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

Ann Arbor, MI had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 90 cities in 2021, at 8%. Hamtramck, MI had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Michigan was 1.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8Ann Arbor, MI
Lowest0.2Hamtramck, MI
Median1.190 cities
Michigan1.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Ann Arbor, MI: 8 %Ann Arbor, MI8Ypsilanti, MI: 5.7 %Ypsilanti, MI5.7East Lansing, MI: 3.9 %East Lansing, MI3.9Mount Pleasant, MI: 3.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI3.6Coldwater, MI: 3.6 %Coldwater, MI3.6Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 3.6 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.6Auburn Hills, MI: 3.3 %Auburn Hills, MI3.3Traverse City, MI: 3.2 %Traverse City, MI3.2Niles, MI: 3 %Niles, MI3Kalamazoo, MI: 2.9 %Kalamazoo, MI2.9Marquette, MI: 2.7 %Marquette, MI2.7Midland, MI: 2.5 %Midland, MI2.5Ferndale, MI: 2.5 %Ferndale, MI2.5Birmingham, MI: 2.4 %Birmingham, MI2.4Royal Oak, MI: 2.4 %Royal Oak, MI2.4Holland, MI: 2.4 %Holland, MI2.4East Grand Rapids, MI: 2.3 %East Grand Rapids, MI2.3Sturgis, MI: 2.3 %Sturgis, MI2.3Adrian, MI: 2.3 %Adrian, MI2.3Wayne, MI: 2.2 %Wayne, MI2.2Lansing, MI: 2.2 %Lansing, MI2.2Grand Rapids, MI: 2.1 %Grand Rapids, MI2.1Farmington Hills, MI: 2 %Farmington Hills, MI2Portage, MI: 1.9 %Portage, MI1.9Grand Haven, MI: 1.8 %Grand Haven, MI1.8Kentwood, MI: 1.8 %Kentwood, MI1.8Escanaba, MI: 1.7 %Escanaba, MI1.7Battle Creek, MI: 1.6 %Battle Creek, MI1.6Muskegon, MI: 1.6 %Muskegon, MI1.6Alpena, MI: 1.5 %Alpena, MI1.5Novi, MI: 1.5 %Novi, MI1.5Owosso, MI: 1.4 %Owosso, MI1.4Southgate, MI: 1.4 %Southgate, MI1.4St. Clair Shores, MI: 1.4 %St. Clair Shores, MI1.4Farmington, MI: 1.4 %Farmington, MI1.4Rochester Hills, MI: 1.4 %Rochester Hills, MI1.4New Baltimore, MI: 1.3 %New Baltimore, MI1.3Troy, MI: 1.3 %Troy, MI1.3Flint, MI: 1.3 %Flint, MI1.3Dearborn, MI: 1.2 %Dearborn, MI1.2Ann Arbor, MI: 8 %Ann Arbor, MI8Ypsilanti, MI: 5.7 %Ypsilanti, MI5.7East Lansing, MI: 3.9 %East Lansing, MI3.9Mount Pleasant, MI: 3.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI3.6Coldwater, MI: 3.6 %Coldwater, MI3.6Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 3.6 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.6Auburn Hills, MI: 3.3 %Auburn Hills, MI3.3Traverse City, MI: 3.2 %Traverse City, MI3.2Niles, MI: 3 %Niles, MI3Kalamazoo, MI: 2.9 %Kalamazoo, MI2.9Marquette, MI: 2.7 %Marquette, MI2.7Midland, MI: 2.5 %Midland, MI2.5Ferndale, MI: 2.5 %Ferndale, MI2.5Birmingham, MI: 2.4 %Birmingham, MI2.4Royal Oak, MI: 2.4 %Royal Oak, MI2.4Holland, MI: 2.4 %Holland, MI2.4East Grand Rapids, MI: 2.3 %East Grand Rapids, MI2.3Sturgis, MI: 2.3 %Sturgis, MI2.3Adrian, MI: 2.3 %Adrian, MI2.3Wayne, MI: 2.2 %Wayne, MI2.2Lansing, MI: 2.2 %Lansing, MI2.2Grand