Michigan vs New York: which way are people moving?

Name: Michigan vs New York: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Michigan. In 2022–23, 504 more people moved from New York to Michigan than the other way.

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New York → Michigan4,350 people

Arrivals' income: $78.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Michigan → New York3,846 people

Leavers' income: $78.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,196 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 New York.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Michigan and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+158
2014–15 †	−27
2015–16	+307
2016–17 †	+496
2017–18	+338
2018–19	+152
2019–20	+1,052
2020–21	+1,002
2021–22	+2
2022–23 †	−311

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

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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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New York and Michigan, 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	4,099	3,341	+758	2,255	2,097	$62.0k	$53.9k
2014–15 †	2,944	2,392	+552	1,589	1,616	$52.2k	$53.9k
2015–16	4,426	3,035	+1,391	2,286	1,979	$70.6k	$62.9k
2016–17 †	5,748	3,991	+1,757	3,075	2,579	$70.1k	$61.2k
2017–18	4,648	3,277	+1,371	2,497	2,159	$87.7k	$69.1k
2018–19	4,208	3,246	+962	2,344	2,192	$74.4k	$112.7k
2019–20	5,589	3,260	+2,329	3,106	2,054	$83.8k	$68.7k
2020–21	5,271	3,039	+2,232	3,079	2,077	$83.2k	$74.9k
2021–22	4,902	3,641	+1,261	2,699	2,697	$86.5k	$92.7k
2022–23 †	4,350	3,846	+504	2,560	2,871	$78.0k	$78.6k

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

Cite this comparison

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