Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Collegedale, TN had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 65 cities in 2023, at 22%. Arlington, TN had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 6.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest2.2Arlington, TN
Median6.865 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Collegedale, TN: 22 %Collegedale, TN22Martin, TN: 21.4 %Martin, TN21.4Oak Ridge, TN: 12.5 %Oak Ridge, TN12.5Nolensville, TN: 12 %Nolensville, TN12Johnson City, TN: 11.9 %Johnson City, TN11.9Tullahoma, TN: 11.1 %Tullahoma, TN11.1Clarksville, TN: 11 %Clarksville, TN11Spring Hill, TN: 11 %Spring Hill, TN11Franklin, TN: 10.6 %Franklin, TN10.6Cookeville, TN: 10.5 %Cookeville, TN10.5Gallatin, TN: 10.3 %Gallatin, TN10.3Smyrna, TN: 10.2 %Smyrna, TN10.2Fairview, TN: 9.6 %Fairview, TN9.6Lebanon, TN: 9.6 %Lebanon, TN9.6Hendersonville, TN: 9 %Hendersonville, TN9Hartsville, TN: 8.7 %Hartsville, TN8.7Murfreesboro, TN: 8.6 %Murfreesboro, TN8.6Manchester, TN: 8.6 %Manchester, TN8.6Goodlettsville, TN: 8.5 %Goodlettsville, TN8.5Mount Juliet, TN: 8.4 %Mount Juliet, TN8.4Shelbyville, TN: 8.2 %Shelbyville, TN8.2Lakeland, TN: 8.1 %Lakeland, TN8.1Elizabethton, TN: 8.1 %Elizabethton, TN8.1Knoxville, TN: 8 %Knoxville, TN8Columbia, TN: 8 %Columbia, TN8Nashville, TN: 7.8 %Nashville, TN7.8Clinton, TN: 7.6 %Clinton, TN7.6East Ridge, TN: 7.5 %East Ridge, TN7.5Cleveland, TN: 7.3 %Cleveland, TN7.3La Vergne, TN: 7.3 %La Vergne, TN7.3Jackson, TN: 7.2 %Jackson, TN7.2Lenoir City, TN: 6.8 %Lenoir City, TN6.8Union City, TN: 6.8 %Union City, TN6.8Chattanooga, TN: 6.8 %Chattanooga, TN6.8Athens, TN: 6.7 %Athens, TN6.7Kingsport, TN: 6.6 %Kingsport, TN6.6Paris, TN: 6.6 %Paris, TN6.6Springfield, TN: 6.5 %Springfield, TN6.5Oakland, TN: 6.1 %Oakland, TN6.1Bristol, TN: 6 %Bristol, TN6Collegedale, TN: 22 %Collegedale, TN22Martin, TN: 21.4 %Martin, TN21.4Oak Ridge, TN: 12.5 %Oak Ridge, TN12.5Nolensville, TN: 12 %Nolensville, TN12Johnson City, TN: 11.9 %Johnson City, TN11.9Tullahoma, TN: 11.1 %Tullahoma, TN11.1Clarksville, TN: 11 %Clarksville, TN11Spring Hill, TN: 11 %Spring Hill, TN11Franklin, TN: 10.6 %Franklin, TN10.6Cookeville, TN: 10.5 %Cookeville, TN10.5Gallatin, TN: 10.3 %Gallatin, TN10.3Smyrna, TN: 10.2 %Smyrna, TN10.2Fairview, TN: 9.6 %Fairview, TN9.6Lebanon, TN: 9.6 %Lebanon, TN9.6Hendersonville, TN: 9 %Hendersonville, TN9Hartsville, TN: 8.7 %Hartsville, TN8.7Murfreesboro, TN: 8.6 %Murfreesboro, TN8.6Manchester, TN: 8.6 %Manchester, TN8.6Goodlettsville, TN: 8.5 %Goodlettsville, TN8.5Mount Juliet, TN: 8.4 %Mount Juliet, TN8.4Shelbyville, TN: 8.2 %Shelbyville, TN8.2Lakeland, TN: 8.1 %Lakeland, TN8.1Elizabethton, TN: 