Is Tennessee gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 42,899 more people moved to Tennessee from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
198,430
people
Moved out
155,531
people
Net change
+42,899 people
In households (tax returns): 113,788 in, 89,684 out, +24,104 net

Where are people moving to Tennessee from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Florida21,857
  2. California19,473
  3. Georgia14,326
  4. Texas12,672
  5. Mississippi9,905
  6. Kentucky9,714

Where are people from Tennessee moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Florida16,593
  2. Georgia13,845
  3. Texas12,226
  4. Mississippi10,602
  5. Kentucky10,153
  6. Alabama8,763
Every state, in full ↓

Where Tennessee's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+13,198 people). Biggest net loss: Alabama (−1,150).

Is this new?

Tennessee has gained households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+24,10422–23†††
Net migration of Tennessee (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+8,248
2014–15 †+7,376
2015–16+13,330
2016–17 †+22,235
2017–18+16,967
2018–19+17,849
2019–20+21,758
2020–21+30,292
2021–22+30,935
2022–23 †+24,104

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$79.4k avg
Leaving households$70.1k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Tennessee
192,451 people
Arrived from abroad
1,891 people
Left for abroad
2,050 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Tennessee counties are gaining?

Anderson County: +1,000 peopleBedford County: +459 peopleBenton County: +200 peopleBledsoe County: +251 peopleBlount County: +1,094 peopleBradley County: +1,064 peopleCampbell County: +349 peopleCannon County: +407 peopleCarroll County: +355 peopleCarter County: +664 peopleCheatham County: +424 peopleChester County: +17 peopleClaiborne County: +353 peopleClay County: +125 peopleCocke County: +571 peopleCoffee County: +553 peopleCrockett County: +61 peopleCumberland County: +1,046 peopleDavidson County: −3,918 peopleDecatur County: +65 peopleDeKalb County: +305 peopleDickson County: +847 peopleDyer County: +114 peopleFayette County: +725 peopleFentress County: +451 peopleFranklin County: +314 peopleGibson County: +368 peopleGiles County: +322 peopleGrainger County: +372 peopleGreene County: +1,262 peopleGrundy County: +188 peopleHamblen County: +813 peopleHamilton County: +2,567 peopleHancock County: +9 peopleHardeman County: +149 peopleHardin County: +181 peopleHawkins County: +643 peopleHaywood County: −167 peopleHenderson County: +250 peopleHenry County: +236 peopleHickman County: +268 peopleHouston County: +134 peopleHumphreys County: +286 peopleJackson County: +239 peopleJefferson County: +1,111 peopleJohnson County: +316 peopleKnox County: +2,525 peopleLake County: −2 peopleLauderdale County: −34 peopleLawrence County: +563 peopleLewis County: +180 peopleLincoln County: +300 peopleLoudon County: +1,984 peopleMcMinn County: +1,031 peopleMcNairy County: +172 peopleMacon County: +348 peopleMadison County: −272 peopleMarion County: +323 peopleMarshall County: +809 peopleMaury County: +1,831 peopleMeigs County: +397 peopleMonroe County: +693 peopleMontgomery County: +2,599 peopleMoore County: +4 peopleMorgan County: +389 peopleObion County: −22 peopleOverton County: +380 peoplePerry County: +146 peoplePickett County: +39 peoplePolk County: +228 peoplePutnam County: +349 peopleRhea County: +294 peopleRoane County: +953 peopleRobertson County: +973 peopleRutherford County: +2,842 peopleScott County: +225 peopleSequatchie County: +200 peopleSevier County: +39 peopleShelby County: −9,216 peopleSmith County: +124 peopleStewart County: +144 peopleSullivan County: +1,249 peopleSumner County: +3,073 peopleTipton County: +196 peopleTrousdale County: +124 peopleUnicoi County: +300 peopleUnion County: +118 peopleVan Buren County: +230 peopleWarren County: +581 peopleWashington County: +1,475 peopleWayne County: +137 peopleWeakley County: +123 peopleWhite County: +607 peopleWilliamson County: +2,455 peopleWilson County: +3,909 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Wilson County+3,909
  2. Sumner County+3,073
  3. Rutherford County+2,842
  4. Montgomery County+2,599
  5. Hamilton County+2,567
  6. Knox County+2,525

Losing most

  1. Shelby County−9,216
  2. Davidson County−3,918
  3. Madison County−272
  4. Haywood County−167
  5. Lauderdale County−34
  6. Obion County−22

Every state, in full

Moves between Tennessee and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Florida21,857 in16,593 out+5,264$75.6k$86.1k
California19,473 in6,275 out+13,198$108.7k$85.9k
Georgia14,326 in13,845 out+481$73.3k$66.8k
Texas12,672 in12,226 out+446$87.2k$77.2k
Mississippi9,905 in10,602 out−697$48.1k$53.0k
Kentucky9,714 in10,153 out−439$55.6k$53.4k
Illinois8,887 in4,755 out+4,132$103.4k$64.0k
North Carolina8,701 in8,140 out+561$72.3k$75.1k
Virginia7,627 in6,435 out+1,192$77.5k$64.9k
Alabama7,613 in8,763 out−1,150$64.2k$66.1k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Tennessee

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Tennessee gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/tennessee. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Tennessee in 2022–23?

198,430 people moved to Tennessee from other states, and 155,531 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Tennessee come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Florida (21,857 people), California (19,473 people), Georgia (14,326 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.