Migration to and from Davidson County, Tennessee
Where Davidson County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
59,648
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
57,872
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,776
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 3,207 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 2,940 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 2,188 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 1,795 |
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 1,629 |
| Africa | 1,352 | |
| Asia | 1,344 | |
| Central America | 1,229 | |
| Cook County | Illinois | 900 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 890 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 6,406 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 4,517 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 3,677 |
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 3,082 |
| Robertson County | Tennessee | 1,441 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 1,364 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 1,325 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 1,190 |
| Cheatham County | Tennessee | 1,186 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 1,037 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 47037.