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 2023, at 7.3%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 2% and the figure for Tennessee was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 3.9 %Bedford County: 1.9 %Benton County: 1.4 %Bledsoe County: 3.4 %Blount County: 1.9 %Bradley County: 2.5 %Campbell County: 1.9 %Cannon County: 0.8 %Carroll County: 2.1 %Carter County: 3 %Cheatham County: 1.7 %Chester County: 1.4 %Claiborne County: 3.3 %Clay County: 1.1 %Cocke County: 1.3 %Coffee County: 2.9 %Crockett County: 1.6 %Cumberland County: 3.8 %Davidson County: 4.8 %Decatur County: 1.2 %DeKalb County: 1.3 %Dickson County: 1.8 %Dyer County: 2.2 %Fayette County: 1.6 %Fentress County: 1.9 %Franklin County: 1.9 %Gibson County: 2.1 %Giles County: 2.6 %Grainger County: 1.3 %Greene County: 2.6 %Grundy County: 2.1 %Hamblen County: 1.4 %Hamilton County: 4 %Hancock County: 3.3 %Hardeman County: 0.8 %Hardin County: 1.5 %Hawkins County: 1.5 %Haywood County: 2.2 %Henderson County: 1.1 %Henry County: 2.5 %Hickman County: 1.9 %Houston County: 2.3 %Humphreys County: 2.7 %Jackson County: 1 %Jefferson County: 3.4 %Johnson County: 3 %Knox County: 3.4 %Lake County: 0.7 %Lauderdale County: 0.9 %Lawrence County: 1.1 %Lewis County: 0.6 %Lincoln County: 2.3 %Loudon County: 1.3 %McMinn County: 2.2 %McNairy County: 1.6 %Macon County: 0.9 %Madison County: 2.5 %Marion County: 2.3 %Marshall County: 1 %Maury County: 3 %Meigs County: 2.1 %Monroe County: 3.1 %Montgomery County: 7.3 %Moore County: 1.7 %Morgan County: 1 %Obion County: 1.2 %Overton County: 1.6 %Perry County: 2 %Pickett County: 5 %Polk County: 3.8 %Putnam County: 2.3 %Rhea County: 2.1 %Roane County: 3.6 %Robertson County: 1.8 %Rutherford County: 2.9 %Scott County: 1.6 %Sequatchie County: 1.9 %Sevier County: 3.2 %Shelby County: 2.4 %Smith County: 1 %Stewart County: 1.8 %Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sumner County: 3.1 %Tipton County: 1.5 %Trousdale County: 0.9 %Unicoi County: 1 %Union County: 0.9 %Van Buren County: 1.8 %Warren County: 2.5 %Washington County: 4.4 %Wayne County: 2.4 %Weakley County: 3.3 %White County: 1.5 %Williamson County: 4.2 %Wilson County: 3 %
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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

Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Pickett County: 5 %Pickett County5Davidson County: 4.8 %Davidson County4.8Washington County: 4.4 %Washington County4.4Williamson County: 4.2 %Williamson County4.2Hamilton County: 4 %Hamilton County4Anderson County: 3.9 %Anderson County3.9Cumberland County: 3.8 %Cumberland County3.8Polk County: 3.8 %Polk County3.8Roane County: 3.6 %Roane County3.6Jefferson County: 3.4 %Jefferson County3.4Knox County: 3.4 %Knox County3.4Bledsoe County: 3.4 %Bledsoe County3.4Hancock County: 3.3 %Hancock County3.3Weakley County: 3.3 %Weakley County3.3Claiborne County: 3.3 %Claiborne County3.3Sevier County: 3.2 %Sevier County3.2Monroe County: 3.1 %Monroe County3.1Sumner County: 3.1 %Sumner County3.1Wilson County: 3 %Wilson County3Carter County: 3 %Carter County3Johnson County: 3 %Johnson County3Maury County: 3 %Maury County3Rutherford County: 2.9 %Rutherford County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Coffee County: 2.9 %Coffee County2.9Humphreys County: 2.7 %Humphreys County2.7Greene County: 2.6 %Greene County2.6Giles County: 2.6 %Giles County2.6Bradley County: 2.5 %Bradley County2.5Henry County: 2.5 %Henry County2.5Warren County: 2.5 %Warren County2.5Madison County: 2.5 %Madison County2.5Shelby County: 2.4 %Shelby County2.4Wayne County: 2.4 %Wayne County2.4Marion County: 2.3 %Marion County2.3Lincoln County: 2.3 %Lincoln County2.3Putnam County: 2.3 %Putnam County2.3Houston County: 2.3 %Houston County2.3McMinn County: 2.2 %McMinn County2.2Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Pickett County: 5 %Pickett County5Davidson County: 4.8 %Davidson County4.8Washington County: 4.4 %Washington County4.4Williamson County: 4.2 %Williamson County4.2Hamilton County: 4 %Hamilton County4Anderson County: 3.9 %Anderson County3.9Cumberland County: 3.8 %Cumberland County3.8Polk County: 3.8 %Polk County3.8Roane County: 3.6 %Roane County3.6Jefferson County: 3.4 %Jefferson County3.4Knox County: 3.4 %Knox County3.4Bledsoe County: 3.4 %Bledsoe County3.4Hancock County: 3.3 %Hancock County3.3Weakley County: 3.3 %Weakley County3.3Claiborne County: 3.3 %Claiborne County3.3Sevier County: 3.2 %Sevier County3.2Monroe County: 3.1 %Monroe County3.1Sumner County: 3.1 %Sumner County3.1Wilson County: 3 %Wilson County3Carter County: 3 %Carter County3Johnson County: 3 %Johnson County3Maury County: 3 %Maury County3Rutherford County: 2.9 %Rutherford County2.9Sullivan County: 2.9 %Sullivan County2.9Coffee County: 2.9 %Coffee County2.9Humphreys County: 2.7 %Humphreys County2.7Greene County: 2.6 %Greene County2.6Giles County: 2.6 %Giles County2.6Bradley County: 2.5 %Bradley County2.5Henry County: 2.5 %Henry County2.5Warren County: 2.5 %Warren County2.5Madison County: 2.5 %Madison County2.5Shelby County: 2.4 %Shelby County2.4Wayne County: 2.4 %Wayne County2.4Marion County: 2.3 %Marion County2.3Lincoln County: 2.3 %Lincoln County2.3Putnam County: 2.3 %Putnam County2.3Houston County: 2.3 %Houston County2.3McMinn County: 2.2 %McMinn County2.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Montgomery County7.3-0.6 pts
2Pickett County5+0.6 pts
3Davidson County4.8-0.2 pts
4Washington County4.4+0.6 pts
5Williamson County4.2-0.6 pts
6Hamilton County4-0.3 pts
7Anderson County3.9+0.5 pts
8Cumberland County3.8+0.5 pts
9Polk County3.8-0 pts
10Roane County3.6-0.3 pts
11Jefferson County3.4+0.8 pts
12Knox County3.4-0.1 pts
13Bledsoe County3.4+0.5 pts
14Hancock County3.3+0.9 pts
14Weakley County3.3+0.1 pts
16Claiborne County3.3+0.4 pts
17Sevier County3.2-0.3 pts
18Monroe County3.10 pts
19Sumner County3.1-0.1 pts
20Wilson County3+0.3 pts
21Carter County30 pts
21Johnson County3-1.1 pts
23Maury County3+0.4 pts
24Rutherford County2.9-0.1 pts
25Sullivan County2.9+0.1 pts
26Coffee County2.9+0.4 pts
27Humphreys County2.7+0.4 pts
28Greene County2.6+0.1 pts
29Giles County2.6+0.4 pts
30Bradley County2.5-0 pts
30Henry County2.5-0.2 pts
32Warren County2.5+0.8 pts
33Madison County2.5+0.3 pts
34Shelby County2.4-0 pts
35Wayne County2.4-0.3 pts
36Marion County2.3+0.9 pts
37Lincoln County2.3+0.6 pts
38Putnam County2.3+0.2 pts
39Houston County2.3+1 pts
40McMinn County2.2-0.2 pts
41Haywood County2.2+0.7 pts
42Dyer County2.2+0.2 pts
43Rhea County2.1+0.6 pts
44Gibson County2.1-0.2 pts
45Grundy County2.1+0.7 pts
46Carroll County2.1+0.4 pts
46Meigs County2.1+0.3 pts
48Perry County2-0.1 pts
49Fentress County1.9-0.6 pts
50Sequatchie County1.9-0.3 pts
51Blount County1.9+0.1 pts
51Hickman County1.9-0.1 pts
53Franklin County1.9+0.1 pts
54Bedford County1.9-0.1 pts
54Campbell County1.9+0.3 pts
56Dickson County1.8-0.2 pts
57Stewart County1.8-1.8 pts
58Van Buren County1.8-0.3 pts
59Robertson County1.8-0 pts
60Cheatham County1.7+0.3 pts
61Moore County1.7-0.1 pts
62Fayette County1.6-0.7 pts
63Crockett County1.6+0.6 pts
64Scott County1.6+0.4 pts
65Overton County1.6+0.5 pts
66McNairy County1.6-0.1 pts
67Hardin County1.5-0.2 pts
67Tipton County1.5-0.2 pts
69White County1.5+0.2 pts
70Hawkins County1.5+0.1 pts
71Benton County1.4+0.2 pts
72Hamblen County1.4+0.1 pts
73Chester County1.4-0.9 pts
74DeKalb County1.3+0.3 pts
75Loudon County1.3-0.1 pts
76Grainger County1.3-0.5 pts
77Cocke County1.3-0.2 pts
78Decatur County1.20 pts
79Obion County1.2-0.3 pts
80Henderson County1.1+0.2 pts
81Clay County1.1-1.5 pts
82Lawrence County1.1+0.1 pts
83Morgan County1+0.1 pts
84Smith County1+0.5 pts
85Marshall County1+0.2 pts
85Unicoi County1-1.4 pts
87Jackson County1-0.2 pts
88Lauderdale County0.9+0.2 pts
88Trousdale County0.9-0.3 pts
90Macon County0.9-0.3 pts
91Union County0.9-0.5 pts
92Cannon County0.8-0.1 pts
92Hardeman County0.80 pts
94Lake County0.7-0.8 pts
95Lewis County0.6-0.2 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-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 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, 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-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 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, 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-counties?period=2023 (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 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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/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 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/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 state in the past year?

Montgomery County, with 7.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lewis County, with 0.6% in 2023.

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