Downriver Today

In 2019, 17,960 people moved to Wayne County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 17,695 people migrated to Wayne County from elsewhere in the state.

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	18,315	31,991	-13,676
2018-2019	17,695	30,834	-13,139
2019-2020	17,960	32,813	-14,853