- Michigan lost 20,000 residents due to out-state net migration in 2023, more than double the 9,900 in 2022
- Florida remains the top destination for Michigan residents leaving the state, with Ohio ranking second
- Michigan’s migration losses are compounded by deaths outnumbering births in the state
Michigan’s migration losses more than doubled in 2023, according to the Census data released last week, with Florida again luring thousands of Michigan residents.
The latest numbers show that over 155,000 moved out of state in 2023 and 135,000 moved into it, for a net loss of over 20,000, up from a 9,900 person loss in 2022.
The losses mirror what national moving van companies have said for several years. And the numbers come amid renewed scrutiny over the state’s stagnant population, which has hovered about 10 million since the 1990s, when it was the eighth most populous state. It’s now 10th…