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

Montgomery County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 95 counties in 2021, at 8.4%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.4Montgomery County
Lowest0.3Hancock County
Median1.895 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 3.2 %Bedford County: 1.7 %Benton County: 0.8 %Bledsoe County: 4 %Blount County: 1.7 %Bradley County: 2.7 %Campbell County: 1.8 %Cannon County: 0.7 %Carroll County: 1 %Carter County: 2.7 %Cheatham County: 1.4 %Chester County: 2.5 %Claiborne County: 2.6 %Clay County: 1.6 %Cocke County: 1.7 %Coffee County: 2.2 %Crockett County: 1.2 %Cumberland County: 3.7 %Davidson County: 4.6 %Decatur County: 0.4 %DeKalb County: 1.6 %Dickson County: 1.8 %Dyer County: 1.8 %Fayette County: 2.9 %Fentress County: 2.4 %Franklin County: 1.8 %Gibson County: 2 %Giles County: 2 %Grainger County: 2.2 %Greene County: 2.5 %Grundy County: 1.5 %Hamblen County: 1.3 %Hamilton County: 3.8 %Hancock County: 0.3 %Hardeman County: 0.7 %Hardin County: 1.9 %Hawkins County: 1.4 %Haywood County: 1.2 %Henderson County: 0.9 %Henry County: 3 %Hickman County: 1.7 %Houston County: 2 %Humphreys County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.5 %Jefferson County: 2.4 %Johnson County: 3.1 %Knox County: 3.6 %Lake County: 1.5 %Lauderdale County: 1 %Lawrence County: 1.2 %Lewis County: 0.9 %Lincoln County: 2.5 %Loudon County: 1.7 %McMinn County: 2.1 %McNairy County: 1.7 %Macon County: 1.8 %Madison County: 1.8 %Marion County: 1.6 %Marshall County: 0.7 %Maury County: 2.6 %Meigs County: 2 %Monroe County: 3.6 %Montgomery County: 8.4 %Moore County: 1.5 %Morgan County: 1.2 %Obion County: 1.5 %Overton County: 1 %Perry County: 1.1 %Pickett County: 4 %Polk County: 4.3 %Putnam County: 1.7 %Rhea County: 1.4 %Roane County: 3.8 %Robertson County: 1.7 %Rutherford County: 2.9 %Scott County: 1.2 %Sequatchie County: 1.5 %Sevier County: 4.2 %Shelby County: 2.6 %Smith County: 0.7 %Stewart County: 3.1 %Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sumner County: 3.1 %Tipton County: 2.2 %Trousdale County: 1.8 %Unicoi County: 2.8 %Union County: 1.3 %Van Buren County: 0.8 %Warren County: 1.4 %Washington County: 3.5 %Wayne County: 2.6 %Weakley County: 2.9 %White County: 1 %Williamson County: 4.7 %Wilson County: 2.4 %
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  • 3.1 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

