Arkansas vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?

Name: Arkansas vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Arkansas. In 2022–23, 258 more people moved from Tennessee to Arkansas than the other way.

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Tennessee → Arkansas3,544 people

Arrivals' income: $60.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Arkansas → Tennessee3,286 people

Leavers' income: $54.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,830 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Tennessee came out ahead every year until 2019–20. Since 2020–21, more have moved to Arkansas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Arkansas and Tennessee (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−77
2014–15 †	−123
2015–16	−163
2016–17 †	−119
2017–18	−200
2018–19	−197
2019–20	−114
2020–21	+110
2021–22	+147
2022–23 †	+121

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2020–21 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Arkansas

Net change, all states: +11,211
Moved in · moved out: 68,449 · 57,238
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $63.0k · $59.3k

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Tennessee

Net change, all states: +42,899
Moved in · moved out: 198,430 · 155,531
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $79.4k · $70.1k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Tennessee and Arkansas, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	3,539	3,657	−118	1,706	1,783	$47.5k	$39.6k
2014–15 †	2,690	2,918	−228	1,358	1,481	$44.7k	$39.8k
2015–16	3,398	3,579	−181	1,647	1,810	$46.9k	$54.2k
2016–17 †	4,366	4,408	−42	2,113	2,232	$52.0k	$51.2k
2017–18	3,444	3,809	−365	1,715	1,915	$59.5k	$50.4k
2018–19	3,279	3,520	−241	1,641	1,838	$48.7k	$53.6k
2019–20	3,566	3,549	+17	1,766	1,880	$55.2k	$55.4k
2020–21	3,562	3,223	+339	1,898	1,788	$54.3k	$52.5k
2021–22	3,696	3,278	+418	1,970	1,823	$59.4k	$61.9k
2022–23 †	3,544	3,286	+258	1,960	1,839	$60.0k	$54.2k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

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Moved Where. “Arkansas vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/arkansas-vs-tennessee. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.