What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Tennessee came from California, Florida, and Texas. The top states people from Tennessee left for were California, Florida, and Texas. Overall, about 156,400 people left Tennessee for another state. Meanwhile 192,200 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.7% of Tennessee's population.
Tennessee ranked eighth among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 35,800 residents.

1 in 37

people living in Tennessee moved in 2024 from another state

8th

Tennessee's rank in net state-to-state migration (2024)
Along with immigration and natural population change, state-to-state migration is one of the three ways a state's population may shift. In 2024, Tennessee had positive net migration with 30 states and Puerto Rico.
Tennessee had a net increase of 11,700 residents with California, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with Kentucky at -6,400.

Tennessee had positive net migration with 30 states in 2024.

Net migration between Tennessee and other states, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from Tennessee moved to another state in the past year?

In 2024, 26.7% of the 156,400 people who left Tennessee for another state moved to just three destinations: Florida (16,200), Kentucky (14,200), and Alabama (11,300).

In 2024, people leaving Tennessee most often moved to Florida, Kentucky, and Alabama.

People moving from Tennessee to another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from another state moved to Tennessee in the past year?

Of the 193,000 people moving to Tennessee from another state between 2023 and 2024, 26.4% came from three states: California (+19,700 residents), Florida (+18,500), and Texas (+12,800).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Tennessee most often from California, Florida, and Texas.

People moving to Tennessee from another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Tennessee's 95 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Montgomery County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 7.4% of its population each year. At the other end, Hardeman County recorded the lowest share, with 0.6% of residents moving in from another state.

The share of the population that moved from another state in a given year varies throughout Tennessee.

Annual average of share of population 1 year or older who moved from another state in the previous year (2020–2024)

Migration routes between Tennessee and other states (2024)

Migration routes between Tennessee and other states (2024)
Residence 1 year agoEstimate
1.

California 

19,700
2.

Florida 

18,500
3.

Texas 

12,800
4.

North Carolina

11,700
5.

Illinois 

10,900
6.

Georgia 

10,800
7.

Alabama 

9,800
8.

Kentucky 

7,800
9.

Virginia 

7,600
10.

New York

7,500

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

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