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Which metro areas in Tennessee are people moving to?

Morristown, TN (12.9 per 1,000 residents), Cleveland, TN (11.0 per 1,000 residents) and Johnson City, TN (10.7 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Tennessee metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 10 ranked Tennessee metro areas

Tennessee metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Morristown, TN12.9+1,668128,867
2Cleveland, TN11.0+1,472134,057
3Johnson City, TN10.7+2,315216,416
4Knoxville, TN9.1+8,855968,137
5Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA8.6+2,692314,834
6Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN7.7+16,9672,197,416
7Chattanooga, TN-GA6.7+4,010594,530
8Jackson, TN4.5+835184,569
9Clarksville, TN-KY−1.5−530349,001
10Memphis, TN-MS-AR−7.7−10,3021,341,412

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in Tennessee gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Morristown, TN: 12.9 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Cleveland, TN (11.0 per 1,000 residents) and Johnson City, TN (10.7 per 1,000 residents), of 10 Tennessee metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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