Tennessee Again Ranked In Top 5 States For Domestic Migration
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The Center Square [By Jon Styf] –
Tennessee was once again one of the top states to move to, ranking fifth in U-Haul’s annual rankings of growth states based on its data for one-way equipment rentals.
Texas, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina topped the list as Tennessee moved up from sixth to fifth this year.
“Migration to states in the Southeast and Southwest is still very pronounced,” U-Haul International President John Taylor said in a statement. “Demand for one-way equipment out of certain markets in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast mirrors what we have seen during recent moving cycles. Wherever DIY customers go, and whatever mobility and self-storage needs they have in 2024, U-Haul will be there with solutions.”
The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and U-Box moving container rentals.
Tennessee ranked sixth in U.S. Census data with an increase of 207,000 people in domestic migration over a three-year span.
Tennessee had an estimated population of 7,126,489 this July, an increase from the 7,048,976 last year and 6,910,786 from 2020.
About the Author: Jon Styf, The Center Square Staff Reporter – Jon Styf is an award-winning editor and reporter who has worked in Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida and Michigan in local newsrooms over the past 20 years, working for Shaw Media, Hearst and several other companies. Follow Jon on Twitter @JonStyf.
Another generation and you can kill what’s left of conservatism goodbye. I’ve seen it before and, thankfully, I won’t be around to see it again. The newcomers, at least the legal ones, left their previous abodes because of onerous tax burdens, ridiculous laws and regulations and came here. Suddenly they miss the amenities their previous home provided and demand it here and the cycle of onerous taxation, stupid laws and regulations, of which we already have more than our fair share, begins to tear down what once made Tn. a great place to live.