PHOENIX, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Migration to
southern states continues to be magnified by the lingering
pandemic, and no state netted more U-Haul® customers during the
last year than Texas.
The Lone Star State earned bragging rights as the leading growth
state of 2021, narrowly besting Florida for tops honors, according to
transactional data compiled for the annual U-Haul Growth Index.
Tennessee ranks third,
South Carolina fourth and
Arizona fifth among the top growth
states.
Growth states are calculated by the net gain of one-way
U-Haul trucks entering a state versus leaving that state in
a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from well over 2
million one-way U-Haul truck customer transactions that occur
annually.
California is 50th and
Illinois 49th on the list for the
second consecutive year, indicating those states once again
witnessed the largest net losses of one-way U-Haul trucks.
Texas reclaims the No. 1 growth
state status it held from 2016-18. It ranked second to Florida in 2019 and Tennessee in 2020.
"We see a lot of growth coming from the East and West Coast,"
said Matt Merrill, U-Haul Area
District Vice President of the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex and
West Texas. "A lot of people
moving here from California (and)
New York. We also see a lot of
people coming in from the Chicago
markets. I think that's a lot due to the job growth – a lot of
opportunity here. The cost of living here is much lower than those
areas. Texas is open for
business."
Indiana, Colorado, Maine, Idaho
and New Mexico round out the top
10 growth states of 2021 as self-movers target the Southeast,
Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions as their destinations of
choice.
Select Northeast markets showed year-over-year migration
recoveries as Maine rose 21 spots,
Vermont 14 spots and Connecticut 25 spots in the U-Haul Growth
Index. Yet three of the six states with the largest net losses were
also in the Northeast: New York
(45), Massachusetts (47) and
Pennsylvania (48).
California remained the top
state for out-migration, but its net loss of U-Haul trucks wasn't
as severe as in 2020. That can be partially attributed to the fact
that U-Haul simply ran out of inventory to meet customer demand for
outbound equipment.
Texas's growth is statewide,
although some of its biggest gains occurred in the suburbs around
the DFW Metroplex. Florida's gains
are equally widespread, with considerable growth south of
Orlando and along both
coastlines.
Overall moving traffic across Texas increased in 2021, as it did in most
states. Arrivals of one-way U-Haul trucks jumped 19% while
departures rose 18% over 2020. Arrivals made up 50.2% of all
one-way U-Haul traffic last year in Texas.
"The Texas economy is growing
fast," stated Kristina Ramos, U-Haul
Company of South Austin president.
"With a strong job market and low cost of living, it's a no
brainer. Texas doesn't have an
income tax, so families get more for their money."
Visit myuhaulstory.com to view the top 25 U.S. growth
cities, individual state reports and the top 25 Canadian growth
cities.
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 cities are both attracting and
maintaining residents.
2021 U-HAUL GROWTH
STATES
|
1.
|
TEXAS (2)
|
2.
|
FLORIDA
(3)
|
3.
|
TENNESSEE
(1)
|
4.
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
(15)
|
5.
|
ARIZONA
(5)
|
6.
|
INDIANA
(12)
|
7.
|
COLORADO
(6)
|
8.
|
MAINE (29)
|
9.
|
IDAHO (30)
|
10.
|
NEW MEXICO
(39)
|
11.
|
SOUTH DAKOTA
(25)
|
12.
|
VERMONT
(26)
|
13.
|
WISCONSIN
(13)
|
14.
|
OREGON
(45)
|
15.
|
WASHINGTON
(36)
|
16.
|
ALASKA
(34)
|
17.
|
MINNESOTA
(20)
|
18.
|
CONNECTICUT
(43)
|
19.
|
NORTH CAROLINA
(9)
|
20.
|
NEBRASKA
(32)
|
21.
|
WYOMING
(33)
|
22.
|
MONTANA
(19)
|
23.
|
GEORGIA
(10)
|
24.
|
OHIO (4)
|
25.
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE
(23)
|
26.
|
WEST VIRGINIA
(16)
|
27.
|
IOWA (24)
|
28.
|
UTAH (17)
|
29.
|
NEVADA (8)
|
30.
|
DELAWARE
(27)
|
31.
|
VIRGINIA
(28)
|
32.
|
RHODE ISLAND
(35)
|
33.
|
NORTH DAKOTA
(37)
|
34.
|
MARYLAND
(46)
|
35.
|
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(38)*
|
36.
|
NEW JERSEY
(48)
|
37.
|
MISSISSIPPI
(31)
|
38.
|
KENTUCKY
(18)
|
39.
|
MISSOURI
(7)
|
40.
|
KANSAS
(21)
|
41.
|
ARKANSAS
(11)
|
42.
|
MICHIGAN
(40)
|
43.
|
LOUISIANA
(44)
|
44.
|
OKLAHOMA
(14)
|
45.
|
NEW YORK
(42)
|
46.
|
ALABAMA
(22)
|
47.
|
MASSACHUSETTS
(47)
|
48.
|
PENNSYLVANIA
(41)
|
49.
|
ILLINOIS
(49)
|
50.
|
CALIFORNIA
(50)
|
2020 growth
rankings in parentheses
* Washington, D.C.
is its own U-Haul market and
is listed among growth states for migration trends
purposes. Hawaii is excluded since state-to-state
U-Haul truck moves do not occur.
|
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expansive network that blankets all 10 provinces and 50 states. The
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trailer-sharing locations provides a comprehensive overview of
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About U-HAUL
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choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000
locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul
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customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
approximately 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers and 46,000 towing
devices. U-Haul offers nearly 825,000 rentable storage units and
71.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities throughout North
America. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent
trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has
been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer
and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in
America.
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E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
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