshall County | Mississippi | 41 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 26 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 24 |
| Leflore County | Mississippi | 22 |
| Wilkinson County | Mississippi | 19 |
| Alcorn County | Mississippi | 14 |
| Cullman County | Alabama | 5 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Tippah County | Mississippi | 146 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 119 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 98 |
| Webster Parish | Louisiana | 52 |
| Forrest County | Mississippi | 52 |
| Tate County | Mississippi | 50 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 47 |
| Copiah County | Mississippi | 43 |
| Walthall County | Mississippi | 36 |
| Alcorn County | Mississippi | 31 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 28009.