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

Lake County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 95 counties in 2021, at 15.2%. Decatur County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.2Lake County
Lowest2.3Decatur County
Median5.795 counties
Tennessee6.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 8.5 %Bedford County: 5.7 %Benton County: 5 %Bledsoe County: 7.9 %Blount County: 4 %Bradley County: 5.7 %Campbell County: 4.4 %Cannon County: 6.5 %Carroll County: 5.4 %Carter County: 6.5 %Cheatham County: 7.6 %Chester County: 6.1 %Claiborne County: 5.1 %Clay County: 3.8 %Cocke County: 3.9 %Coffee County: 6.9 %Crockett County: 5.1 %Cumberland County: 6.2 %Davidson County: 7.7 %Decatur County: 2.3 %DeKalb County: 7.1 %Dickson County: 5.8 %Dyer County: 3.9 %Fayette County: 6.4 %Fentress County: 6.3 %Franklin County: 5.3 %Gibson County: 5.1 %Giles County: 5.7 %Grainger County: 5.7 %Greene County: 4.3 %Grundy County: 4.2 %Hamblen County: 4.8 %Hamilton County: 6 %Hancock County: 3.2 %Hardeman County: 6.3 %Hardin County: 3 %Hawkins County: 6.2 %Haywood County: 3.8 %Henderson County: 2.7 %Henry County: 5.2 %Hickman County: 5.3 %Houston County: 8.9 %Humphreys County: 7 %Jackson County: 4.7 %Jefferson County: 6.2 %Johnson County: 7.3 %Knox County: 6.8 %Lake County: 15.2 %Lauderdale County: 6.6 %Lawrence County: 3.7 %Lewis County: 3.6 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Loudon County: 5.7 %McMinn County: 7.9 %McNairy County: 3.7 %Macon County: 8.1 %Madison County: 5.8 %Marion County: 5.5 %Marshall County: 4.3 %Maury County: 7 %Meigs County: 12.1 %Monroe County: 6.7 %Montgomery County: 11 %Moore County: 4.7 %Morgan County: 6.1 %Obion County: 5.1 %Overton County: 4.1 %Perry County: 3.5 %Pickett County: 7.7 %Polk County: 8.3 %Putnam County: 7.7 %Rhea County: 4.9 %Roane County: 7 %Robertson County: 5.4 %Rutherford County: 8.4 %Scott County: 2.6 %Sequatchie County: 4.1 %Sevier County: 6.4 %Shelby County: 3.6 %Smith County: 5.6 %Stewart County: 8.3 %Sullivan County: 5.9 %Sumner County: 7.4 %Tipton County: 5.4 %Trousdale County: 9.5 %Unicoi County: 5.7 %Union County: 4.5 %Van Buren County: 5.1 %Warren County: 3.7 %Washington County: 8.2 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Weakley County: 9.1 %White County: 6.3 %Williamson County: 9.2 %Wilson County: 6.8 %
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  • 5.1 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.5
  • 6.5 to 7.7
  • 7.7 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lake County: 15.2 %Lake County15.2Meigs County: 12.1 %Meigs County12.1Montgomery County: 11 %Montgomery County11Trousdale County: 9.5 %Trousdale County9.5Williamson County: 9.2 %Williamson County9.2Weakley County: 9.1 %Weakley County9.1Houston County: 8.9 %Houston County8.9Anderson County: 8.5 %Anderson County8.5Rutherford County: 8.4 %Rutherford County8.4Stewart County: 8.3 %Stewart County8.3Polk County: 8.3 %Polk County8.3Washington County: 8.2 %Washington County8.2Macon County: 8.1 %Macon County8.1Bledsoe County: 7.9 %Bledsoe County7.9McMinn County: 7.9 %McMinn County7.9Davidson County: 7.7 %Davidson County7.7Pickett County: 7.7 %Pickett County7.7Putnam County: 7.7 %Putnam County7.7Cheatham County: 7.6 %Cheatham County7.6Sumner County: 7.4 %Sumner County7.4Johnson County: 7.3 %Johnson County7.3DeKalb County: 7.1 %DeKalb County7.1Humphreys County: 7 %Humphreys County7Maury County: 7 %Maury County7Roane County: 7 %Roane County7Coffee County: 6.9 %Coffee County6.9Knox County: 6.8 %Knox County6.8Wilson County: 6.8 %Wilson County6.8Monroe County: 6.7 %Monroe County6.7Lauderdale County: 6.6 %Lauderdale County6.6Cannon County: 6.5 %Cannon County6.5Carter County: 6.5 %Carter County6.5Sevier County: 6.4 %Sevier County6.4Fayette County: 6.4 %Fayette County6.4Fentress County: 6.3 %Fentress County6.3Hardeman County: 6.3 %Hardeman County6.3White County: 6.3 %White County6.3Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Hawkins County: 6.2 %Hawkins County6.2Cumberland County: 6.2 %Cumberland County6.2Lake County: 15.2 %Lake County15.2Meigs County: 12.1 %Meigs County12.1Montgomery County: 11 %Montgomery County11Trousdale County: 9.5 %Trousdale County9.5Williamson County: 9.2 %Williamson County9.2Weakley County: 9.1 %Weakley County9.1Houston County: 8.9 %Houston County8.9Anderson County: 8.5 %Anderson County8.5Rutherford County: 8.4 %Rutherford County8.4Stewart County: 8.3 %Stewart County8.3Polk County: 8.3 %Polk County8.3Washington County: 8.2 %Washington County8.2Macon County: 8.1 %Macon County8.1Bledsoe County: 7.9 %Bledsoe County7.9McMinn County: 7.9 %McMinn County7.9Davidson County: 7.7 %Davidson County7.7Pickett County: 7.7 %Pickett County7.7Putnam County: 7.7 %Putnam County7.7Cheatham County: 7.6 %Cheatham County7.6Sumner County: 7.4 %Sumner County7.4Johnson County: 7.3 %Johnson County7.3DeKalb County: 7.1 %DeKalb County7.1Humphreys County: 7 %Humphreys County7Maury County: 7 %Maury County7Roane County: 7 %Roane County7Coffee County: 6.9 %Coffee County6.9Knox County: 6.8 %Knox County6.8Wilson County: 6.8 %Wilson County6.8Monroe County: 6.7 %Monroe County6.7Lauderdale County: 6.6 %Lauderdale County6.6Cannon County: 6.5 %Cannon County6.5Carter County: 6.5 %Carter County6.5Sevier County: 6.4 %Sevier County6.4Fayette County: 6.4 %Fayette County6.4Fentress County: 6.3 %Fentress County6.3Hardeman County: 6.3 %Hardeman County6.3White County: 6.3 %White County6.3Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Hawkins County: 6.2 %Hawkins County6.2Cumberland County: 6.2 %Cumberland County6.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake County15.2
2Meigs County12.1
3Montgomery County11
4Trousdale County9.5
5Williamson County9.2
6Weakley County9.1
7Houston County8.9
8Anderson County8.5
9Rutherford County8.4
10Stewart County8.3
11Polk County8.3
12Washington County8.2
13Macon County8.1
14Bledsoe County7.9
15McMinn County7.9
16Davidson County7.7
17Pickett County7.7
18Putnam County7.7
19Cheatham County7.6
20Sumner County7.4
21Johnson County7.3
22DeKalb County7.1
23Humphreys County7
24Maury County7
25Roane County7
26Coffee County6.9
27Knox County6.8
27Wilson County6.8
29Monroe County6.7
30Lauderdale County6.6
31Cannon County6.5
32Carter County6.5
33Sevier County6.4
34Fayette County6.4
35Fentress County6.3
36Hardeman County6.3
36White County6.3
38Jefferson County6.2
39Hawkins County6.2
40Cumberland County6.2
41Morgan County6.1
42Chester County6.1
43Hamilton County6
44Sullivan County5.9
45Madison County5.8
46Dickson County5.8
47Loudon County5.7
48Unicoi County5.7
49Bradley County5.7
50Grainger County5.7
51Giles County5.7
52Bedford County5.7
53Smith County5.6
54Marion County5.5
55Tipton County5.4
56Carroll County5.4
56Robertson County5.4
58Wayne County5.3
59Lincoln County5.3
60Hickman County5.3
61Franklin County5.3
62Henry County5.2
63Crockett County5.1
64Van Buren County5.1
65Gibson County5.1
66Claiborne County5.1
66Obion County5.1
68Benton County5
69Rhea County4.9
70Hamblen County4.8
71Jackson County4.7
72Moore County4.7
73Union County4.5
74Campbell County4.4
75Greene County4.3
75Marshall County4.3
77Grundy County4.2
78Sequatchie County4.1
79Overton County4.1
80Blount County4
81Dyer County3.9
82Cocke County3.9
83Clay County3.8
84Haywood County3.8
85Lawrence County3.7
86McNairy County3.7
86Warren County3.7
88Lewis County3.6
89Shelby County3.6
90Perry County3.5
91Hancock County3.2
92Hardin County3
93Henderson County2.7
94Scott County2.6
95Decatur County2.3

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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Lake County, with 15.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Decatur County, with 2.3% in 2021.

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