THE BIG FINISH
WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THE MARKET'S LEADING INDICATORS
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Texas City Tops U.S.
Migration Destinations
Where are people moving to in 2018? Not even the
aftermath of a hurricane can keep people away from
the Bayou City, because Houston once again topped
the list of U.S. migration destinations, according to the
U-Haul Migration Trends Report. This marks the ninth
consecutive year Houston has taken the top slot.
Chicago, Illinois, came in as the second-most-popular
migration destination. The Windy City also maintained its
same position on the list from the previous year, thanks
to an 11 percent YOY increase in one-way U-Haul truck
arrivals in 2017.
Data is calculated by the net gain of one-way U-Haul
truck rentals entering a state versus leaving a state during
a calendar year. More than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul
truck rental transactions occur annually, resulting in the
following migration trends data.
Growth Rank for States in 2017
1. TEXAS
2. FLORIDA
3. ARKANSAS
4. SOUTH CAROLINA
5. TENNESSEE
6. WASHINGTON
7. NORTH CAROLINA
8. CONNECTICUT
9. COLORADO
10. VERMONT
11. ALABAMA
12. IOWA
13. VIRGINIA
14. IDAHO
15. WEST VIRGINIA
16. NEBRASKA
17. INDIANA
18. DELAWARE
19. NEW MEXICO
20. WISCONSIN
21. UTAH
22. WYOMING
23. MISSISSIPPI
24. OKLAHOMA
25. MONTANA
26. MAINE
27. SOUTH DAKOTA
28. WASHINGTON, D.C.
29. KENTUCKY
30. MISSOURI
31. NEW HAMPSHIRE
32. OREGON
33. NEVADA
34. OHIO
35. MINNESOTA
36. ALASKA
37. NORTH DAKOTA
38. KANSAS
39. RHODE ISLAND
40. LOUISIANA
41. GEORGIA
42. MARYLAND
43. ARIZONA
44. NEW YORK
45. NEW JERSEY
46. MASSACHUSETTS
47. MICHIGAN
48. PENNSYLVANIA
49. ILLINOIS
50. CALIFORNIA
*Washington, D.C., is its own U-Haul territory and is listed among
states for migration purposes. Hawaii is not included since state-to-
state truck rentals are not applicable.
Source: U-Haul Growth States: Texas Remained No. 1 in 2017
