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Tennessee

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Tennessee saw a net gain of 23,884 tax-filing households and a net gain of 42,740 individuals. On net, the area gained $2.7B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Florida; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$2.7B
nominal dollars
Net households
+23,884
tax returns
Net people
+42,740
exemptions

+6.0 net people per 1,000 residents (population 7,126,489)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$9.1B
Moved out$6.4B
Net +$2.7B (nominal)

Tennessee counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Top origin states

  1. 1Florida12,505$945.3M
  2. 2California10,246$1.1B
  3. 3Georgia8,430$618.0M
  4. 4Texas6,952$606.3M
  5. 5Mississippi5,641$271.2M
  6. 6Kentucky5,634$313.4M
  7. 7Illinois5,141$531.8M
  8. 8North Carolina5,058$365.6M
  9. 9Alabama4,554$292.2M
  10. 10Virginia4,371$338.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Florida9,475$816.0M
  2. 2Georgia7,832$523.0M
  3. 3Texas6,776$522.9M
  4. 4Mississippi5,685$301.6M
  5. 5Kentucky5,516$294.5M
  6. 6Alabama4,905$324.1M
  7. 7North Carolina4,796$360.0M
  8. 8California3,810$327.4M
  9. 9Virginia3,637$236.0M
  10. 10Illinois2,901$185.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$23.1B (+414,347 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$627.6M+19,585
2013+$355.0M+14,818
2014+$864.5M+16,550
2015+$580.3M+13,829
2016+$1.3B+26,158
2017+$1.8B+45,007
2018+$1.6B+32,778
2019+$1.9B+34,155
2020+$2.6B+45,464
2021+$4.1B+62,304
2022+$4.7B+60,959
2023+$2.7B+42,740

Counties in Tennessee (95)

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