Migration to and from Rutherford County, Tennessee
Where Rutherford 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
26,289
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
20,351
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+5,938
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 6,406 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 1,342 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 1,139 |
| Bedford County | Tennessee | 776 |
| Franklin County | Tennessee | 665 |
| Blount County | Tennessee | 556 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 463 |
| Maury County | Tennessee | 443 |
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 422 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 417 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 3,207 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 1,527 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 753 |
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 679 |
| Coffee County | Tennessee | 667 |
| Cannon County | Tennessee | 595 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 497 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 408 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 383 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 359 |
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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: 47149.