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Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year

East Lansing, MI had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 90 cities in 2021, at 23.8%. Hamtramck, MI had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Michigan was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.8East Lansing, MI
Lowest0.9Hamtramck, MI
Median4.490 cities
Michigan5.1History

Top 40 cities, 2021

East Lansing, MI: 23.8 %East Lansing, MI23.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.6Ann Arbor, MI: 15.5 %Ann Arbor, MI15.5Ypsilanti, MI: 15.5 %Ypsilanti, MI15.5Kalamazoo, MI: 12.2 %Kalamazoo, MI12.2Marquette, MI: 11.8 %Marquette, MI11.8Fenton, MI: 11 %Fenton, MI11Cadillac, MI: 10.1 %Cadillac, MI10.1Holland, MI: 9.9 %Holland, MI9.9Auburn Hills, MI: 9.6 %Auburn Hills, MI9.6Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 8.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI8.7Ionia, MI: 8.6 %Ionia, MI8.6Traverse City, MI: 8.4 %Traverse City, MI8.4Coldwater, MI: 8.2 %Coldwater, MI8.2Harper Woods, MI: 8.2 %Harper Woods, MI8.2Muskegon, MI: 8.2 %Muskegon, MI8.2Lansing, MI: 8 %Lansing, MI8Ferndale, MI: 8 %Ferndale, MI8Grand Haven, MI: 8 %Grand Haven, MI8Royal Oak, MI: 7.8 %Royal Oak, MI7.8Adrian, MI: 7.5 %Adrian, MI7.5Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 7.3 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI7.3Grand Rapids, MI: 7.3 %Grand Rapids, MI7.3Midland, MI: 6.9 %Midland, MI6.9Alpena, MI: 6.2 %Alpena, MI6.2Farmington Hills, MI: 5.6 %Farmington Hills, MI5.6Battle Creek, MI: 5.6 %Battle Creek, MI5.6Novi, MI: 5.4 %Novi, MI5.4Wixom, MI: 5.3 %Wixom, MI5.3Port Huron, MI: 5.1 %Port Huron, MI5.1Portage, MI: 5.1 %Portage, MI5.1Clawson, MI: 5 %Clawson, MI5Owosso, MI: 5 %Owosso, MI5Niles, MI: 4.9 %Niles, MI4.9Wyoming, MI: 4.9 %Wyoming, MI4.9Warren, MI: 4.9 %Warren, MI4.9Norton Shores, MI: 4.9 %Norton Shores, MI4.9South Lyon, MI: 4.8 %South Lyon, MI4.8Escanaba, MI: 4.8 %Escanaba, MI4.8Bay City, MI: 4.7 %Bay City, MI4.7East Lansing, MI: 23.8 %East Lansing, MI23.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.6Ann Arbor, MI: 15.5 %Ann Arbor, MI15.5Ypsilanti, MI: 15.5 %Ypsilanti, MI15.5Kalamazoo, MI: 12.2 %Kalamazoo, MI12.2Marquette, MI: 11.8 %Marquette, MI11.8Fenton, MI: 11 %Fenton, MI11Cadillac, MI: 10.1 %Cadillac, MI10.1Holland, MI: 9.9 %Holland, MI9.9Auburn Hills, MI: 9.6 %Auburn Hills, MI9.6Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 8.