Tennessee Net Migration By County in 2017

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration for Tennessee was 52,220. Rutherford County had the highest net migration (7,043) followed by Williamson County (6,185), and Knox County (4,849). On the other hand, Shelby County had the lowest net migration (-5,655), followed by Davidson County (-3,150), and Weakley County (-200).

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration for each county in Tennessee.

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 2017
Tennessee Net Migration By County in 2017
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County Net Migration
Anderson 760
Bedford 627
Benton 42
Bledsoe 188
Blount 1941
Bradley 987
Campbell 164
Cannon 301
Carroll 21
Carter 298
Cheatham 573
Chester 18
Claiborne 157
Clay 45
Cocke 474
Coffee 568
Crockett 35
Cumberland 792
Davidson -3150
Decatur 67
DeKalb 426
Dickson 892
Dyer -159
Fayette 463
Fentress 257
Franklin 176
Gibson 113
Giles 292
Grainger 101
Greene 612
Grundy 122
Hamblen 497
Hamilton 2742
Hancock 32
Hardeman -6
Hardin 109
Hawkins 289
Haywood -178
Henderson -1
Henry 319
Hickman 220
Houston 104
Humphreys 179
Jackson 132
Jefferson 733
Johnson -35
Knox 4849
Lake -39
Lauderdale 747
Lawrence 324
Lewis 126
Lincoln 367
Loudon 1032
McMinn 330
McNairy 293
Macon 520
Madison -91
Marion 155
Marshall 970
Maury 2421
Meigs 151
Monroe 273
Montgomery 3220
Moore 117
Morgan -126
Obion -109
Overton 104
Perry 99
Pickett 2
Polk 43
Putnam 1172
Rhea 226
Roane 359
Robertson 744
Rutherford 7043
Scott 89
Sequatchie 9
Sevier 998
Shelby -5655
Smith 144
Stewart 237
Sullivan 1330
Sumner 4038
Tipton 60
Trousdale 878
Unicoi 227
Union 196
Van Buren 35
Warren 286
Washington 655
Wayne -15
Weakley -200
White 361
Williamson 6185
Wilson 3701

Trend of Net Migration for Counties in Tennessee

Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in Tennessee.