Michigan
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 71,800 returns moved to Michigan from other states and 80,570 moved the other way, a net loss of 8,770 returns, or 2.1 per 1,000.
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The ten largest flows in each direction between Michigan and other states.Michigan ranks 37th of 51 (the 50 states and DC) by net migration rate between states. On balance, Michigan gains the most returns from Indiana and loses the most to Florida. Another 159,458 returns moved between counties inside Michigan, which these state totals leave out. In 2019–20 the balance was −6,755 returns.
The exchange with every state
Sorted from the largest net gain to the largest net loss. States with a flow under 10 returns in either direction are left out.
| State | From there | To there | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,153 | 4,718 | +435 |
| Iowa | 648 | 509 | +139 |
| New Jersey | 823 | 742 | +81 |
| Oklahoma | 517 | 437 | +80 |
| Arkansas | 503 | 425 | +78 |
| Maryland | 926 | 864 | +62 |
| Kansas | 447 | 392 | +55 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,616 | 1,563 | +53 |
| Louisiana | 501 | 449 | +52 |
| Idaho | 292 | 247 | +45 |
| Nevada | 847 | 805 | +42 |
| West Virginia | 278 | 245 | +33 |
| Connecticut | 402 | 373 | +29 |
| New Mexico | 359 | 335 | +24 |
| New Hampshire | 171 | 156 | +15 |
| Missouri | 1,010 | 998 | +12 |
| Oregon | 696 | 688 | +8 |
| Maine | 193 | 186 | +7 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | 113 | +7 |
| North Dakota | 191 | 185 | +6 |
| Vermont | 124 | 120 | +4 |
| Wyoming | 170 | 166 | +4 |
| South Dakota | 199 | 197 | +2 |
| Mississippi | 395 | 394 | +1 |
| Delaware | 115 | 116 | −1 |
| Nebraska | 260 | 267 | −7 |
| Alaska | 249 | 258 | −9 |
| Montana | 276 | 294 | −18 |
| Hawaii | 250 | 285 | −35 |
| Arizona | 2,521 | 2,568 | −47 |
| Utah | 588 | 639 | −51 |
| Virginia | 1,684 | 1,760 | −76 |
| Alabama | 815 | 952 | −137 |
| Kentucky | 1,075 | 1,255 | −180 |
| Colorado | 2,100 | 2,282 | −182 |
| District of Columbia | 289 | 489 | −200 |
| California | 4,987 | 5,218 | −231 |
| Ohio | 5,728 | 5,970 | −242 |
| Minnesota | 1,028 | 1,307 | −279 |
| Massachusetts | 905 | 1,188 | −283 |
| New York | 2,560 | 2,871 | −311 |
| Washington | 1,328 | 1,710 | −382 |
| Wisconsin | 2,334 | 2,726 | −392 |
| South Carolina | 1,062 | 1,585 | −523 |
| Georgia | 2,278 | 2,816 | −538 |
| Illinois | 5,300 | 5,881 | −581 |
| Tennessee | 2,102 | 2,802 | −700 |
| North Carolina | 2,083 | 3,080 | −997 |
| Texas | 5,039 | 6,285 | −1,246 |
| Florida | 8,263 | 10,659 | −2,396 |
Four filing years
Returns arriving from other statesReturns leaving for other states
Net rate per 1,000 returns in the earlier years: −1.7 in 2019–20, −1.4 in 2020–21, −2.8 in 2021–22.
County by county
The 12 highest and 12 lowest net migration rates per 1,000 returns among 81 Michigan counties with complete totals. Linked names have a full profile.
- Lake County+28.2
- Montmorency County+27.4
- Oscoda County+20.0
- Baraga County+14.7
- Crawford County+14.5
- Kalkaska County+14.2
- Ogemaw County+12.3
- Presque Isle County+11.3
- Roscommon County+11.1
- Benzie County+11.0
- Otsego County+10.9
- Manistee County+8.8
- Lenawee County−2.7
- Huron County−3.5
- Oceana County−3.6
- Hillsdale County−3.8
- Saginaw County−4.3
- Berrien County−5.0
- Branch County−5.1
- Ingham County−5.6
- Oakland County−5.8
- Wayne County−6.7
- Washtenaw County−14.1
- Houghton County−15.3
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Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-to-state migration files 2019–20 to 2022–23.