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 2023, at 12.9%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.9Lake County
Lowest2.6Hardin County
Median5.595 counties
Tennessee6.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 10 %Bedford County: 6.1 %Benton County: 3.7 %Bledsoe County: 7.3 %Blount County: 4.4 %Bradley County: 5.6 %Campbell County: 4.8 %Cannon County: 5.4 %Carroll County: 6.8 %Carter County: 6 %Cheatham County: 6.2 %Chester County: 4.7 %Claiborne County: 6 %Clay County: 4.3 %Cocke County: 4.1 %Coffee County: 9.5 %Crockett County: 5 %Cumberland County: 6 %Davidson County: 7.8 %Decatur County: 3.7 %DeKalb County: 6.3 %Dickson County: 5.8 %Dyer County: 4.1 %Fayette County: 5.5 %Fentress County: 4.9 %Franklin County: 5.1 %Gibson County: 4.8 %Giles County: 6.4 %Grainger County: 5.3 %Greene County: 5 %Grundy County: 5 %Hamblen County: 5.1 %Hamilton County: 6.2 %Hancock County: 4.5 %Hardeman County: 5.4 %Hardin County: 2.6 %Hawkins County: 6.3 %Haywood County: 5.4 %Henderson County: 3.7 %Henry County: 4.2 %Hickman County: 5.5 %Houston County: 8.1 %Humphreys County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County: 7.8 %Johnson County: 7.5 %Knox County: 6.6 %Lake County: 12.9 %Lauderdale County: 5 %Lawrence County: 3.4 %Lewis County: 3.4 %Lincoln County: 4.7 %Loudon County: 4.7 %McMinn County: 7.8 %McNairy County: 3.9 %Macon County: 7.7 %Madison County: 7 %Marion County: 7.2 %Marshall County: 3.9 %Maury County: 8.1 %Meigs County: 11 %Monroe County: 6.5 %Montgomery County: 10.1 %Moore County: 4 %Morgan County: 5 %Obion County: 3.9 %Overton County: 4.1 %Perry County: 4.4 %Pickett County: 7.4 %Polk County: 6.4 %Putnam County: 6.9 %Rhea County: 5.1 %Roane County: 5.9 %Robertson County: 5.5 %Rutherford County: 7.5 %Scott County: 3.4 %Sequatchie County: 6.8 %Sevier County: 5.4 %Shelby County: 3.5 %Smith County: 5.7 %Stewart County: 5.4 %Sullivan County: 5.8 %Sumner County: 7.2 %Tipton County: 4.5 %Trousdale County: 8.7 %Unicoi County: 4 %Union County: 3.5 %Van Buren County: 4.2 %Warren County: 4.6 %Washington County: 8.7 %Wayne County: 5.2 %Weakley County: 9.8 %White County: 6.9 %Williamson County: 8.3 %Wilson County: 7.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake County: 12.9 %Lake County12.9Meigs County: 11 %Meigs County11Montgomery County: 10.1 %Montgomery County10.1Anderson County: 10 %Anderson County10Weakley County: 9.8 %Weakley County9.8Coffee County: 9.5 %Coffee County9.5Washington County: 8.7 %Washington County8.7Trousdale County: 8.7 %Trousdale County8.7Williamson County: 8.3 %Williamson County8.3Maury County: 8.1 %Maury County8.1Houston County: 8.1 %Houston County8.1Davidson County: 7.8 %Davidson County7.8McMinn County: 7.8 %McMinn County7.8Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jefferson County7.8Macon County: 7.7 %Macon County7.7Rutherford County: 7.5 %Rutherford County7.5Johnson County: 7.5 %Johnson County7.5Pickett County: 7.4 %Pickett County7.4Bledsoe County: 7.3 %Bledsoe County7.3Marion County: 7.2 %Marion County7.2Wilson County: 7.2 %Wilson County7.2Sumner County: 7.2 %Sumner County7.2Madison County: 7 %Madison County7Putnam County: 6.9 %Putnam County6.9White County: 6.9 %White County6.9Sequatchie County: 6.8 %Sequatchie County6.8Carroll County: 6.8 %Carroll County6.8Knox County: 6.6 %Knox County6.6Monroe County: 6.5 %Monroe County6.5Giles County: 6.4 %Giles County6.4Polk County: 6.4 %Polk County6.4Hawkins County: 6.3 %Hawkins County6.3DeKalb County: 6.3 %DeKalb County6.3Cheatham County: 6.2 %Cheatham County6.2Hamilton County: 6.2 %Hamilton County6.2Humphreys County: 6.2 %Humphreys County6.2Bedford County: 6.1 %Bedford County6.1Carter County: 6 %Carter County6Cumberland County: 6 %Cumberland County6Claiborne County: 6 %Claiborne County6Lake County: 12.9 %Lake County12.9Meigs County: 11 %Meigs County11Montgomery County: 10.1 %Montgomery County10.1Anderson County: 10 %Anderson County10Weakley County: 9.8 %Weakley County9.8Coffee County: 9.5 %Coffee County9.5Washington County: 8.7 %Washington County8.7Trousdale County: 8.7 %Trousdale County8.7Williamson County: 8.3 %Williamson County8.3Maury