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 2023, at 8.2%. Garden City, MI had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Michigan was 1.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.2Ann Arbor, MI
Median1.190 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Ann Arbor, MI: 8.2 %Ann Arbor, MI8.2East Lansing, MI: 6 %East Lansing, MI6Ypsilanti, MI: 5.7 %Ypsilanti, MI5.7Adrian, MI: 4.3 %Adrian, MI4.3East Grand Rapids, MI: 4.3 %East Grand Rapids, MI4.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 4.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI4.2Coldwater, MI: 3.9 %Coldwater, MI3.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 3.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.7Traverse City, MI: 3.2 %Traverse City, MI3.2Marquette, MI: 3.2 %Marquette, MI3.2Ferndale, MI: 3 %Ferndale, MI3Birmingham, MI: 2.9 %Birmingham, MI2.9Midland, MI: 2.7 %Midland, MI2.7Kalamazoo, MI: 2.6 %Kalamazoo, MI2.6Sturgis, MI: 2.6 %Sturgis, MI2.6Royal Oak, MI: 2.3 %Royal Oak, MI2.3Escanaba, MI: 2.2 %Escanaba, MI2.2Grand Rapids, MI: 2.1 %Grand Rapids, MI2.1Auburn Hills, MI: 2.1 %Auburn Hills, MI2.1Niles, MI: 2 %Niles, MI2Portage, MI: 2 %Portage, MI2Muskegon, MI: 2 %Muskegon, MI2Alpena, MI: 2 %Alpena, MI2Trenton, MI: 1.8 %Trenton, MI1.8Lansing, MI: 1.8 %Lansing, MI1.8Holland, MI: 1.8 %Holland, MI1.8Farmington Hills, MI: 1.6 %Farmington Hills, MI1.6New Baltimore, MI: 1.6 %New Baltimore, MI1.6Fenton, MI: 1.5 %Fenton, MI1.5Kentwood, MI: 1.5 %Kentwood, MI1.5Battle Creek, MI: 1.4 %Battle Creek, MI1.4Novi, MI: 1.4 %Novi, MI1.4Woodhaven, MI: 1.3 %Woodhaven, MI1.3Wixom, MI: 1.2 %Wixom, MI1.2St. Clair Shores, MI: 1.2 %St. Clair Shores, MI1.2Wayne, MI: 1.2 %Wayne, MI1.2Rochester Hills, MI: 1.2 %Rochester Hills, MI1.2Berkley, MI: 1.2 %Berkley, MI1.2Farmington, MI: 1.2 %Farmington, MI1.2Mount Clemens, MI: 1.2 %Mount Clemens, MI1.2Ann Arbor, MI: 8.2 %Ann Arbor, MI8.2East Lansing, MI: 6 %East Lansing, MI6Ypsilanti, MI: 5.7 %Ypsilanti, MI5.7Adrian, MI: 4.3 %Adrian, MI4.3East Grand Rapids, MI: 4.3 %East Grand Rapids, MI4.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 4.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI4.2Coldwater, MI: 3.9 %Coldwater, MI3.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 3.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.7Traverse City, MI: 3.2 %Traverse City, MI3.2Marquette, MI: 3.2 %Marquette, MI3.2Ferndale, MI: 3 %Ferndale, MI3Birmingham, MI: 2.9 %Birmingham, MI2.9Midland, MI: 2.7 %Midland, MI2.7Kalamazoo, MI: 2.6 %Kalamazoo, MI2.6Sturgis, MI: 2.6 %Sturgis, MI2.6Royal Oak, MI: 2.3 %Royal Oak, MI2.3Escanaba, MI: 2.2 %Escanaba, MI2.2Grand Rapids, MI: 2.1 %Grand Rapids, MI2.1Auburn Hills, MI: 2.1 %Auburn Hills, MI2.1Niles, MI: 2 %Niles, MI2Portage, MI: 2 %Portage, MI2Muskegon, MI: 2 %Muskegon, MI2Alpena, MI: 2 %Alpena, MI2Trenton, MI: 1.8 %Trenton, MI1.8Lansing, MI: 1.8 %Lansing, MI1.8Holland, MI: 1.8 %Holland, MI1.8Farmington Hills, MI: 1.6 %Farmington Hills, MI1.6New Baltimore, MI: 1.6 %New Baltimore, MI1.6Fenton, MI: 1.5 %Fenton, MI1.5Kentwood, MI: 1.5 %Kentwood, MI1.5Battle Creek, MI: 1.4 %Battle Creek, MI1.4Novi, MI: 1.4 %Novi, MI1.4Woodhaven, MI: 1.3 %Woodhaven, MI1.3Wixom, MI: 1.2 %Wixom, MI1.2St. Clair Shores, MI: 1.2 %St. Clair Shores, MI1.2Wayne, MI: 1.2 %Wayne, MI1.2Rochester Hills, MI: 1.2 %Rochester Hills, MI1.2Berkley, MI: 1.2 %Berkley, MI1.2Farmington, MI: 1.2 %Farmington, MI1.2Mount Clemens, MI: 1.2 %Mount Clemens, MI1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ann Arbor, MI8.2-0 pts
