Study: More People Are Leaving Michigan Than Moving To It

MICHIGAN — A new study shows that more people are moving out of Michigan than to the state. United Van Lines found that the Mitten is the 10th most moved from state in 2018. Why are people leaving? Jobs, mainly and then retirement, the figures suggest.

The National Movers Study tracks customers' state-to-state migration patterns and says Michigan is new to the top 10 list of moving out with 55 percent.

It’s not an uncommon phenomenon to move out of the Midwest, the study showed, as Michigan was joined by states like Ohio, which ranked sixth, Illinois, which ranked second, and Iowa, which ranked eighth.

Michigan had 4,223 shipments from United Van Lines last year, according to information from the company. Of those, 2,322 were from Michigan while 1,901 were to Michigan.

So where are people moving to then? The study found that Vermont was the top inbound state, followed by Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona.

New Jersey was the top outbound state, according to the study.

Screenshots via National Movers Study