Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June
Ottawa County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 83 counties in 2018, at 1,699. Wayne County had the lowest, at -10,075. The median was 59 and the figure for Michigan was -15,834. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under -400
- -400 to -100
- -100 to 0
- 0 to 100
- 100 to 200
- 200 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa County Estimated | 1,699 | +48% |
| 2 | Livingston County Estimated | 1,053 | +11.2% |
| 3 | Grand Traverse County Estimated | 711 | +414.6% |
| 4 | Monroe County Estimated | 695 | +147.3% |
| 5 | Newaygo County Estimated | 566 | +32.2% |
| 6 | Kalamazoo County Estimated | 484 | +34.1% |
| 7 | Clinton County Estimated | 455 | -30.4% |
| 8 | Barry County Estimated | 449 | -43.2% |
| 9 | Allegan County Estimated | 356 | -64% |
| 10 | Roscommon County Estimated | 318 | +38.9% |
| 11 | Cass County Estimated | 290 | +18.9% |
| 12 | St. Clair County Estimated | 285 | +403.2% |
| 13 | Montcalm County Estimated | 256 | -44.3% |
| 14 | Kalkaska County Estimated | 234 | -28.2% |
| 15 | Cheboygan County Estimated | 225 | +102.7% |
| 16 | Clare County Estimated | 224 | -28.9% |
| 17 | Gladwin County Estimated | 217 | +14.8% |
| 18 | Manistee County Estimated | 204 | +234.4% |
| 19 | Mecosta County Estimated | 187 | +114.9% |
| 20 | Wexford County Estimated | 184 | +87.8% |
| 21 | Benzie County Estimated | 179 | +67.3% |
| 22 | Alcona County Estimated | 171 | +134.2% |
| 23 | Emmet County Estimated | 170 | -38.4% |
| 24 | Antrim County Estimated | 169 | -39.4% |
| 25 | Iosco County Estimated | 167 | +263% |
| 26 | Leelanau County Estimated | 140 | -30.7% |
| 27 | Mason County Estimated | 135 | -37.2% |
| 28 | Montmorency County Estimated | 132 | +9.1% |
| 29 | Otsego County Estimated | 119 | -25.2% |
| 30 | Arenac County Estimated | 102 | +2,650% |
| 31 | Ogemaw County Estimated | 96 | -41.1% |
| 32 | Sanilac County Estimated | 94 | +238.2% |
| 33 | Oceana County Estimated | 89 | +30.9% |
| 34 | Mackinac County Estimated | 85 | +54.5% |
| 35 | Charlevoix County Estimated | 84 | +90.9% |
| 36 | Delta County Estimated | 83 | +145.1% |
| 37 | Alpena County Estimated | 82 | +172.6% |
| 37 | Oscoda County Estimated | 82 | +127.8% |
| 39 | Iron County Estimated | 79 | +102.6% |
| 40 | Missaukee County Estimated | 64 | +218.5% |
| 41 | Presque Isle County Estimated | 63 | -54.7% |
| 42 | Huron County Estimated | 59 | +215.7% |
| 43 | Osceola County Estimated | 55 | -28.6% |
| 44 | Crawford County Estimated | 54 | -74.2% |
| 45 | Schoolcraft County Estimated | 51 | -52.3% |
| 46 | Menominee County Estimated | 46 | +135.7% |
| 47 | Branch County Estimated | 42 | +122.1% |
| 48 | Eaton County Estimated | 38 | +371.4% |
| 49 | Dickinson County Estimated | 24 | +149% |
| 50 | Van Buren County Estimated | 17 | +288.9% |
| 51 | St. Joseph County Estimated | 12 | +108.8% |
| 52 | Alger County Estimated | 5 | -92.1% |
| 53 | Keweenaw County Estimated | 4 | +111.8% |
| 54 | Ontonagon County Estimated | 2 | -91.3% |
| 55 | Luce County Estimated | -15 | -131.3% |
| 56 | Lake County Estimated | -45 | -125.6% |
| 57 | Marquette County Estimated | -46 | -258.6% |
| 58 | Baraga County Estimated | -71 | -14.5% |
| 59 | Tuscola County Estimated | -72 | +81.3% |
| 60 | Jackson County Estimated | -90 | -136.9% |
| 61 | Bay County Estimated | -112 | +2.6% |
| 62 | Lapeer County Estimated | -122 | -250.6% |
| 63 | Hillsdale County Estimated | -137 | -2,383.3% |
| 64 | Midland County Estimated | -138 | +52.2% |
| 65 | Gogebic County Estimated | -166 | -340.6% |
| 66 | Ionia County Estimated | -181 | -64.5% |
| 67 | Chippewa County Estimated | -182 | -1,037.5% |
| 68 | Macomb County Estimated | -213 | -282.1% |
| 69 | Shiawassee County Estimated | -304 | -186.8% |
| 70 | Houghton County Estimated | -344 | -63.8% |
| 71 | Gratiot County Estimated | -354 | -390.2% |
| 72 | Lenawee County Estimated | -375 | -321.3% |
| 73 | Calhoun County Estimated | -377 | +24.3% |
| 74 | Muskegon County Estimated | -411 | -2,155% |
| 75 | Berrien County Estimated | -454 | -10.5% |
| 76 | Kent County Estimated | -766 | -978.9% |
| 77 | Isabella County Estimated | -920 | -79.7% |
| 78 | Genesee County Estimated | -1,083 | +37.6% |
| 79 | Saginaw County Estimated | -1,309 | -63.6% |
| 80 | Washtenaw County Estimated | -1,670 | -132.3% |
| 81 | Ingham County Estimated | -2,658 | -210.5% |
| 82 | Oakland County Estimated | -5,030 | -43.2% |
| 83 | Wayne County Estimated | -10,075 | +19.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
More on how it is measured
- United States: states and counties.
- Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
- United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
- A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/michigan-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/michigan-counties?period=2018.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/michigan-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_michigan_by_2018,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Michigan by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/michigan-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?
Ottawa County, with 1,699 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Wayne County, with -10,075 in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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