Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 140,413 people living in Michigan reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 11,989), and 134,292 people living in another state reported living in Michigan a year earlier (± 8,374), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Michigan interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/michigan — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Michigan recorded 6,121 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 14,624, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Florida → Michigan19,282 ± 4,668
- California → Michigan14,005 ± 4,112
- Ohio → Michigan13,776 ± 3,189
- Illinois → Michigan12,464 ± 2,739
- Indiana → Michigan8,855 ± 1,871
- Texas → Michigan8,217 ± 2,157
- Wisconsin → Michigan5,826 ± 1,911
- North Carolina → Michigan4,166 ± 1,650
- Arizona → Michigan4,050 ± 1,566
- Georgia → Michigan3,948 ± 2,418
Largest outbound destinations
- Michigan → Florida18,558 ± 4,612
- Michigan → Ohio14,467 ± 3,424
- Michigan → Illinois9,418 ± 2,605
- Michigan → Arizona7,691 ± 3,101
- Michigan → Indiana7,283 ± 1,726
- Michigan → Texas7,143 ± 2,796
- Michigan → Wisconsin6,713 ± 1,680
- Michigan → California5,317 ± 1,632
- Michigan → North Carolina5,132 ± 1,919
- Michigan → Tennessee4,995 ± 2,034
Indexed corridors out of Michigan (9)
- Michigan → Florida18,558 ± 4,612
- Michigan → Ohio14,467 ± 3,424
- Michigan → Illinois9,418 ± 2,605
- Michigan → Arizona7,691 ± 3,101
- Michigan → Indiana7,283 ± 1,726
- Michigan → Texas7,143 ± 2,796
- Michigan → Wisconsin6,713 ± 1,680
- Michigan → California5,317 ± 1,632
- Michigan → North Carolina5,132 ± 1,919
Indexed corridors into Michigan (7)
- Florida → Michigan19,282 ± 4,668
- California → Michigan14,005 ± 4,112
- Ohio → Michigan13,776 ± 3,189
- Illinois → Michigan12,464 ± 2,739
- Indiana → Michigan8,855 ± 1,871
- Texas → Michigan8,217 ± 2,157
- Wisconsin → Michigan5,826 ± 1,911
Largest inbound origin: Florida. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Michigan rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 20th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 19th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Michigan gain or lose people to other states?
- Michigan recorded 6,121 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 14,624, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
- How many people moved into Michigan from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 140,413 ± 11,989 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Michigan for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 134,292 ± 8,374 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.