MoveCluster 02 · State arrival guide
Moving to Tennessee
Tennessee is one of America's biggest net gainers: 113,788 households arrived from other states in the latest IRS migration file while 89,684 left — a net gain of +24,104 households, or +3.33 per 1,000 residents. This guide is the arrival ledger: who is coming, who is leaving, and the income moving each way. Costs, deadlines, and checklists link out from the data.
Tennessee's migration ledger
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Households arrived | 113,788 |
| Households left | 89,684 |
| Net households | +24,104 |
| Net per 1,000 residents | +3.33 |
| Net income (AGI) gained | $2,753,463,000 |
| Average AGI of arrivals | $79,430 |
| Average AGI of leavers | $70,076 |
| State population (2024 estimate) | 7,227,750 |
Where Tennessee's newcomers come from
The three largest inbound flows into Tennessee: FL (12,505); CA (10,246); GA (8,430) (households, IRS SOI 2022–2023). The three largest outbound flows — where Tennessee households go when they leave: FL (9,475); GA (7,832); TX (6,776).
The income picture
Households arriving in Tennessee report an average AGI of $79,430; households leaving average $70,076 — a difference of $9,354 per household. Across all flows, Tennessee gained $2,753,463,000 in net AGI on the interstate basis. (On the IRS's total-migration basis, which adds foreign migration, Tennessee's net reads +23,884 households — the study's basis note explains the two.)
Plan the arrival
Start with the moving checklists (the 8-week timeline and change-of-address sequence apply in every state), price your specific route in Route Costs, and run the moving cost calculator for a line-item estimate framework. The full data behind this page — every state's ledger and the top-100 routes — is in the flagship study, Where Americans Moved — and the Money That Moved With Them, and Tennessee's research profile is indexed at State migration profiles.
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data 2022–2023 (interstate basis unless labeled); U.S. Census Bureau NST-EST2024 population estimates. A "household" is a filed tax return. Published by Moe Kahok.