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

Collegedale, TN had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 65 cities in 2023, at 16.8%. Lewisburg, TN had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.8Collegedale, TN
Lowest0.7Lewisburg, TN
Median2.965 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Collegedale, TN: 16.8 %Collegedale, TN16.8Clarksville, TN: 8 %Clarksville, TN8Lakeland, TN: 6.3 %Lakeland, TN6.3Gallatin, TN: 6.2 %Gallatin, TN6.2Martin, TN: 6.2 %Martin, TN6.2Spring Hill, TN: 5.9 %Spring Hill, TN5.9Johnson City, TN: 5.9 %Johnson City, TN5.9Bristol, TN: 5.2 %Bristol, TN5.2Oak Ridge, TN: 5.2 %Oak Ridge, TN5.2Fairview, TN: 4.9 %Fairview, TN4.9Franklin, TN: 4.8 %Franklin, TN4.8Nashville, TN: 4.8 %Nashville, TN4.8Red Bank, TN: 4.6 %Red Bank, TN4.6Paris, TN: 4.6 %Paris, TN4.6Mount Juliet, TN: 4.5 %Mount Juliet, TN4.5Collierville, TN: 4.3 %Collierville, TN4.3Oakland, TN: 4.3 %Oakland, TN4.3East Ridge, TN: 4 %East Ridge, TN4Chattanooga, TN: 4 %Chattanooga, TN4Lebanon, TN: 3.9 %Lebanon, TN3.9Murfreesboro, TN: 3.6 %Murfreesboro, TN3.6Nolensville, TN: 3.6 %Nolensville, TN3.6Smyrna, TN: 3.6 %Smyrna, TN3.6McMinnville, TN: 3.5 %McMinnville, TN3.5Goodlettsville, TN: 3.5 %Goodlettsville, TN3.5Knoxville, TN: 3.4 %Knoxville, TN3.4Germantown, TN: 3.3 %Germantown, TN3.3Farragut, TN: 3.3 %Farragut, TN3.3Cleveland, TN: 3.3 %Cleveland, TN3.3Elizabethton, TN: 3.2 %Elizabethton, TN3.2White House, TN: 3 %White House, TN3Soddy-Daisy, TN: 3 %Soddy-Daisy, TN3Manchester, TN: 2.9 %Manchester, TN2.9Tullahoma, TN: 2.9 %Tullahoma, TN2.9Jackson, TN: 2.9 %Jackson, TN2.9Cookeville, TN: 2.5 %Cookeville, TN2.5Hendersonville, TN: 2.5 %Hendersonville, TN2.5Greeneville, TN: 2.5 %Greeneville, TN2.5Atoka, TN: 2.5 %Atoka, TN2.5Sevierville, TN: 2.4 %Sevierville, TN2.4Collegedale, TN: 16.8 %Collegedale, TN16.8Clarksville, TN: 8 %Clarksville, TN8Lakeland, TN: 6.3 %Lakeland, TN6.3Gallatin, TN: 6.2 %Gallatin, TN6.2Martin, TN: 6.2 %Martin, TN6.2Spring Hill, TN: 5.9 %Spring Hill, TN5.9Johnson City, TN: 5.9 %Johnson City, TN5.9Bristol, TN: 5.2 %Bristol, TN5.2Oak Ridge, TN: 5.2 %Oak Ridge, TN5.2Fairview, TN: 4.9 %Fairview, TN4.9Franklin, TN: 4.8 %Franklin, TN4.8Nashville, TN: 4.8 %Nashville, TN4.8Red Bank, TN: 4.6 %Red Bank, TN4.6Paris, TN: 4.6 %Paris, TN4.6Mount Juliet, TN: 4.5 %Mount Juliet, TN4.5Collierville, TN: 4.3 %Collierville, TN4.3Oakland, TN: 4.3 %Oakland, TN4.3East Ridge, TN: 4 %East Ridge, TN4Chattanooga, TN: 4 %Chattanooga, TN4Lebanon, TN: 3.9 %Lebanon, TN3.9Murfreesboro, TN: 3.6 %Murfreesboro, TN3.6Nolensville, TN: 3.6 %Nolensville, TN3.6Smyrna, TN: 3.6 %Smyrna, TN3.6McMinnville, TN: 