
Where people in Mississippi are moving to most
The U.S. is among the most mobile countries in the world, but our rates of moving have slumped in recent decades. In 2019, for example, a lower percentage of Americans changed residence than any year prior since 1947 when migration statistics were first gathered by the Census Bureau. Between March of 2019 and 2020, just 9.3% of Americans moved.
American migration has been in some form of decline since the housing boom and economic growth of the '40s, '50s, and '60s. During that period, as much as 20% of the population moved each year.
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Mississippi are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Mississippi in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
#35. Alaska
--- 0.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to Mississippi in 2019: 80
--- #45 most common destination from Alaska
#34. Washington
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Mississippi in 2019: 526
--- #43 most common destination from Washington
#33. Utah
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to Mississippi in 2019: 406
--- #35 most common destination from Utah
#32. Idaho
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to Mississippi in 2019: 135
--- #32 most common destination from Idaho
#31. Nebraska
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nebraska to Mississippi in 2019: 290
--- #32 most common destination from Nebraska
#30. Kentucky
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to Mississippi in 2019: 463
--- #27 most common destination from Kentucky
#29. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to Mississippi in 2019: 28
--- #41 most common destination from Washington, D.C.
#28. Oklahoma
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oklahoma to Mississippi in 2019: 292
--- #37 most common destination from Oklahoma
#27. Massachusetts
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to Mississippi in 2019: 252
--- #43 most common destination from Massachusetts
#26. Arizona
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Mississippi in 2019: 495
--- #43 most common destination from Arizona
#25. Maryland
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Mississippi in 2019: 975
--- #29 most common destination from Maryland
#24. Iowa
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Iowa to Mississippi in 2019: 246
--- #36 most common destination from Iowa
#23. New York
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Mississippi in 2019: 2,124
--- #32 most common destination from New York
#22. Minnesota
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to Mississippi in 2019: 0
--- #48 (tie) most common destination from Minnesota
#21. New Jersey
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to Mississippi in 2019: 183
--- #45 most common destination from New Jersey
#20. Kansas
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to Mississippi in 2019: 220
--- #38 most common destination from Kansas
#19. South Carolina
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Mississippi in 2019: 1,016
--- #23 most common destination from South Carolina
#18. Colorado
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Mississippi in 2019: 421
--- #47 most common destination from Colorado
#17. Wisconsin
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to Mississippi in 2019: 1,146
--- #24 most common destination from Wisconsin
#16. Indiana
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to Mississippi in 2019: 234
--- #42 most common destination from Indiana
#15. Illinois
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Mississippi in 2019: 3,133
--- #25 most common destination from Illinois
#14. North Carolina
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Mississippi in 2019: 1,383
--- #35 most common destination from North Carolina
#13. Ohio
--- 2.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Mississippi in 2019: 2,153
--- #23 most common destination from Ohio
#12. Michigan
--- 2.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to Mississippi in 2019: 309
--- #43 most common destination from Michigan
#11. Virginia
--- 2.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Mississippi in 2019: 2,244
--- #25 most common destination from Virginia
#10. Nevada
--- 3.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to Mississippi in 2019: 298
--- #38 most common destination from Nevada
#9. Arkansas
--- 3.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to Mississippi in 2019: 2,625
--- #8 most common destination from Arkansas
#8. Missouri
--- 3.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Mississippi in 2019: 528
--- #37 most common destination from Missouri
#7. California
--- 3.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Mississippi in 2019: 3,024
--- #40 most common destination from California
#6. Alabama
--- 7.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Mississippi in 2019: 3,512
--- #8 most common destination from Alabama
#5. Florida
--- 7.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Mississippi in 2019: 4,712
--- #27 most common destination from Florida
#4. Louisiana
--- 9.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to Mississippi in 2019: 9,257
--- #2 most common destination from Louisiana
#3. Georgia
--- 9.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Mississippi in 2019: 2,271
--- #23 most common destination from Georgia
#2. Texas
--- 10.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Mississippi in 2019: 4,689
--- #30 most common destination from Texas
#1. Tennessee
--- 20.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Mississippi in 2019: 9,192
--- #6 most common destination from Tennessee