Migration to and from Covington County, Mississippi
Where Covington 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
452
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
842
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-390
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones County | Mississippi | 169 |
| Forrest County | Mississippi | 67 |
| Asia | 60 | |
| Copiah County | Mississippi | 27 |
| Rankin County | Mississippi | 23 |
| Caribbean | 21 | |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 20 |
| Walton County | Florida | 16 |
| Lamar County | Mississippi | 12 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 10 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest County | Mississippi | 400 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Mississippi | 142 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 48 |
| Lamar County | Mississippi | 45 |
| Smith County | Mississippi | 31 |
| Lafayette County | Mississippi | 27 |
| Calhoun County | Alabama | 22 |
| Grenada County | Mississippi | 20 |
| Simpson County | Mississippi | 17 |
| Jones County | Mississippi | 16 |
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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: 28031.