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Migration In Minnesota: One Hundred Thousand Come And Go Each Year <br />While the netted -out numbers shed light on how domestic and international migration impact the Minnesota s <br />overall population growth, they do not describe the overall volume of people passing through the state in a <br />typical year. Indeed, the relatively small size of net gains masks a tremendous amount of total migration <br />occurring into and out of Minnesota each year. <br />Data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey suggest that between 2008 and 2012, there <br />were about 101,000 people each year who moved to Minnesota from another state and about 24,000 who <br />moved to Minnesota from another country. During the same time period, about 113,000 people left Minnesota <br />each year for other states in the U.S.7 In addition, another group left Minnesota for a country outside the U.S.; <br />however, estimates of international out -migrants are not available from this data source.8 <br />Figure 8: Minnesota s Annual Average Domestic Migration Flows, 2008-2012 <br />Source: IPUMS version of U.S. Census Bureau's 2008-2012 American Community Survey. Tabubuons by MN State Demographic Center. <br />These sizeable numbers of individuals who are making relocation choices also present Minnesota leaders with an <br />opportunity to influence their decision-making regarding the costs and benefits of moving. To do so, we would <br />need to know more about who is choosing to leave Minnesota as well as relocate here, and at what period of <br />their lives. The next section further explores these questions. <br />Origins Of Minnesota's New Arrivals Versus Minnesota's Recent Leavers <br />Each year, about 125,000 people move to Minnesota from another state or country. Of all our state's <br />newcomers in recent years, 19% moved from another country, 28% moved from one of the four states that <br />T The American Community Survey (ACS) data estimates yield a higher net loss from migration (12,000 annual average during the 2008-2012 period) than <br />the Population Estimates data cited earlier in this paper (7,000 annual average during those same years) for Minnesota. While the exact figure is unknown, <br />this section employs the American Community Survey data as it yields additional insights about the characteristics of migrants. <br />a The U.S. Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program suggests that the net gain from international migration was about 10,000 people during this time <br />period, which would suggest an outflow of about 14,000 Minnesota residents to other countries each year. <br />Pagello i0^� MN STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER JANUARY 2015 <br />