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Tennessee ranks fourth for most incoming movers, U-Haul says

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving blankets at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving blankets at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.

By Daniel Dassow 5 min read

Tennessee ranked fourth on U-Haul’s annual list of states with the most in-migration, based on an analysis of one-way customer transactions at the moving and storage company.

The Volunteer State climbed one position from the 2024 list, keeping its place in the top five for the third year in a row. Tennessee was the top state in the country for in-migration in 2020, the first and only time it’s been in the No. 1 position.

U-Haul ranks states by how many customers rented a one-way truck, trailer or moving container in one state and dropped their rental off in another state. The ranking, released Monday, was compiled from over 2.5 million one-way annual transactions in the U.S. and Canada.

Tennessee ranks fourth for most incoming movers, U-Haul says

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach refills the fluids on a recently-returned moving truck at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach refills the fluids on a recently-returned moving truck at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / A variety of moving boxes are available for purchase at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / A variety of moving boxes are available for purchase at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / A variety of moving boxes are available for purchase at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / A variety of moving boxes are available for purchase at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving boxes at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving boxes at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trailers and other items are available to rent at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trailers and other items are available to rent at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trucks sit in front of the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trucks sit in front of the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trucks sit in front of the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Trucks sit in front of the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving blankets at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Roach restocks moving blankets at the U-Haul location on Broad Street. Tennessee ranked No. 4 nationally for most people moving to the state, according to U-Haul migration data released Jan. 5, 2026.

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Tennessee’s population could top 7.5 million in 2030, 8.3 million in 2050 and 9.2 million in 2070, according to projections from the Boyd Center for Business and Economics Research at the University of Tennessee.