2026
Moving from Mississippi?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Jackson, MS, the largest metro in Mississippi on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,419 a year, and $1,958 a month is left after tax and rent.
No state income tax
The strongest leftover metro in each state that does not tax wages. The tax change is versus Mississippi on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,419/yr
Where people from Mississippi moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Mississippi to metros in other states, summed. The move link starts in the city that sent the most returns on that route.
| Destination | Returns | People | State tax change | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TXfrom Jackson | 658 | 1,199 | −$3,419/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Mobile, ALfrom Gulfport | 441 | 764 | +$391/yr | $2,069/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Jackson | 431 | 726 | −$3,419/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Memphis, TNfrom Jackson | 321 | 559 | −$3,419/yr | $2,476/mo |
| New Orleans, LAfrom Gulfport | 258 | 414 | −$1,394/yr | $2,194/mo |
| Slidell, LAfrom Gulfport | 249 | 430 | −$1,394/yr | $2,160/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom Jackson | 189 | 289 | +$110/yr | $1,695/mo |
| San Antonio, TXfrom Gulfport | 124 | 261 | −$3,419/yr | $2,411/mo |
| Pensacola, FLfrom Gulfport | 122 | 198 | −$3,419/yr | $2,125/mo |
| Birmingham, ALfrom Jackson | 97 | 145 | +$391/yr | $2,027/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Mississippi by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Jackson.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Jackson | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$748/mo | −$934/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$747/mo | −$3,089/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$737/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$727/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$721/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$714/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$694/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$688/mo | −$3,089/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$678/mo | −$934/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$677/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$667/mo | −$934/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$663/mo | −$934/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$660/mo | −$586/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$652/mo | −$586/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$648/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$645/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$643/mo | −$934/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$634/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$631/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$626/mo | −$586/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$618/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$615/mo | −$1,394/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$606/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$597/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$591/mo | −$3,419/yr | — |
Staying in Mississippi
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Jackson.
- Hattiesburg · $2,113/mo · +$155 vs Jackson
- Gulfport · $2,104/mo · +$146 vs Jackson
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Questions
Where do people from Mississippi move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Mississippi in 2022-2023 is to Dallas, TX: 658 tax returns, about 1,199 people. The link uses the Jackson corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Mississippi?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Mississippi state income tax is $3,419 a year. The change column is the destination's state income tax minus that figure. A negative number is a smaller state tax bill. Local wage taxes are not in that column. They are in the leftover figure.
Where does a paycheck from Mississippi go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$748 versus Jackson.