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The [[2020 United States census]] reported Tennessee's population at 6,910,840, an increase of 564,735, or 8.90%, since the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="PopEstUS"/> Between 2010 and 2019, the state received a natural increase of 143,253 (744,274 births minus 601,021 deaths), and an increase from net migration of 338,428 people into the state. [[Immigration to the United States|Immigration]] from outside the U.S. resulted in a net increase of 79,086, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 259,342.<ref name="PopCompUS">{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2017/state/totals/nst-est2017-04.xlsx |format=XLS |title=Table 4. Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 (NST-EST2017-04) |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |date=December 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> Tennessee's [[center of population]] is in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] in [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 6, 2008 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223204810/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archive-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref>
The [[2020 United States census]] reported Tennessee's population at 6,910,840, an increase of 564,735, or 8.90%, since the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="PopEstUS"/> Between 2010 and 2019, the state received a natural increase of 143,253 (744,274 births minus 601,021 deaths), and an increase from net migration of 338,428 people into the state. [[Immigration to the United States|Immigration]] from outside the U.S. resulted in a net increase of 79,086, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 259,342.<ref name="PopCompUS">{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2017/state/totals/nst-est2017-04.xlsx |format=XLS |title=Table 4. Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 (NST-EST2017-04) |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |date=December 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> Tennessee's [[center of population]] is in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] in [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 6, 2008 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223204810/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archive-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref>


According to the 2020 census, 5.7% of Tennessee's population were under age{{nbsp}}5, 22.1% were under 18, and 17.1% were 65 or older.<ref name="2020DP1">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=040XX00US47 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tennessee |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> In recent years, Tennessee has been a top source of domestic migration, receiving an influx of people relocating from places such as [[California]], the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], and the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] due to the low cost of living and booming employment opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Welcome to the Volunteer State! Study finds more people moved to Tennessee in 2020 |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/welcome-to-the-volunteer-state-study-finds-more-people-moved-to-tennessee-over-2020/51-c3738a9b-e515-4579-95e4-f59f234b84e9 |access-date=May 27, 2021 |work=WBIR-TV |date=February 6, 2021 |location=Knoxville, TN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Brittany |title=More people moved to Tennessee, Texas, and Florida than any other states in 2020, according to data from U-Haul — see the full ranking |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/people-moved-to-tennessee-texas-florida-2020-u-haul-data-2021-1 |access-date=May 27, 2021 |work=Business Insider |date=January 19, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, about 5.5% of Tennessee's population was foreign-born. Of the foreign-born population, approximately 42.7% were naturalized citizens and 57.3% non-citizens.<ref name=stateprofile/> The foreign-born population consisted of approximately 49.9% from [[Latin America]], 27.1% from [[Asia]], 11.9% from [[Europe]], 7.7% from [[Africa]], 2.7% from [[Northern America]], and 0.6% from [[Oceania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=tennessee%20foreign%20born%20population&g=0400000US47&hidePreview=false&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S0502&t=Foreign%20born&vintage=2010&layer=VT_2018_040_00_PY_D1&cid=DP02_0001E|title=Selected Characteristics of the Foreign-born Population by Period of Entry into the United States|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=data.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, The top countries of origin for Tennessee's immigrants were [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Honduras]], [[China]] and [[Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_tennessee.pdf|format=PDF|title=Immigrants in Tennessee|website=Americanimmigrationcouncil.org}}</ref>
According to the 2020 census, 5.7% of Tennessee's population were under age{{nbsp}}5, 22.1% were under 18, and 17.1% were 65 or older.<ref name="2020DP1">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=040XX00US47 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tennessee |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> In recent years, Tennessee has been a top source of domestic migration, receiving an influx of people relocating from places such as [[California]], the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], and the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] due to the low cost of living and booming employment opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Welcome to the Volunteer State! Study finds more people moved to Tennessee in 2020 |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/welcome-to-the-volunteer-state-study-finds-more-people-moved-to-tennessee-over-2020/51-c3738a9b-e515-4579-95e4-f59f234b84e9 |access-date=May 27, 2021 |work=WBIR-TV |date=February 6, 2021 |location=Knoxville, TN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Brittany |title=More people moved to Tennessee, Texas, and Florida than any other states in 2020, according to data from U-Haul — see the full ranking |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/people-moved-to-tennessee-texas-florida-2020-u-haul-data-2021-1 |access-date=May 27, 2021 |work=Business Insider |date=January 19, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, about 5.5% of Tennessee's population was foreign-born. Of the foreign-born population, approximately 42.7% were naturalized citizens and 57.3% non-citizens.<ref name=stateprofile/> The foreign-born population consisted of approximately 49.9% from [[Latin America]], 27.1% from [[Asia]], 11.9% from [[Europe]], 7.7% from [[Africa]], 2.7% from [[Northern America]], and 0.6% from [[Oceania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=tennessee%20foreign%20born%20population&g=0400000US47&hidePreview=false&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S0502&t=Foreign%20born&vintage=2010&layer=VT_2018_040_00_PY_D1&cid=DP02_0001E|title=Selected Characteristics of the Foreign-born Population by Period of Entry into the United States|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=data.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, The top countries of origin for Tennessee's immigrants were [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Honduras]], China and [[Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_tennessee.pdf|format=PDF|title=Immigrants in Tennessee|website=Americanimmigrationcouncil.org}}</ref>


With the exception of a slump in the 1980s, Tennessee has been one of the fastest-growing states in the nation since 1970, benefiting from the larger [[Sun Belt]] phenomenon.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Schulman |first=Bruce J. |date=June 1993 |title=Review: The Sunbelt South: Old Times Forgotten |jstor=2703223 |journal=Reviews in American History |volume=21 |issue=2 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |pages=340–345 |doi=10.2307/2703223}}</ref> The state has been a top destination for people relocating from [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] states. This time period has seen the birth of new economic sectors in the state and has positioned the Nashville and Clarksville metropolitan areas as two of the fastest-growing regions in the country.<ref name="growthtacir">{{cite web |title=Public Chapter 1101 – The Tennessee Growth Policy Act |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tacir/tacir-insights/2019PC1101Insights.pdf |website=TACIR Insight |publisher=[[Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]] |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>
With the exception of a slump in the 1980s, Tennessee has been one of the fastest-growing states in the nation since 1970, benefiting from the larger [[Sun Belt]] phenomenon.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Schulman |first=Bruce J. |date=June 1993 |title=Review: The Sunbelt South: Old Times Forgotten |jstor=2703223 |journal=Reviews in American History |volume=21 |issue=2 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |pages=340–345 |doi=10.2307/2703223}}</ref> The state has been a top destination for people relocating from [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] states. This time period has seen the birth of new economic sectors in the state and has positioned the Nashville and Clarksville metropolitan areas as two of the fastest-growing regions in the country.<ref name="growthtacir">{{cite web |title=Public Chapter 1101 – The Tennessee Growth Policy Act |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tacir/tacir-insights/2019PC1101Insights.pdf |website=TACIR Insight |publisher=[[Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]] |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>