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Wayne County, MI

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Wayne County, MI saw a net loss of 4,559 tax-filing households and a net loss of 8,614 individuals. On net, the area lost $633.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Oakland County; the largest outflow went to Oakland County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$633.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
-4,559
tax returns
Net people
-8,614
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.6B
Moved out$2.3B
Net -$633.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Oakland County, MI7,246$454.7M
  2. 2Macomb County, MI4,183$170.7M
  3. 3Washtenaw County, MI2,722$154.7M
  4. 4Monroe County, MI926$46.4M
  5. 5Livingston County, MI428$26.9M
  6. 6Ingham County, MI348$16.8M
  7. 7Genesee County, MI345$15.6M
  8. 8Cook County, IL344$40.5M
  9. 9Kent County, MI273$17.9M
  10. 10Maricopa County, AZ269$14.6M

Where movers went

  1. 1Oakland County, MI8,467$583.4M
  2. 2Macomb County, MI5,442$237.5M
  3. 3Washtenaw County, MI2,200$226.3M
  4. 4Monroe County, MI1,111$68.4M
  5. 5Livingston County, MI749$63.7M
  6. 6Cook County, IL552$38.2M
  7. 7Genesee County, MI375$17.9M
  8. 8Ingham County, MI367$15.8M
  9. 9Kent County, MI329$19.1M
  10. 10Lucas County, OH328$14.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$5.0B (-131,046 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$407.1M-14,411
2013-$604.8M-16,792
2014+$574.1M-14,097
2015-$292.1M-7,023
2016-$317.7M-9,673
2017-$469.9M-11,771
2018-$296.7M-7,790
2019-$447.9M-8,152
2020-$480.2M-7,456
2021-$898.4M-12,634
2022-$678.6M-12,633
2023-$633.6M-8,614

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.