Chart: Minnesota’s population has grown at more than double the rate of Wisconsin’s since 2010: Changes in population of Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2010–2017 | Economic Policy Institute

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Minnesota's population has grown at more than double the rate of Wisconsin's since 2010: Changes in population of Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2010–2017

	Population		Change, 2010–2017		Net migration
	Apr 2010	Jul 2017	Count	Percent	International	Domestic	Total
Minnesota	5,303,924	5,576,606	272,682	5.1	103,720	-32,518	71,202
Wisconsin	5,687,288	5,795,483	108,195	1.9	50,956	-68,738	-17,782
	Population		Change, 2016–2017		Net migration
	Jul 2016	Jul 2017	Count	Percent	International	Domestic	Total
Minnesota	5,525,050	5,576,606	51,556	0.9	16,460	7,941	24,401
Wisconsin	5,772,917	5,795,483	22,566	0.4	8,268	-2,086	6,182

Source: EPI analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2017a and 2017b

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