Real IRS tax-return address changes, not a Census population estimate -- people who
actually filed from a different county the following year. Positive means more people
left than arrived; negative means the reverse. See the
reporting-vs-reality read of this same data
for how this compares against the Census's own population-change numbers.
2019→2020: 51,552 out, 43,214 in, net +8,338
2020→2021: 50,537 out, 38,343 in, net +12,194
2021→2022: 49,392 out, 36,927 in, net +12,465
2022→2023: 47,986 out, 39,569 in, net +8,417
Where Wayne County, MI's Leavers Went, 2022→2023
Each number below is people who moved specifically from Wayne County, MI to that one
county, in this one year -- not that county's own total gain from every source. Select it
in the picker above to see its own totals.
Oakland County (MI)13,824
Macomb County (MI)10,484
Washtenaw County (MI)3,614
Monroe County (MI)1,948
Livingston County (MI)1,254
Cook County (IL)668
Genesee County (MI)658
Lucas County (OH)609
Maricopa County (AZ)545
Ingham County (MI)504
Where Wayne County, MI's Arrivals Came From, 2022→2023
Each number below is people who moved specifically from that one county to Wayne County, MI,
in this one year -- not that county's own total loss to everywhere else.