Detroit City Wire

In 2019, 28,360 people moved to Wayne County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 26,511 people migrated to Wayne County.

The number of people moving to Wayne County is offset by the 32,813 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 30,834 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	27,799	31,991	-4,192
2018-2019	26,511	30,834	-4,323
2019-2020	28,360	32,813	-4,453