Table 1.

Count and proportions of return and non-return migrants by race and birthplace.

Migration Status	Black		White		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Non-return migrants	15,450	89.7	101,669	81.0	117,119	82.0
Lifetime return migrants	389	2.3	6620	5.3	7009	4.9
Generational return migrants	1373	8.0	17,261	13.7	18,634	13.1
Total	17,212	100.0	125,550	100.0	142,762	100.0

Source: 1940 Census data linked to 2000 Census data.

Notes: At least one parent was born in the South for each of the three migrant groups. Non-return migrants include those born in the South who resided outside the South in 1940 and 2000 (southern-born, non-return migrants) and those whose parents were born in the South but who themselves were born in the North and lived in the North in 1940 and 2000 (northern-born, non-return migrants). Lifetime return migrants include those who were born in the South, living outside of the South in 1940, and resided in the South in 2000. Generational return migrants had parents who were born in the South but were themselves born outside the South and living outside of the South in 1940, but resided in the South in 2000.