(Center of the American Experiment) — To less fanfare than usual, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of State-to-State Migration Flows for 2023.
They show that, overall, Minnesota gained 100,277 residents from other parts of the United States in 2022-2023 but lost 108,966 for a net loss of 8,689 residents. Gov. Walz’ strategy of offsetting the ‘push’ factors of ‘progressive’ economic policy with the alleged ‘pull’ factors of ‘progressive’ social policy is failing.
As Figure 1 shows, Minnesota’s top source of residents from other parts of the United States was Illinois followed by Oregon, California, Michigan, and Washington, all states with Democrat ‘trifectas.’ The top destinations for Minnesotans fleeing the state were North Carolina, Florida, Texas, South Dakota, and North Dakota; four of these five states have Republican trifectas.
Figure 1: Minnesota’s net state-to-state migration flows, 2023
This exodus of Minnesotans to our western neighbors is a puzzle: Maybe they’re moving for the weather?
This article was originally published at the Center of the American Experiment.
John Phelan
John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment.
