But county officials consider the changes in Lamar County a shifting of people rather than a loss. Although the numbers show only a slight decrease, Lamar County Planner Alana Abney said she's surprised at the numbers. She said the error could have occurred during the 1990 count. Lamar County was one of the state's big gainers percentage wise coming in sixth in percentage increases. Counties with larger increases were Hancock, Greene, DeSoto, Madison and Rankin.
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