2East Lansing, MI6+1.4 pts
3Ypsilanti, MI5.7+0.2 pts
4Adrian, MI4.3+0.7 pts
4East Grand Rapids, MI4.3+0.8 pts
6Mount Pleasant, MI4.2+0.1 pts
7Coldwater, MI3.9+0.3 pts
8Sault Ste. Marie, MI3.7+0.1 pts
9Traverse City, MI3.2+0.2 pts
10Marquette, MI3.2-0.2 pts
11Ferndale, MI3+0.3 pts
12Birmingham, MI2.90 pts
13Midland, MI2.7-0.3 pts
14Kalamazoo, MI2.6-0.2 pts
15Sturgis, MI2.6+0.2 pts
16Royal Oak, MI2.3+0.1 pts
17Escanaba, MI2.2-0.1 pts
18Grand Rapids, MI2.1-0.1 pts
19Auburn Hills, MI2.1-0.5 pts
20Niles, MI2-1.4 pts
21Portage, MI2-0.2 pts
22Muskegon, MI2+0.4 pts
23Alpena, MI2+0.4 pts
24Trenton, MI1.8+0.3 pts
25Lansing, MI1.8-0.2 pts
26Holland, MI1.8-0.4 pts
27Farmington Hills, MI1.6+0.2 pts
28New Baltimore, MI1.6+0.8 pts
29Fenton, MI1.5+0.6 pts
30Kentwood, MI1.5-0.5 pts
31Battle Creek, MI1.4-0.2 pts
32Novi, MI1.4-0 pts
33Woodhaven, MI1.3+1.1 pts
34Wixom, MI1.2-0.6 pts
35St. Clair Shores, MI1.2+0.2 pts
35Wayne, MI1.2-0.6 pts
37Rochester Hills, MI1.2-0.1 pts
38Berkley, MI1.2+0.1 pts
39Farmington, MI1.2-0.2 pts
39Mount Clemens, MI1.2+0.5 pts
41Inkster, MI1.2+0.2 pts
42Flint, MI1.2-0.1 pts
42Owosso, MI1.2-0.1 pts
44Hazel Park, MI1.10 pts
45Pontiac, MI1.1-0.1 pts
46Bay City, MI1.1-0 pts
47Grandville, MI1.1+0.4 pts
47Monroe, MI1.10 pts
49Saginaw, MI1.1+0.1 pts
50Troy, MI1.1-0.1 pts
51Westland, MI1+0.2 pts
52Livonia, MI1-0.1 pts
53Cadillac, MI1-0 pts
54Burton, MI1-0.2 pts
55Allen Park, MI10 pts
56Madison Heights, MI0.9+0.3 pts
57Taylor, MI0.9-0.1 pts
58Detroit, MI0.9-0 pts
59Walker, MI0.9-0.1 pts
60Melvindale, MI0.9+0.5 pts
61Port Huron, MI0.8-0 pts
61Southfield, MI0.8+0.1 pts
61Wyoming, MI0.8-0.6 pts
64Beverly Hills, MI0.8-0.2 pts
64Jackson, MI0.80 pts
66Sterling Heights, MI0.8+0.1 pts
67Dearborn, MI0.8-0.4 pts
68Grand Haven, MI0.8-0.1 pts
69Norton Shores, MI0.7-0.2 pts
69Oak Park, MI0.7-0.4 pts
71Southgate, MI0.7-0.1 pts
72Roseville, MI0.7-0.1 pts
73Rochester, MI0.7+0.1 pts
74Warren, MI0.7-0.1 pts
75Grosse Pointe Woods, MI0.7-0.2 pts
76Fraser, MI0.7-0.1 pts
76Wyandotte, MI0.7+0.2 pts
78Dearborn Heights, MI0.6-0 pts
79South Lyon, MI0.5+0.1 pts
80Lincoln Park, MI0.5-0 pts
81Clawson, MI0.5-0.5 pts
82Grosse Pointe Park, MI0.4-0.1 pts
83Romulus, MI0.3+0.1 pts
84Harper Woods, MI0.3-0.1 pts
84Riverview, MI0.30 pts
86Ionia, MI0.2+0.1 pts
87Flat Rock, MI0.20 pts
88Hamtramck, MI0.1-0 pts
89Eastpointe, MI0.1-0.1 pts
90Garden City, MI0.1-0.1 pts

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/michigan-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/michigan-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Ann Arbor, MI, with 8.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Garden City, MI, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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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