Tennessee Net Migration By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration for Tennessee was 41,059. Rutherford County had the highest net migration (7,000) followed by Williamson County (6,344), and Knox County (3,842). On the other hand, Shelby County had the lowest net migration (-6,254), followed by Lauderdale County (-1,585), and Tipton County (-434).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

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Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Tennessee Net Migration By County in 2016
Tennessee Net Migration By County in 2016
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County Net Migration
Anderson 236
Bedford 386
Benton -53
Bledsoe 139
Blount 1426
Bradley 475
Campbell 171
Cannon 145
Carroll 48
Carter 309
Cheatham 158
Chester 8
Claiborne 249
Clay 50
Cocke 240
Coffee 475
Crockett -114
Cumberland 649
Davidson 1281
Decatur 171
DeKalb 162
Dickson 569
Dyer -231
Fayette 426
Fentress 134
Franklin 296
Gibson 31
Giles 206
Grainger 301
Greene 212
Grundy -8
Hamblen 310
Hamilton 3224
Hancock 26
Hardeman -202
Hardin 62
Hawkins 373
Haywood -198
Henderson -166
Henry 257
Hickman 295
Houston 3
Humphreys 274
Jackson 136
Jefferson 264
Johnson 13
Knox 3842
Lake -35
Lauderdale -1585
Lawrence 436
Lewis 53
Lincoln 48
Loudon 581
McMinn 296
McNairy 56
Macon 227
Madison -320
Marion 49
Marshall 470
Maury 1904
Meigs 190
Monroe 288
Montgomery -77
Moore 43
Morgan 279
Obion 3
Overton -22
Perry 66
Pickett -33
Polk 78
Putnam 841
Rhea 152
Roane 423
Robertson 507
Rutherford 7000
Scott -11
Sequatchie 123
Sevier 1002
Shelby -6254
Smith 181
Stewart 15
Sullivan 597
Sumner 3481
Tipton -434
Trousdale 1881
Unicoi 40
Union 77
Van Buren 42
Warren 191
Washington 1257
Wayne 48
Weakley -235
White 202
Williamson 6344
Wilson 3534