Tennessee
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 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.
Top origin states
- 1Florida12,505$945.3M
- 2California10,246$1.1B
- 3Georgia8,430$618.0M
- 4Texas6,952$606.3M
- 5Mississippi5,641$271.2M
- 6Kentucky5,634$313.4M
- 7Illinois5,141$531.8M
- 8North Carolina5,058$365.6M
- 9Alabama4,554$292.2M
- 10Virginia4,371$338.9M
Top destination states
- 1Florida9,475$816.0M
- 2Georgia7,832$523.0M
- 3Texas6,776$522.9M
- 4Mississippi5,685$301.6M
- 5Kentucky5,516$294.5M
- 6Alabama4,905$324.1M
- 7North Carolina4,796$360.0M
- 8California3,810$327.4M
- 9Virginia3,637$236.0M
- 10Illinois2,901$185.6M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$23.1B (+414,347 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net 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)
- Anderson County
- Bedford County
- Benton County
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Campbell County
- Cannon County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Cheatham County
- Chester County
- Claiborne County
- Clay County
- Cocke County
- Coffee County
- Crockett County
- Cumberland County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Dyer County
- Fayette County
- Fentress County
- Franklin County
- Gibson County
- Giles County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
- Hamblen County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Hawkins County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Knox County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Loudon County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- McMinn County
- McNairy County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Morgan County
- Obion County
- Overton County
- Perry County
- Pickett County
- Polk County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Scott County
- Sequatchie County
- Sevier County
- Shelby County
- Smith County
- Stewart County
- Sullivan County
- Sumner County
- Tipton County
- Trousdale County
- Unicoi County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Weakley County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
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