The federal agency estimates Michigan’s population was 9,895,622 as of July 1, 2013. That’s up 13,103 from the same time in 2012. Prior to last year, Michigan had seen seven straight years of declining population.
Nationally, the U.S. grew from a 2012 population of 313,873,685 to 316,128,839 this year.
Last week, United Van Lines released a similarly optimistic take on Michigan’s situation. The largest U.S. household moving company’s data said the flow of people leaving the state each year has virtually dropped to zero.
That’s a far cry from what the company has reported in the past 16 years. During the stretch, Michigan saw net losses in the number of moves out of state versus those into the state. And from 2006 to 2009, Michigan topped the nation in the number of moves out of state.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131230/METRO06/312300050#ixzz2ozX4HCWX