3.5 %McMinnville, TN3.5Goodlettsville, TN: 3.5 %Goodlettsville, TN3.5Knoxville, TN: 3.4 %Knoxville, TN3.4Germantown, TN: 3.3 %Germantown, TN3.3Farragut, TN: 3.3 %Farragut, TN3.3Cleveland, TN: 3.3 %Cleveland, TN3.3Elizabethton, TN: 3.2 %Elizabethton, TN3.2White House, TN: 3 %White House, TN3Soddy-Daisy, TN: 3 %Soddy-Daisy, TN3Manchester, TN: 2.9 %Manchester, TN2.9Tullahoma, TN: 2.9 %Tullahoma, TN2.9Jackson, TN: 2.9 %Jackson, TN2.9Cookeville, TN: 2.5 %Cookeville, TN2.5Hendersonville, TN: 2.5 %Hendersonville, TN2.5Greeneville, TN: 2.5 %Greeneville, TN2.5Atoka, TN: 2.5 %Atoka, TN2.5Sevierville, TN: 2.4 %Sevierville, TN2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Collegedale, TN16.8-2.6 pts
2Clarksville, TN8-0.9 pts
3Lakeland, TN6.3+2.4 pts
4Gallatin, TN6.2+0.1 pts
5Martin, TN6.2-0.2 pts
6Spring Hill, TN5.9-0.9 pts
7Johnson City, TN5.9+0.7 pts
8Bristol, TN5.2+0.1 pts
9Oak Ridge, TN5.2+0.8 pts
10Fairview, TN4.9+0.3 pts
11Franklin, TN4.8-0.6 pts
12Nashville, TN4.8-0.2 pts
13Red Bank, TN4.6-1.2 pts
14Paris, TN4.6-0.2 pts
15Mount Juliet, TN4.5+0.8 pts
16Collierville, TN4.3-0.5 pts
17Oakland, TN4.3-0.5 pts
18East Ridge, TN4+1.4 pts
19Chattanooga, TN4-0.7 pts
20Lebanon, TN3.9+0.6 pts
21Murfreesboro, TN3.6+0.1 pts
22Nolensville, TN3.6-0 pts
23Smyrna, TN3.6-0.3 pts
24McMinnville, TN3.5+0.6 pts
25Goodlettsville, TN3.5-0.3 pts
26Knoxville, TN3.4-0.1 pts
27Germantown, TN3.3+0.3 pts
28Farragut, TN3.3-0 pts
29Cleveland, TN3.3-0.2 pts
30Elizabethton, TN3.2+0.7 pts
31White House, TN30 pts
32Soddy-Daisy, TN3+0.9 pts
33Manchester, TN2.9+0.3 pts
33Tullahoma, TN2.9-0.1 pts
35Jackson, TN2.9+0.4 pts
36Cookeville, TN2.5+0.1 pts
37Hendersonville, TN2.5-0.1 pts
38Greeneville, TN2.5+0.2 pts
39Atoka, TN2.5-0.4 pts
40Sevierville, TN2.4-0.4 pts
41Brentwood, TN2.4-0.3 pts
42Millington, TN2.4-1 pts
43Memphis, TN2.3-0.1 pts
44Kingsport, TN2.3+0.2 pts
45La Vergne, TN2.2-0.3 pts
46Springfield, TN2.1+1 pts
47Lenoir City, TN2.1-1.7 pts
48Shelbyville, TN2.1-0.9 pts
49Athens, TN2+0.2 pts
49Clinton, TN20 pts
51Dickson, TN1.8-1.2 pts
52Crossville, TN1.8+0.6 pts
53Columbia, TN1.7+0.1 pts
54Union City, TN1.7-0.6 pts
55Bartlett, TN1.6+0.4 pts
56Alcoa, TN1.5-0.1 pts
57Dyersburg, TN1.4-0 pts
58Arlington, TN1.3+0.1 pts
59Maryville, TN1.3+0.1 pts
60Portland, TN1.2-1.1 pts
61Morristown, TN1.2-0.2 pts
62Winchester, TN1.1+0.1 pts
63Lawrenceburg, TN1.1-0.1 pts
64Hartsville, TN0.9-0.3 pts
65Lewisburg, TN0.7+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Collegedale, TN, with 16.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lewisburg, TN, with 0.7% in 2023.

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