Quote Originally Posted by renf View Post
The data about change in the suburban ring refer to the suburbs in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County. However, the state of Michigan
continues to lose on its exchange of population with other states. In
addition, compared to the rest of the country, Michigan is a high mortality, low fertility state so our population seems destined to decrease in the future bringing with it numerous economic challenges.
In many ways the spectacular decline of Detroit in the second half of the 20th C was a harbinger of the broader story for Metro Detroit and Michigan. The ships on both sides of Eight Mile were sinking but the one to south was so dramatic that the other ships weren't sensing their decline.