Florida vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Tennessee. In 2022–23, 5,264 more people moved from Florida to Tennessee than the other way.

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Tennessee → Florida16,593 people

Arrivals' income: $86.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → Tennessee21,857 people

Leavers' income: $75.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida is Tennessee's biggest moving partner in both directions: 38,450 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Florida came out ahead every year until 2015–16. Since 2016–17, more have moved to Tennessee.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Florida and Tennessee (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+8
2014–15 †	+136
2015–16	+46
2016–17 †	−1,715
2017–18	−2,268
2018–19	−1,656
2019–20	−2,137
2020–21	−1,870
2021–22	−2,216
2022–23 †	−3,030

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2016–17 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

Florida

Net change, all states: +111,742
Moved in · moved out: 605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $122.5k · $76.1k

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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 Florida, 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	14,915	14,676	+239	7,657	7,649	$52.3k	$66.9k
2014–15 †	10,352	10,211	+141	5,637	5,501	$59.9k	$49.8k
2015–16	15,117	15,024	+93	8,007	7,961	$67.6k	$61.2k
2016–17 †	20,254	23,535	−3,281	10,379	12,094	$68.7k	$58.3k
2017–18	15,266	19,713	−4,447	8,092	10,360	$67.6k	$58.1k
2018–19	15,264	18,071	−2,807	8,084	9,740	$71.1k	$71.1k
2019–20	17,013	21,061	−4,048	9,040	11,177	$71.2k	$71.5k
2020–21	18,263	21,582	−3,319	9,952	11,822	$82.6k	$70.0k
2021–22	17,849	21,485	−3,636	9,976	12,192	$106.8k	$91.8k
2022–23 †	16,593	21,857	−5,264	9,475	12,505	$86.1k	$75.6k

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

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