Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 57,100 between 2023 and 2024. That’s more than the population of Georgetown. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Michigan’s 0.57% annual increase was primarily driven by immigration to the state. In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Michigan’s population grew by 1.7%.

+57.1K

population change (2023 to 2024)

+0.57%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Michigan's population increased in 16 of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2023 and 2024, when it gained 57,100 residents. The state's largest decline during the 21st century occurred between 2007 and 2008 when it lost 54,400 residents.

Michigan gained 57,100 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A state’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 to 2024 natural population change was negative in Michigan, with deaths exceeding births by 2,900.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a state. If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Michigan’s population change from immigration was positive, with about 67,600 more people coming from another country to Michigan than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between states:  Michigan’s population change from domestic migration was negative, with about 7,700 more people leaving for another state than moving in.

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Between 2023 and 2024, immigration was the primary driver of population growth in Michigan.

Components of population change

Among 83 county equivalents, Oakland County had the largest population growth in Michigan, welcoming 15,052 new residents. Huron County lost the most, with a loss of 163 residents.
Lake County led Michigan in percent population increase between 2023 and 2024 at 1.9%. Luce County ranked last with a 0.95% decline.

Between 2023 and 2024, Lake County gained 1.9% in population, the largest increase in Michigan.

Population change

Between 2014 and 2024, Michigan’s population has increased by 1.7%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.5%. Michigan ranks 41st among states in population growth over that decade.

Michigan ranked 41st in population growth between 2014 and 2024.

Percent change in population

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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