Michigan vs Wisconsin: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Wisconsin. In 2022–23, 288 more people moved from Michigan to Wisconsin than the other way.

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Wisconsin → Michigan3,774 people

Arrivals' income: $63.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Michigan → Wisconsin4,062 people

Leavers' income: $57.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

7,836 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Wisconsin than to Michigan every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Michigan and Wisconsin (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−345
2014–15 †	−132
2015–16	−279
2016–17 †	−219
2017–18	−265
2018–19	−367
2019–20	−101
2020–21	−16
2021–22	−33
2022–23 †	−392

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

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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Wisconsin

Net change, all states: +2,753
Moved in · moved out: 89,800 · 87,047
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $72.4k · $74.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Wisconsin 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	3,810	4,258	−448	2,046	2,391	$52.8k	$48.3k
2014–15 †	2,543	2,717	−174	1,469	1,601	$54.3k	$47.6k
2015–16	4,017	4,194	−177	2,115	2,394	$55.3k	$55.4k
2016–17 †	5,458	5,639	−181	2,954	3,173	$76.3k	$52.2k
2017–18	3,997	4,407	−410	2,238	2,503	$73.5k	$55.9k
2018–19	3,782	4,228	−446	2,142	2,509	$58.6k	$59.4k
2019–20	4,180	4,352	−172	2,390	2,491	$64.7k	$59.4k
2020–21	4,374	4,070	+304	2,492	2,508	$63.5k	$56.6k
2021–22	4,161	3,984	+177	2,513	2,546	$66.9k	$59.7k
2022–23 †	3,774	4,062	−288	2,334	2,726	$63.7k	$57.8k

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

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