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 2023, at 1,539. Wayne County had the lowest, at -15,477. The median was 157 and the figure for Michigan was -17,137. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,539Ottawa County
Lowest-15,477Wayne County
Median15783 counties
Michigan-17,137History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 230 personsAlger County: 25 personsAllegan County: 468 personsAlpena County: 240 personsAntrim County: 254 personsArenac County: 132 personsBaraga County: 74 personsBarry County: 491 personsBay County: 386 personsBenzie County: 187 personsBerrien County: -585 personsBranch County: 557 personsCalhoun County: -15 personsCass County: 295 personsCharlevoix County: 122 personsCheboygan County: 281 personsChippewa County: 166 personsClare County: 209 personsClinton County: 44 personsCrawford County: 204 personsDelta County: 220 personsDickinson County: 157 personsEaton County: -52 personsEmmet County: 11 personsGenesee County: -103 personsGladwin County: 442 personsGogebic County: -31 personsGrand Traverse County: 187 personsGratiot County: 375 personsHillsdale County: -3 personsHoughton County: -239 personsHuron County: -18 personsIngham County: -435 personsIonia County: -700 personsIosco County: 155 personsIron County: 157 personsIsabella County: -256 personsJackson County: -89 personsKalamazoo County: 147 personsKalkaska County: 281 personsKent County: -2,443 personsKeweenaw County: 40 personsLake County: 176 personsLapeer County: 576 personsLeelanau County: 223 personsLenawee County: -431 personsLivingston County: 657 personsLuce County: 178 personsMackinac County: -55 personsMacomb County: -241 personsManistee County: 337 personsMarquette County: 579 personsMason County: 4 personsMecosta County: 321 personsMenominee County: -47 personsMidland County: 187 personsMissaukee County: 104 personsMonroe County: 281 personsMontcalm County: 895 personsMontmorency County: 237 personsMuskegon County: 965 personsNewaygo County: 425 personsOakland County: -9,182 personsOceana County: 34 personsOgemaw County: 234 personsOntonagon County: 51 personsOsceola County: 78 personsOscoda County: 229 personsOtsego County: 271 personsOttawa County: 1,539 personsPresque Isle County: 54 personsRoscommon County: 462 personsSaginaw County: -327 personsSt. Clair County: 784 personsSt. Joseph County: 133 personsSanilac County: 55 personsSchoolcraft County: 36 personsShiawassee County: 185 personsTuscola County: 108 personsVan Buren County: 121 personsWashtenaw County: -3,677 personsWayne County: -15,477 personsWexford County: 213 persons
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persons, 2023. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Ottawa County: 1,539 personsOttawa County1,539Muskegon County: 965 personsMuskegon County965Montcalm County: 895 personsMontcalm County895St. Clair County: 784 personsSt. Clair County784Livingston County: 657 personsLivingston County657Marquette County: 579 personsMarquette County579Lapeer County: 576 personsLapeer County576Branch County: 557 personsBranch County557Barry County: 491 personsBarry County491Allegan County: 468 personsAllegan County468Roscommon County: 462 personsRoscommon County462Gladwin County: 442 personsGladwin County442Newaygo County: 425 personsNewaygo County425Bay County: 386 personsBay County386Gratiot County: 375 personsGratiot County375Manistee County: 337 personsManistee County337Mecosta County: 321 personsMecosta County321Cass County: 295 personsCass County295Cheboygan County: 281 personsCheboygan County281Kalkaska County: 281 personsKalkaska County281Monroe County: 281 personsMonroe County281Otsego County: 271 personsOtsego County271Antrim County: 254 personsAntrim County254Alpena County: 240 personsAlpena County240Montmorency County: 237 personsMontmorency County237Ogemaw County: 234 personsOgemaw County234Alcona County: 230 personsAlcona County230Oscoda County: 229 personsOscoda County229Leelanau County: 223 personsLeelanau County223Delta County: 220 personsDelta County220Wexford County: 213 personsWexford County213Clare County: 209 personsClare County209Crawford County: 204 personsCrawford County204Benzie County: 187 personsBenzie County187Grand Traverse County: 187 personsGrand Traverse County187Midland County: 187 personsMidland County187Shiawassee County: 185 personsShiawassee County185Luce County: 178 personsLuce County178Lake County: 176 personsLake County176Chippewa County: 166 personsChippewa County166Ottawa County: 1,539 personsOttawa County1,539Muskegon County: 965 personsMuskegon County965Montcalm County: 895 personsMontcalm County895St. Clair County: 784 personsSt. Clair County784Livingston County: 657 personsLivingston County657Marquette County: 579 personsMarquette County579Lapeer County: 576 personsLapeer County576Branch County: 557 personsBranch County557Barry County: 491 personsBarry County491Allegan County: 468 personsAllegan County468Roscommon