County: 8.1 %Maury County8.1Houston County: 8.1 %Houston County8.1Davidson County: 7.8 %Davidson County7.8McMinn County: 7.8 %McMinn County7.8Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jefferson County7.8Macon County: 7.7 %Macon County7.7Rutherford County: 7.5 %Rutherford County7.5Johnson County: 7.5 %Johnson County7.5Pickett County: 7.4 %Pickett County7.4Bledsoe County: 7.3 %Bledsoe County7.3Marion County: 7.2 %Marion County7.2Wilson County: 7.2 %Wilson County7.2Sumner County: 7.2 %Sumner County7.2Madison County: 7 %Madison County7Putnam County: 6.9 %Putnam County6.9White County: 6.9 %White County6.9Sequatchie County: 6.8 %Sequatchie County6.8Carroll County: 6.8 %Carroll County6.8Knox County: 6.6 %Knox County6.6Monroe County: 6.5 %Monroe County6.5Giles County: 6.4 %Giles County6.4Polk County: 6.4 %Polk County6.4Hawkins County: 6.3 %Hawkins County6.3DeKalb County: 6.3 %DeKalb County6.3Cheatham County: 6.2 %Cheatham County6.2Hamilton County: 6.2 %Hamilton County6.2Humphreys County: 6.2 %Humphreys County6.2Bedford County: 6.1 %Bedford County6.1Carter County: 6 %Carter County6Cumberland County: 6 %Cumberland County6Claiborne County: 6 %Claiborne County6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake County12.9-2.3 pts
2Meigs County11-0.7 pts
3Montgomery County10.1-0.6 pts
4Anderson County10+0.7 pts
5Weakley County9.8-1.5 pts
6Coffee County9.5+2 pts
7Washington County8.7+0.2 pts
8Trousdale County8.7-0.3 pts
9Williamson County8.3-0.5 pts
10Maury County8.1+1.1 pts
11Houston County8.1+0.7 pts
12Davidson County7.8-0.3 pts
13McMinn County7.8-0.5 pts
14Jefferson County7.8+1.3 pts
15Macon County7.7-0.4 pts
16Rutherford County7.5-0.7 pts
17Johnson County7.5-0.1 pts
18Pickett County7.4+1.5 pts
19Bledsoe County7.3+0.5 pts
20Marion County7.2+1.1 pts
21Wilson County7.2-0 pts
22Sumner County7.2-0.3 pts
23Madison County7+0.5 pts
24Putnam County6.9-0.8 pts
24White County6.9+0.4 pts
26Sequatchie County6.8+0.3 pts
27Carroll County6.8-0.1 pts
28Knox County6.6-0.3 pts
29Monroe County6.5-0 pts
30Giles County6.4+0.2 pts
31Polk County6.4-0.9 pts
32Hawkins County6.3+0.4 pts
33DeKalb County6.3-0.5 pts
34Cheatham County6.2-1.4 pts
35Hamilton County6.2-0.4 pts
36Humphreys County6.2-0.2 pts
37Bedford County6.1-0.6 pts
38Carter County6-0.4 pts
39Cumberland County6+0.5 pts
40Claiborne County6+0.6 pts
41Roane County5.9-0.9 pts
42Dickson County5.8+0.4 pts
42Sullivan County5.8+0.3 pts
44Smith County5.7-0.2 pts
45Bradley County5.6+0.2 pts
46Fayette County5.5-0.9 pts
47Hickman County5.5-0.6 pts
48Robertson County5.5+0.3 pts
49Cannon County5.4-2 pts
49Stewart County5.4-0.2 pts
51Sevier County5.4-0.5 pts
52Jackson County5.4-0.5 pts
53Hardeman County5.4-1.5 pts
54Haywood County5.4+0.8 pts
55Grainger County5.3-0.6 pts
56Wayne County5.2-0.5 pts
57Franklin County5.1+0.5 pts
58Rhea County5.1-0.1 pts
59Hamblen County5.1+0.2 pts
60Crockett County5+0.8 pts
61Lauderdale County5-0 pts
62Greene County5+0.2 pts
63Grundy County5+0.8 pts
64Morgan County5+0.1 pts
65Fentress County4.9-1.6 pts
66Campbell County4.8+0.3 pts
67Gibson County4.8-0.4 pts
68Loudon County4.7-0.3 pts
69Chester County4.7-1.1 pts
69Lincoln County4.7-0.2 pts
71Warren County4.6+0.6 pts
72Tipton County4.5-0.1 pts
73Hancock County4.5+0.7 pts
74Blount County4.4+0.2 pts
75Perry County4.4-0 pts
76Clay County4.3-0.7 pts
77Henry County4.2-0.5 pts
77Van Buren County4.2-2.6 pts
79Cocke County4.1+0.1 pts
79Overton County4.1-0.3 pts
81Dyer County4.10 pts
82Unicoi County4-0.8 pts
83Moore County4-0.3 pts
84Marshall County3.9-0.5 pts
85Obion County3.9-0.9 pts
86McNairy County3.9+0.1 pts
87Benton County3.7-0.3 pts
88Henderson County3.7+0.9 pts
89Decatur County3.7-0.3 pts
90Union County3.5-1.7 pts
91Shelby County3.50 pts
92Lewis County3.4-0.6 pts
92Scott County3.4+0.7 pts
94Lawrence County3.40 pts
95Hardin County2.6-0.4 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/tennessee-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 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 12.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hardin County, with 2.6% in 2023.

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