Mississippi vs Tennessee: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Mississippi. In 2022–23, 697 more people moved from Tennessee to Mississippi than the other way.

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Tennessee → Mississippi10,602 people

Arrivals' income: $53.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Mississippi → Tennessee9,905 people

Leavers' income: $48.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Tennessee is Mississippi's biggest moving partner in both directions: 20,507 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2019–20, more have moved to Mississippi.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Mississippi and Tennessee (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−437
2014–15 †	−532
2015–16	−335
2016–17 †	+34
2017–18	−448
2018–19	−463
2019–20	+74
2020–21	+198
2021–22	+128
2022–23 †	+44

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2019–20 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Mississippi

Net change, all states: −3,142
Moved in · moved out: 56,470 · 59,612
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $56.9k · $53.6k

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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 Mississippi, 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	9,904	10,508	−604	4,603	5,040	$38.1k	$38.4k
2014–15 †	7,674	8,324	−650	3,669	4,201	$35.5k	$38.4k
2015–16	9,346	9,612	−266	4,499	4,834	$40.5k	$41.7k
2016–17 †	12,393	12,022	+371	5,997	5,963	$46.3k	$45.3k
2017–18	9,688	10,192	−504	4,791	5,239	$44.3k	$43.4k
2018–19	9,255	9,809	−554	4,540	5,003	$46.3k	$44.3k
2019–20	10,665	10,093	+572	5,212	5,138	$48.2k	$46.6k
2020–21	10,278	9,498	+780	5,365	5,167	$52.7k	$45.6k
2021–22	10,555	9,443	+1,112	5,542	5,414	$52.2k	$52.8k
2022–23 †	10,602	9,905	+697	5,685	5,641	$53.0k	$48.1k

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

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