Upper Cumberland Times

In 2019, 2,470 people moved to Putnam 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 2,300 people migrated to Putnam County.

The number of people moving to Putnam County is offset by the 2,257 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 1,994 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	2,363	2,026	337
2018-2019	2,300	1,994	306
2019-2020	2,470	2,257	213