Florida welcomed more than sunshine and tourists in 2019. It greeted the largest number of U-Haul® moving trucks entering its borders versus exiting them, establishing a new No. 1 growth state for the first time in four years.
Florida, which ranked second to Texas from 2016-18, bested the Lone Star State for growth this past year, according to U-Haul data analyzing U.S. migration trends for 2019.
Texas inched back one spot to No. 2 while continuing its strong run of procuring do-it-yourself movers. North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington round out the top five growth states for 2019.
California ranked 49th, and Illinois was 50th for the fourth time in five years, pacing the out-migration states with the largest net losses of U-Haul trucks crossing their borders.