Upper Cumberland Times

In 2019, 711 people moved to Macon County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 621 people migrated to Macon County.

The number of people moving to Macon County is offset by the 540 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 506 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	602	485	117
2018-2019	621	506	115
2019-2020	711	540	171