County: 462 personsRoscommon County462Gladwin County: 442 personsGladwin County442Newaygo County: 425 personsNewaygo County425Bay County: 386 personsBay County386Gratiot County: 375 personsGratiot County375Manistee County: 337 personsManistee County337Mecosta County: 321 personsMecosta County321Cass County: 295 personsCass County295Cheboygan County: 281 personsCheboygan County281Kalkaska County: 281 personsKalkaska County281Monroe County: 281 personsMonroe County281Otsego County: 271 personsOtsego County271Antrim County: 254 personsAntrim County254Alpena County: 240 personsAlpena County240Montmorency County: 237 personsMontmorency County237Ogemaw County: 234 personsOgemaw County234Alcona County: 230 personsAlcona County230Oscoda County: 229 personsOscoda County229Leelanau County: 223 personsLeelanau County223Delta County: 220 personsDelta County220Wexford County: 213 personsWexford County213Clare County: 209 personsClare County209Crawford County: 204 personsCrawford County204Benzie County: 187 personsBenzie County187Grand Traverse County: 187 personsGrand Traverse County187Midland County: 187 personsMidland County187Shiawassee County: 185 personsShiawassee County185Luce County: 178 personsLuce County178Lake County: 176 personsLake County176Chippewa County: 166 personsChippewa County166
persons. Source: 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Ottawa County Estimated1,539-14.4%
2Muskegon County Estimated965+303.8%
3Montcalm County Estimated895+4,168.2%
4St. Clair County Estimated784+98.5%
5Livingston County Estimated657-37.5%
6Marquette County Estimated579-33.9%
7Lapeer County Estimated576+67.4%
8Branch County Estimated557+163.6%
9Barry County Estimated491+16.9%
10Allegan County Estimated468+110.8%
11Roscommon County Estimated462+43%
12Gladwin County Estimated442+15.4%
13Newaygo County Estimated425-1.6%
14Bay County Estimated386+62.2%
15Gratiot County Estimated375+1,288.9%
16Manistee County Estimated337+60.5%
17Mecosta County Estimated321-57.1%
18Cass County Estimated295+116.9%
19Cheboygan County Estimated281-33.3%
19Kalkaska County Estimated281-5.4%
19Monroe County Estimated281+47.9%
22Otsego County Estimated271-23.4%
23Antrim County Estimated254-46.4%
24Alpena County Estimated240+116.2%
25Montmorency County Estimated237-31.5%
26Ogemaw County Estimated234-27.8%
27Alcona County Estimated230-1.7%
28Oscoda County Estimated229+50.7%
29Leelanau County Estimated223-39.7%
30Delta County Estimated220+14%
31Wexford County Estimated213-20.5%
32Clare County Estimated209-49.8%
33Crawford County Estimated204-20.9%
34Benzie County Estimated187+6.9%
34Grand Traverse County Estimated187-64.4%
34Midland County Estimated187-47.6%
37Shiawassee County Estimated185-15.1%
38Luce County Estimated178-39.2%
39Lake County Estimated176-62.4%
40Chippewa County Estimated166-64.8%
41Dickinson County Estimated157-36.9%
41Iron County Estimated157-28.3%
43Iosco County Estimated155-59.2%
44Kalamazoo County Estimated147+156.5%
45St. Joseph County Estimated133+232.5%
46Arenac County Estimated132-37.4%
47Charlevoix County Estimated122-8.3%
48Van Buren County Estimated121+19.8%
49Tuscola County Estimated108-30.8%
50Missaukee County Estimated104+8.3%
51Osceola County Estimated78-33.9%
52Baraga County Estimated74+716.7%
53Sanilac County Estimated55-68.6%
54Presque Isle County Estimated54-80.9%
55Ontonagon County Estimated51-54.9%
56Clinton County Estimated44-84.1%
57Keweenaw County Estimated40-39.4%
58Schoolcraft County Estimated36-80.1%
59Oceana County Estimated34-50.7%
60Alger County Estimated25-44.4%
61Emmet County Estimated11-84.9%
62Mason County Estimated4-97.7%
63Hillsdale County Estimated-3-101%
64Calhoun County Estimated-15+91.5%
65Huron County Estimated-18-119.6%
66Gogebic County Estimated-31-126.3%
67Menominee County Estimated-47-149%
68Eaton County Estimated-52-137.7%
69Mackinac County Estimated-55-145.5%
70Jackson County Estimated-89-170.1%
71Genesee County Estimated-103+93.6%
72Houghton County Estimated-239-343.9%
73Macomb County Estimated-241+91.1%
74Isabella County Estimated-256-202.4%
75Saginaw County Estimated-327+35.4%
76Lenawee County Estimated-431+6.3%
77Ingham County Estimated-435-104.3%
78Berrien County Estimated-585-150%
79Ionia County Estimated-700-70,100%
80Kent County Estimated-2,443+32.6%
81Washtenaw County Estimated-3,677-699.3%
82Oakland County Estimated-9,182-23.4%
83Wayne County Estimated-15,477+22.8%

Other periods

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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.

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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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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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?

Ottawa County, with 1,539 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wayne County, with -15,477 in 2023.

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