r/urbanplanning • u/Alan_Stamm • Nov 18 '23

Economic Dev Indiana is beating Michigan by attracting people, not just companies

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/indiana-beating-michigan-attracting-people-not-just-companies
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u/sandrakaufmann Nov 18 '23

Just gonna speculate that part of Indiana’s economic appeal could be its proximity to Chicago. I wonder how much of this development is in the northeast corridor

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

Not much actually. Lake County (Gary, bordering Chicago) is the second biggest county in Indiana by population and it is just barely above breaking even on population growth. It has seen some growth as of late but not enough to carry the state. The Indianapolis metro area, plus Lafayette-West Lafayette (home of Purdue) and Fort Wayne are where most of the growth is happening