Migration to and from Lee County, Mississippi
Where Lee 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
4,061
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,406
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-345
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Itawamba County | Mississippi | 502 |
| Pontotoc County | Mississippi | 267 |
| Monroe County | Mississippi | 242 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 229 |
| Prentiss County | Mississippi | 185 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 173 |
| Alcorn County | Mississippi | 149 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 144 |
| Catoosa County | Georgia | 109 |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 103 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Itawamba County | Mississippi | 461 |
| Pontotoc County | Mississippi | 441 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 304 |
| Monroe County | Mississippi | 302 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 287 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 219 |
| Prentiss County | Mississippi | 214 |
| Lafayette County | Mississippi | 157 |
| Warren County | Missouri | 114 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 109 |
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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: 28081.