U-Haul Ranks Tennessee As 6th Most Popular Destination For Migration From Other States
The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
On January 3rd, 2023, U-Haul released their ranking of all the states in the union for one-way moves in 2022. The Volunteer State ranked as the number 6 destination.
U-Haul transactional data confirms that migration to the Southeast and Southwest U.S. – trends that were amplified and accelerated during the pandemic – continued through last year, although overall DIY moves slowed slightly in most states from the record-breaking number of moves in 2021.
John “J.T.” Taylor, U-Haul International president, said, “While overall migration in 2021 was record-breaking, we continue to experience significant customer demand to move out of some geographic areas to destinations at the top of our growth list.”
Texas was ranked as the number 1 growth state for the second consecutive year and the fifth time since 2016. Florida, which ranks second, has been a top-three growth state seven years in a row.
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Idaho round out the top 10 growth states. Virginia and Alabama are the biggest risers, climbing 26 spots from their respective 2021 rankings. New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois and California are the bottom five states for growth in 2022.
Demand for equipment out of California, Illinois and New York remained strong in 2022, as more people opted to leave areas of the West Coast, Northeast and Midwest. California and Illinois ranked 50th and 49th, respectively, on the U-Haul Growth Index for the third consecutive year, meaning those states saw the greatest net losses of one-way U-Haul trucks.
While U-Haul migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents.
Anyone coming from a Blue state turn them back at the State line!!
I came from Colorado and grew up in People Republic of Massachusetts retired military and a conservative.
I moved here because I wanted to live in a Red state. Not everyone who lived in Blue State is a progressive lib.