Knox County, Tennessee

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 14,671 returns moved into Knox County and 13,180 moved out, a net gain of 1,491 returns, or 7.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Knox loses the most returns to Anderson County. The largest single source, Blount County, supplied 7% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 56% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.1% of Knox’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Blount1,1051,076−29
Anderson1,038772−266
Loudon646420−226
Sevier494556+62
Davidson361267−94
Jefferson346275−71
Roane359238−121
Union267226−41
Hamilton259207−52
Hamblen163161−2
Shelby102202+100
Campbell153141−12

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 123 counties sent 20 or more returns each (65% of arrivals from within the US) and 95 received 20 or more (68% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 60% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Contra Costa, CA, 2,089 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Washington	166	268	83
Williamson	130	181	166
Rutherford	129	183	139
Sullivan	118	168	98
Grainger	116	222	31
Maricopa, AZ	110	204	1,627
Los Angeles, CA	104	176	1,934
Monroe	99	140	42
Cook, IL	92	141	454
San Diego, CA	88	175	1,872
Orange, CA	80	132	1,916
Hillsborough, FL	80	135	567
Fulton, GA	76	119	155
Riverside, CA	73	155	1,816
Putnam	72	110	88
Broward, FL	71	123	707
Bradley	69	113	78
Cocke	65	124	46
Cumberland	65	88	59
Pinellas, FL	63	107	563

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Grainger	150	285	31
Monroe	132	241	42
Washington	123	193	83
Rutherford	122	173	139
McMinn	108	181	55
Sullivan	106	172	98
Williamson	98	159	166
Fulton, GA	93	124	155
Harris, TX	78	117	787
Cook, IL	73	90	454
Cumberland	68	111	59
Los Angeles, CA	64	86	1,934
Morgan	64	123	40
Mecklenburg, NC	63	90	182
Claiborne	62	102	38
Wake, NC	61	92	296
Wilson	58	96	132
Hillsborough, FL	56	82	567
Bradley	52	84	78
Greene	52	77	62

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Knox shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +11.7 in 2019–20, +14.5 in 2020–21, +8.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$66,655 Leaving
$72,324 Arriving
$108,525 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.