Mississippi Business Journal » Pete Walley http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Heading out of Hinds: Census confirms Rankin, Madison prime destination http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/02/20/heading-out-of-hinds-census-confirms-rankin-madison-prime-destination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heading-out-of-hinds-census-confirms-rankin-madison-prime-destination http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/02/20/heading-out-of-hinds-census-confirms-rankin-madison-prime-destination/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:01:57 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=37176 The 2010 Census shows Jackson and Hinds County had a net loss of about 5,500 people over the decade. Rankin and Madison counties are generally of thought to be the destination for many of the former residents. This shift is borne out by income tax filings tracked by Southern Rural Development Center demographic researcher Dr. [...]

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