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 2022, at 7.9%. Smith County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest0.5Smith County
Median295 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 3.4 %Bedford County: 2 %Benton County: 1.2 %Bledsoe County: 2.9 %Blount County: 1.7 %Bradley County: 2.6 %Campbell County: 1.6 %Cannon County: 0.9 %Carroll County: 1.7 %Carter County: 3 %Cheatham County: 1.4 %Chester County: 2.3 %Claiborne County: 2.9 %Clay County: 2.6 %Cocke County: 1.5 %Coffee County: 2.4 %Crockett County: 1 %Cumberland County: 3.3 %Davidson County: 5 %Decatur County: 1.2 %DeKalb County: 1.1 %Dickson County: 2 %Dyer County: 2 %Fayette County: 2.4 %Fentress County: 2.6 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Gibson County: 2.3 %Giles County: 2.1 %Grainger County: 1.8 %Greene County: 2.5 %Grundy County: 1.4 %Hamblen County: 1.3 %Hamilton County: 4.4 %Hancock County: 2.5 %Hardeman County: 0.7 %Hardin County: 1.8 %Hawkins County: 1.5 %Haywood County: 1.5 %Henderson County: 0.9 %Henry County: 2.8 %Hickman County: 2 %Houston County: 1.3 %Humphreys County: 2.3 %Jackson County: 1.1 %Jefferson County: 2.6 %Johnson County: 4.1 %Knox County: 3.5 %Lake County: 1.5 %Lauderdale County: 0.8 %Lawrence County: 1.1 %Lewis County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Loudon County: 1.4 %McMinn County: 2.4 %McNairy County: 1.7 %Macon County: 1.2 %Madison County: 2.2 %Marion County: 1.4 %Marshall County: 0.7 %Maury County: 2.6 %Meigs County: 1.7 %Monroe County: 3.1 %Montgomery County: 7.9 %Moore County: 1.8 %Morgan County: 0.9 %Obion County: 1.5 %Overton County: 1.1 %Perry County: 2.1 %Pickett County: 4.4 %Polk County: 3.8 %Putnam County: 2.1 %Rhea County: 1.5 %Roane County: 3.9 %Robertson County: 1.8 %Rutherford County: 3 %Scott County: 1.2 %Sequatchie County: 2.2 %Sevier County: 3.5 %Shelby County: 2.4 %Smith County: 0.5 %Stewart County: 3.5 %Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sumner County: 3.2 %Tipton County: 1.7 %Trousdale County: 1.3 %Unicoi County: 2.3 %Union County: 1.4 %Van Buren County: 2.1 %Warren County: 1.7 %Washington County: 3.8 %Wayne County: 2.7 %Weakley County: 3.2 %White County: 1.3 %Williamson County: 4.8 %Wilson County: 2.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Montgomery County: 7.9 %Montgomery County7.9Davidson County: 5 %Davidson County5Williamson County: 4.8 %Williamson County4.8Pickett County: 4.4 %Pickett County4.4Hamilton County: 4.4 %Hamilton County4.4Johnson County: 4.1 %Johnson County4.1Roane County: 3.9 %Roane County3.9Polk County: 3.8 %Polk County3.8Washington County: 3.8 %Washington County3.8Stewart County: 3.5 %Stewart County3.5Knox County: 3.5 %Knox County3.5Sevier County: 3.5 %Sevier County3.5Anderson County: 3.4 %Anderson County3.4Cumberland County: 3.3 %Cumberland County3.3Weakley County: 3.2 %Weakley County3.2Sumner County: 3.2 %Sumner County3.2Monroe County: 3.1 %Monroe County3.1Carter County: 3 %Carter County3Rutherford County: 3 %Rutherford County3Claiborne County: 2.9 %Claiborne County2.9Bledsoe County: 2.9 %Bledsoe County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Henry County: 2.8 %Henry County2.8Wilson County: 2.7 %Wilson County2.7Wayne County: 2.7 %Wayne County2.7Jefferson County: 2.6 %Jefferson County2.6Maury County: 2.6 %Maury County2.6Clay County: 2.6 %Clay County2.6Bradley County: 2.6 %Bradley County2.6Fentress County: 2.6 %Fentress County2.6Greene County: 2.5 %Greene County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 %Hancock County2.5Coffee County: 2.4 %Coffee County2.4Shelby County: 2.4 %Shelby County2.4McMinn County: 2.4 %McMinn County2.4Fayette County: 2.4 %Fayette County2.4Unicoi County: 2.3 %Unicoi County2.3Gibson County: 2.3 %Gibson County2.3Chester County: 2.3 %Chester County2.3Humphreys County: 2.3 %Humphreys County2.3Montgomery County: 7.9 %Montgomery County7.9Davidson County: 5 %Davidson County5Williamson County: 4.8 %Williamson County4.8Pickett County: 4.4 %Pickett County4.4Hamilton County: 4.4 %Hamilton County4.4Johnson County: 4.1 %Johnson County4.1Roane County: 3.9 %Roane County3.9Polk County: 3.8 %Polk County3.8Washington County: 3.8 %Washington County3.8Stewart County: 3.5 %Stewart County3.5Knox County: 3.5 %Knox County3.5Sevier County: 3.5 %Sevier County3.5Anderson County: 3.4 %Anderson County3.4Cumberland County: 3.3 %Cumberland County3.3Weakley County: 3.2 %Weakley County3.2Sumner County: 3.2 %Sumner County3.2Monroe County: 3.1 %Monroe County3.1Carter County: 3 %Carter County3Rutherford County: 3 %Rutherford County3Claiborne County: 2.9 %Claiborne County2.9Bledsoe County: 2.9 %Bledsoe County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Henry County: 2.8 %Henry County2.8Wilson County: 2.7 %Wilson County2.7Wayne County: 2.7 %Wayne County2.7Jefferson County: 2.6 %Jefferson County2.6Maury County: 2.6 %Maury County2.6Clay County: 2.6 %Clay County2.6Bradley County: 2.6 %Bradley County2.6Fentress County: 2.6 %Fentress County2.6Greene County: 2.5 %Greene County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 %Hancock County2.5Coffee County: 2.4 %Coffee County2.4Shelby County: 2.4 %Shelby County2.4McMinn County: 2.4 %McMinn County2.4Fayette County: 2.4 %Fayette County2.4Unicoi County: 2.3 %Unicoi County2.3Gibson County: 2.3 %Gibson County2.3Chester County: 2.3 %Chester County2.3Humphreys County: 2.3 %Humphreys County2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Montgomery County7.9-0.5 pts
2Davidson County5+0.3 pts
3Williamson County4.8+0.1 pts
4Pickett County4.4+0.5 pts
5Hamilton County4.4+0.6 pts
6Johnson County4.1+1.1 pts
7Roane County3.9+0.1 pts
8Polk County3.8-0.6 pts
8Washington County3.8+0.2 pts
10Stewart County3.5+0.5 pts
11Knox County3.5-0.1 pts
12Sevier County3.5-0.8 pts
13Anderson County3.4+0.2 pts
14Cumberland County3.3-0.5 pts
15Weakley County3.2+0.3 pts
16Sumner County3.20 pts
17Monroe County3.1-0.5 pts
18Carter County3+0.3 pts
19Rutherford County3+0.1 pts
20Claiborne County2.9+0.3 pts
21Bledsoe County2.9-1.1 pts
22Sullivan County2.9-0 pts
23Henry County2.8-0.3 pts
24Wilson County2.7+0.3 pts
25Wayne County2.7+0.1 pts
26Jefferson County2.6+0.2 pts
27Maury County2.6-0 pts
28Clay County2.6+0.9 pts
29Bradley County2.6-0.1 pts
29Fentress County2.6+0.2 pts
31Greene County2.5-0 pts
32Hancock County2.5+2.2 pts
33Coffee County2.4+0.3 pts
33Shelby County2.4-0.1 pts
35McMinn County2.4+0.3 pts
36Fayette County2.4-0.5 pts
37Unicoi County2.3-0.4 pts
38Gibson County2.3+0.3 pts
39Chester County2.3-0.2 pts
40Humphreys County2.3+0.5 pts
41Sequatchie County2.2+0.7 pts
42Madison County2.2+0.3 pts
43Giles County2.1+0.2 pts
44Perry County2.1+1 pts
44Putnam County2.1+0.4 pts
46Van Buren County2.1+1.2 pts
47Hickman County2+0.3 pts
48Dickson County2+0.2 pts
49Bedford County2+0.3 pts
50Dyer County2+0.2 pts
51Robertson County1.8+0.1 pts
52Hardin County1.8-0.1 pts
53Grainger County1.8-0.4 pts
53Moore County1.8+0.3 pts
55Blount County1.7+0.1 pts
55Meigs County1.7-0.2 pts
57Franklin County1.7-0 pts
58Lincoln County1.7-0.8 pts
58Warren County1.7+0.3 pts
60Tipton County1.7-0.5 pts
61Carroll County1.7+0.7 pts
61McNairy County1.7-0.1 pts
63Campbell County1.6-0.2 pts
64Rhea County1.5+0.1 pts
65Haywood County1.5+0.3 pts
65Obion County1.50 pts
67Lake County1.5-0 pts
68Cocke County1.5-0.2 pts
68Hawkins County1.5+0.1 pts
70Cheatham County1.40 pts
71Loudon County1.4-0.3 pts
71Marion County1.4-0.2 pts
73Grundy County1.4-0.1 pts
73Union County1.40 pts
75Hamblen County1.30 pts
76Houston County1.3-0.7 pts
76Trousdale County1.3-0.6 pts
76White County1.3+0.3 pts
79Benton County1.2+0.5 pts
79Macon County1.2-0.6 pts
81Decatur County1.2+0.8 pts
82Scott County1.20 pts
83Jackson County1.1-0.3 pts
84DeKalb County1.1-0.5 pts
84Overton County1.10 pts
86Lawrence County1.1-0.1 pts
87Crockett County1-0.2 pts
88Morgan County0.9-0.3 pts
89Henderson County0.90 pts
90Cannon County0.9+0.1 pts
91Lewis County0.8-0.1 pts
92Lauderdale County0.8-0.2 pts
93Marshall County0.70 pts
94Hardeman County0.7-0 pts
95Smith County0.5-0.2 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/tennessee-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Tennessee by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/tennessee-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (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 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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/tennessee-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Montgomery County, with 7.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Smith County, with 0.5% in 2022.

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