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