Indiana vs Michigan: which way are people moving?

Name: Indiana vs Michigan: which way are people moving?
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Toward Michigan. In 2022–23, 1,085 more people moved from Indiana to Michigan than the other way.

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Michigan → Indiana7,858 people

Arrivals' income: $62.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Indiana → Michigan8,943 people

Leavers' income: $65.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

16,801 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Indiana came out ahead every year until 2014–15. Since 2015–16, more have moved to Michigan.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Indiana and Michigan (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+290
2014–15 †	+226
2015–16	−62
2016–17 †	−431
2017–18	−141
2018–19	−12
2019–20	−280
2020–21	−188
2021–22	−396
2022–23 †	−435

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Indiana

Net change, all states: +4,837
Moved in · moved out: 121,307 · 116,470
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $64.3k · $67.8k

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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.

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

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	7,978	7,689	+289	4,150	3,860	$44.9k	$53.3k
2014–15 †	5,728	5,357	+371	3,051	2,825	$44.9k	$47.1k
2015–16	7,747	8,296	−549	4,085	4,147	$50.3k	$58.2k
2016–17 †	10,716	11,899	−1,183	5,573	6,004	$53.9k	$65.8k
2017–18	8,235	8,774	−539	4,441	4,582	$54.8k	$61.1k
2018–19	7,912	8,170	−258	4,383	4,395	$55.0k	$57.8k
2019–20	8,392	9,234	−842	4,554	4,834	$56.7k	$61.6k
2020–21	7,915	8,476	−561	4,549	4,737	$53.4k	$65.3k
2021–22	8,019	8,773	−754	4,590	4,986	$64.5k	$93.9k
2022–23 †	7,858	8,943	−1,085	4,718	5,153	$62.5k	$65.7k

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

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