Most south Mississippians stick close to home
Research by the Charlotte Observer and reported Sunday in sister McClatchy newspaper The Sun Herald indicates most resident movement in and out of South Mississippi counties “was to, well, other South Mississippi counties.”
From 2000 to 2005, people in Harrison County moved to Jackson and Hancock counties and vice versa. A few even ventured further north to Pearl River, Stone and George counties. The Observer determined the population shift patterns by examining IRS reports.