Knoxville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 35,673 people moved into the Knoxville metro and 26,889 moved out, a net of +8,784. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Tennessee leads both directions, with 3,633 people in and 3,942 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 40–42% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +14,155 in 2020–21 to +8,784 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
968,137
▲ 0.9% year over year · growing
Peak population
968,137
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +8,855 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−1,651) and international migration (+1,460).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 968,137 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$542M
▲ $1.6B arrived · $1.0B left
Avg household income · movers
$77k in · $64k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 20%
Knoxville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Knoxville metro in 2022–23 reported $1.6B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.0B with them, a net gain of $542M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $77k of income, vs $64k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 20%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 40% of inbound and 42% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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