10 Cities with The Highest Out Migration in America

2. Detroit – Warren – Dearborn, MI

Net migration: -36,561

Detroit has lost more than 50% of its population since its 1.8 million peak during the early fifties. The city is now below 700,000 citizens, but Detroit – Warren – Dearborn combined statistical area has more than 5 million inhabitants. Motor City’s and automobile industry’s fates have always been intertwined, and car industry’s decline is the main reason for Detroit being in such a sad state. GM, Ford, and Chrysler have started moving out of central Detroit somewhere at the time of its peak, but automation too had a large impact on job cuts. When German and Japanese competition finally arrived, everyone knew that the Big Three had to implement some significant changes to their respective business models, which in turn doomed Detroit. During the period between 2010 and 2013, the city has lost only 1,330 inhabitants in total. However, 69,075 people have skipped town, while only 32,514 immigrants have arrived. Purely migration-wise, Detroit is at a great loss.