Michigan
Overview
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Michigan saw a net loss of 9,487 tax-filing households and a net loss of 9,417 individuals. Against a population of about 10,037,261, that is a net outflow of about 0.9 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
The largest inflow, about 8,263 households, came from Florida; the largest outflow, about 10,659 households, went to Florida. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 13,015 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
- Net income (AGI): -$1B nominal dollars
- Net households: 9,487 tax returns
- Net people: 9,417 exemptions
- Net migration rate: 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 10,037,261)
Income (AGI) In and Out
- Moved in: $5.4B
- Moved out: $6.5B
- Net: -$1B (nominal)
Top Origin States
- 1. Florida: 8,263 households, $639.9M AGI
- 2. Ohio: 5,728 households, $393.6M AGI
- 3. Illinois: 5,300 households, $567.1M AGI
- 4. Indiana: 5,153 households, $338.6M AGI
- 5. Texas: 5,039 households, $331.5M AGI
- 6. California: 4,987 households, $478.8M AGI
- 7. New York: 2,560 households, $199.6M AGI
- 8. Arizona: 2,521 households, $175.6M AGI
- 9. Wisconsin: 2,334 households, $148.8M AGI
- 10. Georgia: 2,278 households, $121.4M AGI
Top Destination States
- 1. Florida: 10,659 households, $1.3B AGI
- 2. Texas: 6,285 households, $481.2M AGI
- 3. Ohio: 5,970 households, $358.1M AGI
- 4. Illinois: 5,881 households, $440.6M AGI
- 5. California: 5,218 households, $498M AGI
- 6. Indiana: 4,718 households, $295M AGI
- 7. North Carolina: 3,080 households, $241.2M AGI
- 8. New York: 2,871 households, $225.7M AGI
- 9. Georgia: 2,816 households, $196.7M AGI
- 10. Tennessee: 2,802 households, $204M AGI
Churn by State (Two-Way Exchanges)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference.
- Florida: 8,263 in, 10,659 out, -2,396 net, -$624.7M AGI
- Ohio: 5,728 in, 5,970 out, -242 net, +$35.5M AGI
- Texas: 5,039 in, 6,285 out, -1,246 net, -$149.6M AGI
- Illinois: 5,300 in, 5,881 out, -581 net, +$126.5M AGI
- California: 4,987 in, 5,218 out, -231 net, -$19.2M AGI
- Indiana: 5,153 in, 4,718 out, +435 net, +$43.6M AGI
- New York: 2,560 in, 2,871 out, -311 net, -$26.1M AGI
- North Carolina: 2,083 in, 3,080 out, -997 net, -$102.7M AGI
- Georgia: 2,278 in, 2,816 out, -538 net, -$75.2M AGI
- Arizona: 2,521 in, 2,568 out, -47 net, -$27.3M AGI
- Wisconsin: 2,334 in, 2,726 out, -392 net, -$8.9M AGI
- Tennessee: 2,102 in, 2,802 out, -700 net, -$80M AGI
Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI.
Net Migration by Year
Net 2012–2023: -$9.3B (-142,334 people).
- 2012: -$543.4M AGI, -17,185 people
- 2013: -$621.3M AGI, -13,786 people
- 2014: -$726.1M AGI, -24,587 people
- 2015: -$648.1M AGI, -16,518 people
- 2016: -$723.3M AGI, -12,180 people
- 2017: -$467.9M AGI, -2,405 people
- 2018: -$563.6M AGI, -7,497 people
- 2019: -$1.1B AGI, -13,819 people
- 2020: -$383.2M AGI, -6,730 people
- 2021: -$1.1B AGI, -5,195 people
- 2022: -$1.4B AGI, -13,015 people
- 2023: -$1B AGI, -9,417 people
Migration in Context
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 9,417 more people left Michigan than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $1B in income (nominal) — in a state of 10,062,124 people.
- Population: 10,062,124 (Census 2023 estimate)
- Net migration rate: 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: -$102 nominal dollars (≈ -$1B total across 10,062,124 residents)
The rate lets you compare Michigan with a state of any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.
Components of Population Change (2023 Census)
- Births: +100,955
- Deaths: 106,173
- Net domestic migration: -17,137
- Net international migration: +41,616
- Total change: +18,218
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.
Income & Cost of Living
Prices around Michigan run about 6% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $106 buys in the average American community.
- Income per person: $61,206 (13% below the U.S. average)
- Price level: 94.3 (100 = U.S. average prices; everyday costs about 5.7% lower than average)
- What that income buys: $64,908 (local income restated at U.S.-average prices; 7% below the U.S. average)
Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level).