Louisiana vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Tennessee. In 2022–23, 1,009 more people moved from Louisiana to Tennessee than the other way.

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Tennessee → Louisiana1,682 people

Arrivals' income: $59.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Louisiana → Tennessee2,691 people

Leavers' income: $68.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,373 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Louisiana came out ahead every year until 2014–15. Since 2015–16, more have moved to Tennessee.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Louisiana and Tennessee (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+54
2014–15 †	+8
2015–16	−186
2016–17 †	−572
2017–18	−351
2018–19	−378
2019–20	−408
2020–21	−515
2021–22	−620
2022–23 †	−564

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Louisiana

Net change, all states: −17,333
Moved in · moved out: 65,960 · 83,293
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.2k · $62.6k

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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.

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Moves between Tennessee and Louisiana, 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	2,408	2,271	+137	1,196	1,142	$51.1k	$48.6k
2014–15 †	1,586	1,551	+35	838	830	$45.5k	$49.6k
2015–16	2,082	2,532	−450	1,063	1,249	$55.6k	$53.5k
2016–17 †	2,464	3,625	−1,161	1,233	1,805	$59.5k	$58.2k
2017–18	1,809	2,549	−740	971	1,322	$50.4k	$59.9k
2018–19	1,709	2,451	−742	895	1,273	$52.1k	$59.4k
2019–20	1,894	2,703	−809	973	1,381	$57.8k	$62.3k
2020–21	1,650	2,632	−982	920	1,435	$54.6k	$65.4k
2021–22	1,802	2,972	−1,170	1,012	1,632	$63.9k	$69.5k
2022–23 †	1,682	2,691	−1,009	987	1,551	$59.1k	$68.9k

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

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