Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 192,215 people living in Tennessee reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 11,673), and 156,435 people living in another state reported living in Tennessee a year earlier (± 13,458), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Tennessee interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/tennessee — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Tennessee recorded 35,780 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 17,815, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- California → Tennessee19,670 ± 4,848
- Florida → Tennessee18,526 ± 3,217
- Texas → Tennessee12,798 ± 2,792
- North Carolina → Tennessee11,741 ± 3,542
- Illinois → Tennessee10,866 ± 3,232
- Georgia → Tennessee10,786 ± 2,605
- Alabama → Tennessee9,789 ± 2,113
- Kentucky → Tennessee7,819 ± 1,873
- Virginia → Tennessee7,649 ± 2,023
- New York → Tennessee7,530 ± 2,911
Largest outbound destinations
- Tennessee → Florida16,211 ± 4,653
- Tennessee → Kentucky14,181 ± 4,150
- Tennessee → Alabama11,339 ± 2,639
- Tennessee → Georgia10,017 ± 2,556
- Tennessee → North Carolina8,763 ± 3,119
- Tennessee → Mississippi8,457 ± 2,868
- Tennessee → California7,972 ± 3,477
- Tennessee → Texas7,588 ± 2,431
- Tennessee → Ohio6,298 ± 2,121
- Tennessee → Virginia6,232 ± 2,345
Indexed corridors out of Tennessee (10)
- Tennessee → Florida16,211 ± 4,653
- Tennessee → Kentucky14,181 ± 4,150
- Tennessee → Alabama11,339 ± 2,639
- Tennessee → Georgia10,017 ± 2,556
- Tennessee → North Carolina8,763 ± 3,119
- Tennessee → Mississippi8,457 ± 2,868
- Tennessee → California7,972 ± 3,477
- Tennessee → Texas7,588 ± 2,431
- Tennessee → Ohio6,298 ± 2,121
- Tennessee → Virginia6,232 ± 2,345
Indexed corridors into Tennessee (11)
- California → Tennessee19,670 ± 4,848
- Florida → Tennessee18,526 ± 3,217
- Texas → Tennessee12,798 ± 2,792
- North Carolina → Tennessee11,741 ± 3,542
- Illinois → Tennessee10,866 ± 3,232
- Georgia → Tennessee10,786 ± 2,605
- Alabama → Tennessee9,789 ± 2,113
- Kentucky → Tennessee7,819 ± 1,873
- Virginia → Tennessee7,649 ± 2,023
- New York → Tennessee7,530 ± 2,911
- Mississippi → Tennessee7,292 ± 2,444
Largest inbound origin: California. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Tennessee rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 13th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 17th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Tennessee gain or lose people to other states?
- Tennessee recorded 35,780 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 17,815, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Tennessee from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 192,215 ± 11,673 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Tennessee for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 156,435 ± 13,458 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.