Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Mississippi

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#50. Adams County

- Population: 29,098
- Born in Mississippi: 22,545 (77.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,045 (17.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 155 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,353 (4.6% of population)

#49. Lauderdale County

- Population: 71,984
- Born in Mississippi: 56,252 (78.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,230 (19.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 372 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,130 (1.6% of population)

#48. Itawamba County

- Population: 23,942
- Born in Mississippi: 18,834 (78.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,883 (20.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 36 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 189 (0.8% of population)

#47. Marion County

- Population: 24,303
- Born in Mississippi: 19,220 (79.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,827 (19.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 229 (0.9% of population)

#46. Lawrence County

- Population: 11,883
- Born in Mississippi: 9,462 (79.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,349 (19.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 42 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 30 (0.3% of population)

#45. Union County

- Population: 28,009
- Born in Mississippi: 22,405 (80.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,777 (17.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 139 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 688 (2.5% of population)

#44. Scott County

- Population: 27,754
- Born in Mississippi: 22,270 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,902 (14.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 296 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,286 (4.6% of population)

#43. Kemper County

- Population: 8,855
- Born in Mississippi: 7,157 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,657 (18.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 18 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 23 (0.3% of population)

#42. Warren County

- Population: 43,623
- Born in Mississippi: 35,289 (80.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,522 (17.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 212 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 600 (1.4% of population)

#41. Clarke County

- Population: 15,424
- Born in Mississippi: 12,503 (81.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,672 (17.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 41 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 208 (1.3% of population)

#40. Franklin County

- Population: 7,655
- Born in Mississippi: 6,226 (81.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,337 (17.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 67 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 25 (0.3% of population)

#39. Jones County

- Population: 66,839
- Born in Mississippi: 54,369 (81.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,362 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 314 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,794 (2.7% of population)

#38. Hinds County

- Population: 222,494
- Born in Mississippi: 181,632 (81.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 35,900 (16.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 822 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,140 (1.9% of population)

#37. Perry County

- Population: 11,459
- Born in Mississippi: 9,374 (81.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,691 (14.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 38 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 356 (3.1% of population)

#36. Wayne County

- Population: 19,699
- Born in Mississippi: 16,182 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,644 (13.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 25 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 848 (4.3% of population)

#35. Lincoln County

- Population: 34,830
- Born in Mississippi: 28,645 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,741 (16.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 112 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 332 (1.0% of population)

#34. Issaquena County

- Population: 1,095
- Born in Mississippi: 906 (82.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 185 (16.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 4 (0.4% of population)

#33. Choctaw County

- Population: 8,172
- Born in Mississippi: 6,791 (83.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,327 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 32 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 22 (0.3% of population)

#32. Monroe County

- Population: 33,928
- Born in Mississippi: 28,279 (83.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,251 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 98 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 300 (0.9% of population)

#31. Covington County

- Population: 18,226
- Born in Mississippi: 15,210 (83.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,709 (14.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 245 (1.3% of population)

#30. Noxubee County

- Population: 10,136
- Born in Mississippi: 8,474 (83.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,438 (14.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 170 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 54 (0.5% of population)

#29. Leake County

- Population: 21,288
- Born in Mississippi: 17,821 (83.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,763 (13.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 113 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 591 (2.8% of population)

#28. Calhoun County

- Population: 13,029
- Born in Mississippi: 10,931 (83.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,652 (12.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 437 (3.4% of population)

#27. Jasper County

- Population: 16,211
- Born in Mississippi: 13,715 (84.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,446 (15.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 48 (0.3% of population)

#26. Bolivar County

- Population: 30,163
- Born in Mississippi: 25,575 (84.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,720 (12.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 129 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 739 (2.5% of population)

#25. Chickasaw County

- Population: 16,994
- Born in Mississippi: 14,441 (85.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,154 (12.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 34 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 365 (2.1% of population)

#24. Grenada County

- Population: 21,342
- Born in Mississippi: 18,207 (85.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,794 (13.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 144 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 197 (0.9% of population)

#23. Copiah County

- Population: 27,994
- Born in Mississippi: 23,940 (85.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,607 (12.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 42 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 405 (1.4% of population)

#22. Jefferson Davis County

- Population: 11,183
- Born in Mississippi: 9,564 (85.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,572 (14.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 20 (0.2% of population)

#21. Clay County

- Population: 18,462
- Born in Mississippi: 15,814 (85.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,523 (13.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 125 (0.7% of population)

#20. Newton County

- Population: 21,151
- Born in Mississippi: 18,131 (85.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,738 (12.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 49 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 233 (1.1% of population)

#19. Smith County

- Population: 14,193
- Born in Mississippi: 12,179 (85.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,931 (13.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 83 (0.6% of population)

#18. Neshoba County

- Population: 28,927
- Born in Mississippi: 24,961 (86.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,654 (12.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 83 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 229 (0.8% of population)

#17. Montgomery County

- Population: 9,708
- Born in Mississippi: 8,396 (86.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,287 (13.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 21 (0.2% of population)

#16. Claiborne County

- Population: 8,908
- Born in Mississippi: 7,721 (86.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,058 (11.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 56 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 73 (0.8% of population)

#15. Washington County

- Population: 43,674
- Born in Mississippi: 37,861 (86.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,413 (12.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 52 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 348 (0.8% of population)

#14. Coahoma County

- Population: 20,808
- Born in Mississippi: 18,104 (87.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,429 (11.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 261 (1.3% of population)

#13. Webster County

- Population: 9,942
- Born in Mississippi: 8,655 (87.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,210 (12.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 65 (0.7% of population)

#12. Winston County

- Population: 17,609
- Born in Mississippi: 15,407 (87.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,148 (12.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 38 (0.2% of population)

#11. Sunflower County

- Population: 25,328
- Born in Mississippi: 22,168 (87.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,738 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 99 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 323 (1.3% of population)

#10. Simpson County

- Population: 25,817
- Born in Mississippi: 22,598 (87.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,781 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 77 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 361 (1.4% of population)

#9. Attala County

- Population: 17,685
- Born in Mississippi: 15,486 (87.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,166 (12.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 6 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 27 (0.2% of population)

#8. Carroll County

- Population: 9,828
- Born in Mississippi: 8,663 (88.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,060 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 105 (1.1% of population)

#7. Quitman County

- Population: 5,908
- Born in Mississippi: 5,262 (89.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 639 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 6 (0.1% of population)

#6. Tallahatchie County

- Population: 12,363
- Born in Mississippi: 11,112 (89.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,175 (9.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 22 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 54 (0.4% of population)

#5. Holmes County

- Population: 16,491
- Born in Mississippi: 14,888 (90.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,529 (9.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 15 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 59 (0.4% of population)

#4. Leflore County

- Population: 27,432
- Born in Mississippi: 24,899 (90.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,016 (7.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 34 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 483 (1.8% of population)

#3. Jefferson County

- Population: 7,127
- Born in Mississippi: 6,488 (91.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 617 (8.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 18 (0.3% of population)

#2. Sharkey County

- Population: 3,848
- Born in Mississippi: 3,529 (91.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 316 (8.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#1. Humphreys County

- Population: 7,570
- Born in Mississippi: 7,046 (93.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 507 (6.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 17 (0.2% of population)

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