Rapids, MI: 2.1 %Grand Rapids, MI2.1Farmington Hills, MI: 2 %Farmington Hills, MI2Portage, MI: 1.9 %Portage, MI1.9Grand Haven, MI: 1.8 %Grand Haven, MI1.8Kentwood, MI: 1.8 %Kentwood, MI1.8Escanaba, MI: 1.7 %Escanaba, MI1.7Battle Creek, MI: 1.6 %Battle Creek, MI1.6Muskegon, MI: 1.6 %Muskegon, MI1.6Alpena, MI: 1.5 %Alpena, MI1.5Novi, MI: 1.5 %Novi, MI1.5Owosso, MI: 1.4 %Owosso, MI1.4Southgate, MI: 1.4 %Southgate, MI1.4St. Clair Shores, MI: 1.4 %St. Clair Shores, MI1.4Farmington, MI: 1.4 %Farmington, MI1.4Rochester Hills, MI: 1.4 %Rochester Hills, MI1.4New Baltimore, MI: 1.3 %New Baltimore, MI1.3Troy, MI: 1.3 %Troy, MI1.3Flint, MI: 1.3 %Flint, MI1.3Dearborn, MI: 1.2 %Dearborn, MI1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Ann Arbor, MI8
2Ypsilanti, MI5.7
3East Lansing, MI3.9
4Mount Pleasant, MI3.6
5Coldwater, MI3.6
6Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.6
7Auburn Hills, MI3.3
8Traverse City, MI3.2
9Niles, MI3
10Kalamazoo, MI2.9
11Marquette, MI2.7
12Midland, MI2.5
13Ferndale, MI2.5
14Birmingham, MI2.4
15Royal Oak, MI2.4
16Holland, MI2.4
17East Grand Rapids, MI2.3
18Sturgis, MI2.3
19Adrian, MI2.3
20Wayne, MI2.2
21Lansing, MI2.2
22Grand Rapids, MI2.1
23Farmington Hills, MI2
24Portage, MI1.9
25Grand Haven, MI1.8
25Kentwood, MI1.8
27Escanaba, MI1.7
28Battle Creek, MI1.6
28Muskegon, MI1.6
30Alpena, MI1.5
31Novi, MI1.5
32Owosso, MI1.4
33Southgate, MI1.4
34St. Clair Shores, MI1.4
35Farmington, MI1.4
35Rochester Hills, MI1.4
37New Baltimore, MI1.3
38Troy, MI1.3
39Flint, MI1.3
40Dearborn, MI1.2
41Monroe, MI1.2
41Trenton, MI1.2
43Wyoming, MI1.2
44Pontiac, MI1.1
45Burton, MI1.1
46Berkley, MI1.1
47Hazel Park, MI1.1
48Madison Heights, MI1.1
49Southfield, MI1
50Grosse Pointe Woods, MI1
50Livonia, MI1
50Wixom, MI1
53Walker, MI1
54Clawson, MI1
54Detroit, MI1
54Taylor, MI1
57Oak Park, MI0.9
58Norton Shores, MI0.9
59Port Huron, MI0.9
60Romulus, MI0.9
60Westland, MI0.9
62Sterling Heights, MI0.9
63Bay City, MI0.9
63Beverly Hills, MI0.9
65Saginaw, MI0.8
66Fenton, MI0.8
67Jackson, MI0.8
68Inkster, MI0.7
69Wyandotte, MI0.7
70Cadillac, MI0.7
71Mount Clemens, MI0.7
72South Lyon, MI0.7
72Warren, MI0.7
74Fraser, MI0.6
74Melvindale, MI0.6
76Allen Park, MI0.6
77Harper Woods, MI0.6
78Rochester, MI0.5
79Roseville, MI0.5
80Dearborn Heights, MI0.5
81Garden City, MI0.5
81Ionia, MI0.5
81Lincoln Park, MI0.5
81Woodhaven, MI0.5
85Grandville, MI0.4
85Grosse Pointe Park, MI0.4
87Eastpointe, MI0.3
88Riverview, MI0.2
89Flat Rock, MI0.2
90Hamtramck, MI0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2021}},
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Ann Arbor, MI, with 8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamtramck, MI, with 0.2% 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 state 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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