Upper Cumberland Times

In 2019, 617 people moved to Smith 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 567 people migrated to Smith County.

The number of people moving to Smith County is offset by the 525 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 437 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	551	462	89
2018-2019	567	437	130
2019-2020	617	525	92