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI8.7Ionia, MI: 8.6 %Ionia, MI8.6Traverse City, MI: 8.4 %Traverse City, MI8.4Coldwater, MI: 8.2 %Coldwater, MI8.2Harper Woods, MI: 8.2 %Harper Woods, MI8.2Muskegon, MI: 8.2 %Muskegon, MI8.2Lansing, MI: 8 %Lansing, MI8Ferndale, MI: 8 %Ferndale, MI8Grand Haven, MI: 8 %Grand Haven, MI8Royal Oak, MI: 7.8 %Royal Oak, MI7.8Adrian, MI: 7.5 %Adrian, MI7.5Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 7.3 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI7.3Grand Rapids, MI: 7.3 %Grand Rapids, MI7.3Midland, MI: 6.9 %Midland, MI6.9Alpena, MI: 6.2 %Alpena, MI6.2Farmington Hills, MI: 5.6 %Farmington Hills, MI5.6Battle Creek, MI: 5.6 %Battle Creek, MI5.6Novi, MI: 5.4 %Novi, MI5.4Wixom, MI: 5.3 %Wixom, MI5.3Port Huron, MI: 5.1 %Port Huron, MI5.1Portage, MI: 5.1 %Portage, MI5.1Clawson, MI: 5 %Clawson, MI5Owosso, MI: 5 %Owosso, MI5Niles, MI: 4.9 %Niles, MI4.9Wyoming, MI: 4.9 %Wyoming, MI4.9Warren, MI: 4.9 %Warren, MI4.9Norton Shores, MI: 4.9 %Norton Shores, MI4.9South Lyon, MI: 4.8 %South Lyon, MI4.8Escanaba, MI: 4.8 %Escanaba, MI4.8Bay City, MI: 4.7 %Bay City, MI4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1East Lansing, MI23.8
2Mount Pleasant, MI23.6
3Ann Arbor, MI15.5
3Ypsilanti, MI15.5
5Kalamazoo, MI12.2
6Marquette, MI11.8
7Fenton, MI11
8Cadillac, MI10.1
9Holland, MI9.9
10Auburn Hills, MI9.6
11Sault Ste. Marie, MI8.7
12Ionia, MI8.6
13Traverse City, MI8.4
14Coldwater, MI8.2
15Harper Woods, MI8.2
16Muskegon, MI8.2
17Lansing, MI8
18Ferndale, MI8
19Grand Haven, MI8
20Royal Oak, MI7.8
21Adrian, MI7.5
22Grosse Pointe Woods, MI7.3
23Grand Rapids, MI7.3
24Midland, MI6.9
25Alpena, MI6.2
26Farmington Hills, MI5.6
27Battle Creek, MI5.6
28Novi, MI5.4
29Wixom, MI5.3
30Port Huron, MI5.1
31Portage, MI5.1
32Clawson, MI5
33Owosso, MI5
34Niles, MI4.9
35Wyoming, MI4.9
36Warren, MI4.9
37Norton Shores, MI4.9
38South Lyon, MI4.8
39Escanaba, MI4.8
40Bay City, MI4.7
41Hazel Park, MI4.7
41St. Clair Shores, MI4.7
43Monroe, MI4.7
44Mount Clemens, MI4.6
45Pontiac, MI4.5
46Southfield, MI4.3
47Inkster, MI4.3
47Sturgis, MI4.3
49Birmingham, MI4.3
50Kentwood, MI4.1
51Grandville, MI4.1
52East Grand Rapids, MI4.1
53Rochester Hills, MI4
54Farmington, MI4
54Saginaw, MI4
56Eastpointe, MI3.9
57Oak Park, MI3.8
58Madison Heights, MI3.8
59Wayne, MI3.7
60Jackson, MI3.7
61Livonia, MI3.7
62Flint, MI3.6
63Berkley, MI3.5
63Troy, MI3.5
65Grosse Pointe Park, MI3.4
66Roseville, MI3.4
67Southgate, MI3.3
68Detroit, MI3.2
69Sterling Heights, MI3.1
70Walker, MI3
71Beverly Hills, MI2.8
72Fraser, MI2.8
73Burton, MI2.8
74Romulus, MI2.7
75Westland, MI2.7
76Rochester, MI2.5
77Dearborn, MI2.4
78New Baltimore, MI2.4
79Taylor, MI2.3
80Wyandotte, MI1.8
81Lincoln Park, MI1.8
82Riverview, MI1.8
83Trenton, MI1.7
84Allen Park, MI1.5
85Garden City, MI1.4
86Flat Rock, MI1.3
87Woodhaven, MI1.1
88Dearborn Heights, MI1.1
89Melvindale, MI0.9
90Hamtramck, MI0.9

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Michigan by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

East Lansing, MI, with 23.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamtramck, MI, with 0.9% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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