The move is on. Of the largest Tennessee cities, there’s one that has seen the biggest number of those moving- out. According to Smart Asset numbers between 2017-2022, Clarksville has seen a 15% increase in population while Memphis has seen a nearly 5% decrease. Population shifts are driven by a number of factors- crime, economic opportunities, aging and birth rates.
The methodology according to Smart Asset’s study– “This study examined the 344 U.S. cities that had a population of 100,000 or higher in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 1-Year American Community Survey. Cities were ranked by five-year population decline between 2022 and 2017. The population of men and women as a percentage of the whole was also examined. Population data includes people of all ages. Changes in population may be due to births, deaths or migrations.”
