Saginaw migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,155 people moved into the Saginaw metro and 6,504 moved out, a net of −349. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Michigan leads both directions, with 1,069 people in and 866 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 65–66% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −171 in 2020–21 to −349 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
187,688
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
209,899
10.6% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+177). Births minus deaths (−377) and international migration (+120) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 209,899 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 187,688 is 10.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$8M
▼ $204M arrived · $212M left
Avg household income · movers
$55k in · $52k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%
Saginaw wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Saginaw metro in 2022–23 reported $204M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $212M with them, a net loss of $8M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $55k of income, vs $52k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 65% of inbound and 66% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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