Migration To Texas -- U-Haul 2022 Data

Link here. 

Preferred destinations:

• Texas,
• Florida,
• the Carolinas

States where demand for equipment to go out of state was the greatest:

• California
• Illinois
• New York

Texas is the No. 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.

California and Illinois ranked 50th and 49th, respectively.

By the way:

• folks come to Texas to work;
• folks go to Florida to retire.