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Tennessee

State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Tennessee saw a net gain of 23,884 tax-filing households and a net gain of 42,740 individuals. On net, the area gained $2.7B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Florida; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$2.7B
nominal dollars
Net households
+23,884
tax returns
Net people
+42,740
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$9.1B
Moved out$6.4B
Net +$2.7B (nominal)

Tennessee counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Top origin states

  1. 1Florida12,505$945.3M
  2. 2California10,246$1.1B
  3. 3Georgia8,430$618.0M
  4. 4Texas6,952$606.3M
  5. 5Mississippi5,641$271.2M
  6. 6Kentucky5,634$313.4M
  7. 7Illinois5,141$531.8M
  8. 8North Carolina5,058$365.6M
  9. 9Alabama4,554$292.2M
  10. 10Virginia4,371$338.9M

Top destination states

  1. 1Florida9,475$816.0M
  2. 2Georgia7,832$523.0M
  3. 3Texas6,776$522.9M
  4. 4Mississippi5,685$301.6M
  5. 5Kentucky5,516$294.5M
  6. 6Alabama4,905$324.1M
  7. 7North Carolina4,796$360.0M
  8. 8California3,810$327.4M
  9. 9Virginia3,637$236.0M
  10. 10Illinois2,901$185.6M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$23.1B (+414,347 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$627.6M+19,585
2013+$355.0M+14,818
2014+$864.5M+16,550
2015+$580.3M+13,829
2016+$1.3B+26,158
2017+$1.8B+45,007
2018+$1.6B+32,778
2019+$1.9B+34,155
2020+$2.6B+45,464
2021+$4.1B+62,304
2022+$4.7B+60,959
2023+$2.7B+42,740

Counties in Tennessee (95)

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.