Michigan migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 119,409 people moved into Michigan and 127,851 moved out, a net of −8,442. Drag the year slider to watch the trend, hover any state to see the corridor, or click through to explore it.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest corridors: Florida leads both directions, with 13,393 people in and 17,716 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −5,316 in 2020–21 to −8,442 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
10,127,884
▲ 0.3% year over year · growing
Peak population
10,127,884
highest in the series shown (since 1910)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+30,706); domestic migration added +1,796 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 10,127,884 is the highest on record, in data going back to 1910.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$956M
▼ $5.3B arrived · $6.3B left
Avg household income · movers
$74k in · $78k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 5%
Michigan wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into Michigan in 2022–23 reported $5.3B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $6.3B with them, a net loss of $956M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $74k of income, vs $78k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 5%.
Drill into a metro
IRS data goes deeper than states. Pick a metro to see its own corridors.
- Detroit 4,390,913 people
- Grand Rapids 1,183,645 people
- Lansing 479,722 people
- Flint 401,093 people
- Ann Arbor 370,214 people
- Kalamazoo 263,795 people
- Saginaw 187,688 people
- Muskegon 177,901 people
- Jackson 159,552 people
- Traverse City 156,972 people
- Monroe 156,004 people
- Niles 152,444 people
- Battle Creek 133,408 people
- Bay City 102,123 people
- Midland 83,754 people
About the data
Migration figures come from the official IRS state-to-state files (exemptions ≈ people). Population figures are Census Bureau estimates, and the peak checks every census back to 1910. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported in the same IRS files. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details, caveats, and a suggested citation on the methodology page.
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