Migration to and from Forrest County, Mississippi
Where Forrest 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
7,448
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,080
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+368
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | Mississippi | 1,082 |
| Covington County | Mississippi | 400 |
| Jones County | Mississippi | 365 |
| Jackson County | Mississippi | 336 |
| Asia | 224 | |
| Marion County | Mississippi | 192 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | 179 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 173 |
| Stone County | Mississippi | 158 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Louisiana | 153 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | Mississippi | 2,266 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 541 |
| Hinds County | Mississippi | 368 |
| Perry County | Mississippi | 326 |
| Jones County | Mississippi | 270 |
| Rankin County | Mississippi | 261 |
| Winston County | Mississippi | 189 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 182 |
| Madison County | Mississippi | 178 |
| Hancock County | Mississippi | 136 |
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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: 28035.