Migration to and from Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Where Pontotoc 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
1,527
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,796
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-269
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | Mississippi | 441 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 163 |
| Lawrence County | Tennessee | 104 |
| Marion County | Mississippi | 100 |
| Washington County | Mississippi | 73 |
| Limestone County | Alabama | 64 |
| Monroe County | Mississippi | 48 |
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 46 |
| Pittston City | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | 46 |
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 45 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | Mississippi | 281 |
| Lee County | Mississippi | 267 |
| Itawamba County | Mississippi | 155 |
| Gibson County | Indiana | 138 |
| Chickasaw County | Mississippi | 97 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 85 |
| Mobile County | Alabama | 54 |
| Panola County | Mississippi | 52 |
| Union County | Mississippi | 51 |
| Yalobusha County | Mississippi | 41 |
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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: 28115.