Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

State · Census age data

Mississippi: where Gen X adults are moving

Adults born 1965 to 1980 who lived in a different state one year earlier, from the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. These are survey estimates of people, shown with their margins of error.

The Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey estimates that about 9,000 adults born 1965 to 1980 moved to Mississippi from another state in the prior year, while about 4,600 moved away. That is a net gain of about 4,500 Gen X adults (margin of error plus or minus 3,200), the 11th largest net gain among the 50 states and D.C..

The most common destination for Gen X adults leaving Mississippi was Alabama, at about 1,000 people (plus or minus 1,200). That estimate rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide.

Moved in from other states

9,048

people · margin of error ±2,595

Moved out to other states

4,578

people · margin of error ±1,710

Net change

+4,470

people · margin of error ±3,240

+8 per 1,000 Gen X adults living here

States receiving Gen X adults from Mississippi

Shaded by estimated people leaving for each state. Hover a state for the estimate and its margin of error.

Top destination states

StatePeople (estimate)Margin of errorConfidence
Alabama1,016±1,155Too small to rely on
Tennessee730±529Small sample
Florida477±297Small sample
Texas470±430Small sample
Georgia396±522Too small to rely on
Louisiana282±237Small sample
Arkansas276±312Too small to rely on
Missouri230±278Too small to rely on
North Carolina190±248Too small to rely on
Virginia169±270Too small to rely on
Ohio151±244Too small to rely on
Kentucky95±166Too small to rely on
Kansas85±134Too small to rely on
Nevada11±19Too small to rely on

Why this does not match the IRS view

The All households view counts tax-filing households of every age from 2022 to 2023 IRS records. This view counts individual people in one age group from a 2024 Census survey. They measure different things in different years, so the two sets of numbers are shown side by side and never added together. Census age data stops at the state level, so there is no county detail here. More in the guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). Estimates and 90% margins of error calculated by Home Grown Property Group from the person file and its replicate weights. Counts people ages 18 and over living in the 50 states or D.C. who lived in a different state or D.C. one year earlier; moves from abroad and Puerto Rico are not included. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.