Illinois vs Michigan: which way are people moving?

Toward Michigan. In 2022–23, 481 more people moved from Illinois to Michigan than the other way.

Michigan → Illinois7,894 people

Arrivals' income: $74.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Illinois → Michigan8,375 people

Leavers' income: $107.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

16,269 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. In 2022–23, more moved to Illinois.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+58122–23†††
Net moves between Illinois and Michigan (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−476
2014–15 †+191
2015–16−699
2016–17 †−2,163
2017–18−963
2018–19−408
2019–20−1,508
2020–21−1,550
2021–22−310
2022–23 †+581

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2022–23 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

Illinois

Net change, all states
−54,182
Moved in · moved out
179,622 · 233,804
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$78.8k · $104.4k
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Michigan

Net change, all states
−8,442
Moved in · moved out
119,409 · 127,851
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$74.1k · $77.9k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Michigan and Illinois, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–147,3399,292−1,9534,5835,059$57.3k$74.9k
2014–15 †5,4805,930−4503,6113,420$55.5k$75.5k
2015–167,1299,683−2,5544,6035,302$67.7k$87.5k
2016–17 †8,91714,399−5,4825,5517,714$66.6k$83.5k
2017–186,9359,814−2,8794,5625,525$63.9k$88.7k
2018–196,9018,712−1,8114,6545,062$66.5k$92.9k
2019–206,79510,344−3,5494,4305,938$69.3k$130.5k
2020–216,60210,208−3,6064,5356,085$73.6k$123.5k
2021–227,4279,265−1,8385,2725,582$81.8k$130.2k
2022–23 †7,8948,375−4815,8815,300$74.9k$107.0k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Illinois vs Michigan: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/illinois-vs-michigan. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.