Montgomery County: 8.4 %Montgomery County8.4Williamson County: 4.7 %Williamson County4.7Davidson County: 4.6 %Davidson County4.6Polk County: 4.3 %Polk County4.3Sevier County: 4.2 %Sevier County4.2Bledsoe County: 4 %Bledsoe County4Pickett County: 4 %Pickett County4Roane County: 3.8 %Roane County3.8Hamilton County: 3.8 %Hamilton County3.8Cumberland County: 3.7 %Cumberland County3.7Monroe County: 3.6 %Monroe County3.6Knox County: 3.6 %Knox County3.6Washington County: 3.5 %Washington County3.5Anderson County: 3.2 %Anderson County3.2Sumner County: 3.1 %Sumner County3.1Stewart County: 3.1 %Stewart County3.1Johnson County: 3.1 %Johnson County3.1Henry County: 3 %Henry County3Weakley County: 2.9 %Weakley County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Fayette County: 2.9 %Fayette County2.9Rutherford County: 2.9 %Rutherford County2.9Unicoi County: 2.8 %Unicoi County2.8Carter County: 2.7 %Carter County2.7Bradley County: 2.7 %Bradley County2.7Claiborne County: 2.6 %Claiborne County2.6Maury County: 2.6 %Maury County2.6Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 %Shelby County2.6Lincoln County: 2.5 %Lincoln County2.5Chester County: 2.5 %Chester County2.5Greene County: 2.5 %Greene County2.5Wilson County: 2.4 %Wilson County2.4Fentress County: 2.4 %Fentress County2.4Jefferson County: 2.4 %Jefferson County2.4Tipton County: 2.2 %Tipton County2.2Coffee County: 2.2 %Coffee County2.2Grainger County: 2.2 %Grainger County2.2McMinn County: 2.1 %McMinn County2.1Gibson County: 2 %Gibson County2Montgomery County: 8.4 %Montgomery County8.4Williamson County: 4.7 %Williamson County4.7Davidson County: 4.6 %Davidson County4.6Polk County: 4.3 %Polk County4.3Sevier County: 4.2 %Sevier County4.2Bledsoe County: 4 %Bledsoe County4Pickett County: 4 %Pickett County4Roane County: 3.8 %Roane County3.8Hamilton County: 3.8 %Hamilton County3.8Cumberland County: 3.7 %Cumberland County3.7Monroe County: 3.6 %Monroe County3.6Knox County: 3.6 %Knox County3.6Washington County: 3.5 %Washington County3.5Anderson County: 3.2 %Anderson County3.2Sumner County: 3.1 %Sumner County3.1Stewart County: 3.1 %Stewart County3.1Johnson County: 3.1 %Johnson County3.1Henry County: 3 %Henry County3Weakley County: 2.9 %Weakley County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Fayette County: 2.9 %Fayette County2.9Rutherford County: 2.9 %Rutherford County2.9Unicoi County: 2.8 %Unicoi County2.8Carter County: 2.7 %Carter County2.7Bradley County: 2.7 %Bradley County2.7Claiborne County: 2.6 %Claiborne County2.6Maury County: 2.6 %Maury County2.6Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Shelby County: 2.6 %Shelby County2.6Lincoln County: 2.5 %Lincoln County2.5Chester County: 2.5 %Chester County2.5Greene County: 2.5 %Greene County2.5Wilson County: 2.4 %Wilson County2.4Fentress County: 2.4 %Fentress County2.4Jefferson County: 2.4 %Jefferson County2.4Tipton County: 2.2 %Tipton County2.2Coffee County: 2.2 %Coffee County2.2Grainger County: 2.2 %Grainger County2.2McMinn County: 2.1 %McMinn County2.1Gibson County: 2 %Gibson County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Montgomery County8.4
2Williamson County4.7
3Davidson County4.6
4Polk County4.3
5Sevier County4.2
6Bledsoe County4
7Pickett County4
8Roane County3.8
9Hamilton County3.8
10Cumberland County3.7
11Monroe County3.6
12Knox County3.6
13Washington County3.5
14Anderson County3.2
15Sumner County3.1
16Stewart County3.1
17Johnson County3.1
18Henry County3
19Weakley County2.9
20Sullivan County2.9
21Fayette County2.9
21Rutherford County2.9
23Unicoi County2.8
24Carter County2.7
25Bradley County2.7
26Claiborne County2.6
26Maury County2.6
28Wayne County2.6
29Shelby County2.6
30Lincoln County2.5
31Chester County2.5
32Greene County2.5
33Wilson County2.4
34Fentress County2.4
35Jefferson County2.4
36Tipton County2.2
37Coffee County2.2
38Grainger County2.2
39McMinn County2.1
40Gibson County2
40Houston County2
42Meigs County2
43Giles County2
44Hardin County1.9
45Madison County1.8
45Trousdale County1.8
47Macon County1.8
48Dyer County1.8
49Dickson County1.8
49Humphreys County1.8
51Campbell County1.8
52Franklin County1.8
53Hickman County1.7
54Loudon County1.7
54McNairy County1.7
56Putnam County1.7
56Robertson County1.7
58Blount County1.7
59Bedford County1.7
59Cocke County1.7
61Clay County1.6
62Marion County1.6
63DeKalb County1.6
64Sequatchie County1.5
65Lake County1.5
66Moore County1.5
67Obion County1.5
68Grundy County1.5
68Jackson County1.5
70Cheatham County1.4
71Hawkins County1.4
71Rhea County1.4
71Warren County1.4
74Union County1.3
75Hamblen County1.3
76Haywood County1.2
77Lawrence County1.2
78Morgan County1.2
79Crockett County1.2
80Scott County1.2
81Perry County1.1
82Overton County1
83White County1
84Carroll County1
84Lauderdale County1
86Henderson County0.9
87Lewis County0.9
88Van Buren County0.8
89Benton County0.8
90Cannon County0.7
90Hardeman County0.7
92Marshall County0.7
93Smith County0.7
94Decatur County0.4
95Hancock County0.3

Other periods

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 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 state 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 state 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 state 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

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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, Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another state 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-state/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Montgomery County, with 8.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hancock County, with 0.3% in 2021.

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