Mississippi’s Population, in Data
The one-stop shop for understanding the brain drain: interactive dashboards built from Census, IRS, and survey data — free, sourced, and updated with every new release.
U.S. Census Bureau · IRS Statistics of Income · American Community Survey · Updated June 2026
-80,292 people since 2010
The Brain Drain, by the Numbers
Eight headline numbers — net migration, missing graduates, the economic cost — each traceable to public data.
Open the dashboard →48.7% of native grads gone
Migration Flows
Who moves in, who moves out, which states gain Mississippians, and what their incomes take with them.
Open the dashboard →53 of 82 counties shrinking
County Population
All 82 counties, 2020–2025: who is growing, who is shrinking, and year-by-year trajectories.
Open the dashboard →216 of 299 towns shrinking
City & Town Population
Every incorporated place in Mississippi — 299 cities and towns — with migration drill-downs by county.
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