Migration to and from Smith County, Tennessee
Where Smith 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
977
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
645
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+332
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 252 |
| Jackson County | Tennessee | 113 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 81 |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 69 |
| Trousdale County | Tennessee | 68 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 47 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | 38 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 35 |
| Randolph County | Arkansas | 30 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 30 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 112 |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 86 |
| Houston County | Georgia | 77 |
| Warren County | Tennessee | 68 |
| Collier County | Florida | 63 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 31 |
| Canadian County | Oklahoma | 24 |
| Macon County | Tennessee | 24 |
| Hall County | Georgia | 20 |
| Jackson County | Tennessee | 19 |
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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: 47159.