Migration to and from Lafayette County, Mississippi
Where Lafayette 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
6,815
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,758
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,057
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 432 |
| Pulaski County | Arkansas | 431 |
| Hinds County | Mississippi | 259 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 232 |
| Itawamba County | Mississippi | 199 |
| Jones County | Mississippi | 181 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 176 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 168 |
| Lake County | Indiana | 159 |
| Lee County | Mississippi | 157 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 488 |
| Yalobusha County | Mississippi | 222 |
| Lauderdale County | Mississippi | 170 |
| Rankin County | Mississippi | 165 |
| Monroe County | Indiana | 155 |
| Forrest County | Mississippi | 132 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 114 |
| Hinds County | Mississippi | 114 |
| Tate County | Mississippi | 108 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 107 |
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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: 28071.