Migration to and from Winston County, Mississippi
Where Winston 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
1,609
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,091
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+518
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest County | Mississippi | 189 |
| Neshoba County | Mississippi | 168 |
| Washington County | Mississippi | 153 |
| Lowndes County | Mississippi | 116 |
| Webster County | Mississippi | 110 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 89 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 76 |
| Newton County | Mississippi | 64 |
| Pulaski County | Arkansas | 55 |
| Attala County | Mississippi | 55 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 176 |
| Kemper County | Mississippi | 149 |
| Neshoba County | Mississippi | 120 |
| Lauderdale County | Mississippi | 71 |
| Monroe County | Mississippi | 62 |
| Rankin County | Mississippi | 59 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 52 |
| Nueces County | Texas | 43 |
| Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | 42 |
| Attala County | Mississippi | 27 |
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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: 28159.