California ranked last in U-Haul move-ins in 2024, for the fifth straight year, as people continue to leave the high-tax, high-cost-of-living Golden State.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported:
California ranked last in the nation for net U-Haul move-ins for the fifth consecutive year in 2024, a sign of continued domestic out-migration in contrast with the booming southern U.S.
The data released Thursday was calculated from more than 2.5 million one-way U-haul truck, trailer and moving container transactions last year.
South Carolina topped the ranking for the first time, followed by Texas, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Arizona, the highest-ranked western state, came in sixth.
In terms of population growth, the District of Columbia led the nation, at 2.2%, followed by Florida, at 2%.
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