Migration

Total Net Migration for Michigan: 1960-2012 (chart) 
Net Domestic and International Migration: Michigan, 2000-2012 (chart)

Interstate Migration 

Migration Patterns by Age for Michigan: 2006-2012 (charts and commentary) 

Migration Flows by Age for Michigan and the U.S.: 2006-2012 (table) 
Migration Rates by Age for Michigan and the U.S.: 2007-2012 (table) 
Migration Ranks by Age for Michigan: 2007-2012 (table)

Domestic Migration Flows into and out from Detroit: 2005-2009 (table)

Fallacies that Misinform Our Thinking about Michigan's Population and Economy 
This presentation was made by Michigan's state demographer to the 2008 Revenue Forecasting Conference.  Topics covered include total migration, migration by age, brain drain, unemployment, and hiring during periods of economic contraction.

Michigan Migration Patterns (PowerPoint presentation) 
This presentation was made by Michigan's state demographer to:
-- Cool Cities Coordinating Team 
       March 2, 2006
-- M.S.U. Land Policy Institute, Planning for Prosperity Summit
       March 27, 2006
-- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, State of DLEG
       March 30, 2006
-- Michigan Chamber of Commerce, September 27, 2007

Brain Drain 

Migration Patterns by Level of Education: Michigan, 2000-2012 (charts and commentary) 

Migration Patterns by Level of Education: Michigan, 2000-2012 (table) 

Retention of College Graduates Born in Michigan: 2000-2007 (Excel file) 
Retention of College Graduates Born in Michigan: 2000-2007 (pdf file) 

Seasonal Migration 

The Importance of Seasonal Population Movements in the American Community Survey 
This paper analyzes coverage rates from the American Community Survey to find evidence of seasonal population movements that can potentially be used to improve population estimates.  It suggests ways to produce seasonal population information from data already collected by the ACS, as well as a way to count seasonal migrants better in the decennial census.

       Supporting Data: Maps of ACS Coverage Rates, 2000-2004 

State-Level ACS Data on People in "Second Residences" 
      Number of Persons in Second Residences   
      Percent of Population in Second Residences 

Updated 9/25/2013