8.1 %Elizabethton, TN8.1Knoxville, TN: 8 %Knoxville, TN8Columbia, TN: 8 %Columbia, TN8Nashville, TN: 7.8 %Nashville, TN7.8Clinton, TN: 7.6 %Clinton, TN7.6East Ridge, TN: 7.5 %East Ridge, TN7.5Cleveland, TN: 7.3 %Cleveland, TN7.3La Vergne, TN: 7.3 %La Vergne, TN7.3Jackson, TN: 7.2 %Jackson, TN7.2Lenoir City, TN: 6.8 %Lenoir City, TN6.8Union City, TN: 6.8 %Union City, TN6.8Chattanooga, TN: 6.8 %Chattanooga, TN6.8Athens, TN: 6.7 %Athens, TN6.7Kingsport, TN: 6.6 %Kingsport, TN6.6Paris, TN: 6.6 %Paris, TN6.6Springfield, TN: 6.5 %Springfield, TN6.5Oakland, TN: 6.1 %Oakland, TN6.1Bristol, TN: 6 %Bristol, TN6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Collegedale, TN22-3 pts
2Martin, TN21.4-4.4 pts
3Oak Ridge, TN12.5+0.9 pts
4Nolensville, TN12-0.9 pts
5Johnson City, TN11.9+0.1 pts
6Tullahoma, TN11.1+3.3 pts
7Clarksville, TN11-0.7 pts
8Spring Hill, TN11-0.8 pts
9Franklin, TN10.6+0.1 pts
10Cookeville, TN10.5-0.6 pts
11Gallatin, TN10.3+0.3 pts
12Smyrna, TN10.2-0 pts
13Fairview, TN9.6+1.4 pts
13Lebanon, TN9.6+0.6 pts
15Hendersonville, TN9-0.2 pts
16Hartsville, TN8.7-0.3 pts
17Murfreesboro, TN8.6-0.8 pts
18Manchester, TN8.6+1.8 pts
19Goodlettsville, TN8.5-1.7 pts
20Mount Juliet, TN8.4-0.3 pts
21Shelbyville, TN8.2-1.2 pts
22Lakeland, TN8.1+2.4 pts
23Elizabethton, TN8.1+0.7 pts
24Knoxville, TN8-0.4 pts
25Columbia, TN8+0.9 pts
26Nashville, TN7.8-0.3 pts
27Clinton, TN7.6+0.6 pts
28East Ridge, TN7.5+2.3 pts
29Cleveland, TN7.3-0.2 pts
30La Vergne, TN7.3-1 pts
31Jackson, TN7.2+0.1 pts
32Lenoir City, TN6.8-2.6 pts
33Union City, TN6.8-0.4 pts
34Chattanooga, TN6.8-0.7 pts
35Athens, TN6.70 pts
36Kingsport, TN6.6+0.6 pts
36Paris, TN6.6-0.7 pts
38Springfield, TN6.5+1.4 pts
39Oakland, TN6.1-2 pts
40Bristol, TN6+0.2 pts
41White House, TN6-0.2 pts
42Greeneville, TN5.7+0.1 pts
42Sevierville, TN5.7+0.5 pts
44Portland, TN5.5-0.8 pts
45Crossville, TN5.4-0.4 pts
46Red Bank, TN5.4-1.8 pts
47Winchester, TN5.3+1.4 pts
48Alcoa, TN5.3+2 pts
48Farragut, TN5.3-0 pts
50Dickson, TN5.2-1.3 pts
50McMinnville, TN5.2-0.4 pts
52Morristown, TN5-0.1 pts
53Collierville, TN4.8-0.7 pts
54Millington, TN4.6-1.2 pts
55Germantown, TN4.1+0.4 pts
56Atoka, TN4-1.4 pts
57Brentwood, TN3.8-0.9 pts
58Maryville, TN3.6-0.3 pts
59Soddy-Daisy, TN3.4+0.8 pts
60Memphis, TN3.30 pts
61Bartlett, TN3.2+0.4 pts
62Dyersburg, TN3-0.5 pts
63Lawrenceburg, TN2.9-1.2 pts
64Lewisburg, TN2.6-0.6 pts
65Arlington, TN2.2+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Collegedale, TN, with 22% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arlington, TN, with 2.2% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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