Migration to and from Clay County, Mississippi
Where Clay 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
521
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
744
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-223
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke County | Mississippi | 119 |
| Lowndes County | Mississippi | 99 |
| Bossier Parish | Louisiana | 81 |
| Hardin County | Kentucky | 76 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 32 |
| Williams County | North Dakota | 22 |
| Bibb County | Alabama | 16 |
| Prentiss County | Mississippi | 16 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 15 |
| Choctaw County | Mississippi | 14 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Torrance County | New Mexico | 135 |
| Lowndes County | Mississippi | 75 |
| Lee County | Mississippi | 62 |
| Marion County | Alabama | 53 |
| Monroe County | Mississippi | 53 |
| Union County | Kentucky | 42 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 39 |
| Hinds County | Mississippi | 37 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 37 |
| Rankin County | Mississippi | 23 |
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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: 28025.