United Van Lines has released their annual report on inbound and outbound traffic into each state. This is a good indicator of where the migration trends across the country are for 2006. The trend of people leaving the Northeast and Midwest is continuing as high taxes and low employment prospects are providing motivation for people to leave. The west and southeast are taking up the slack.
One interesting tidbit in the survey that we do not show here is that Florida for the first time in a long time has had more people leave than stay according to the survey. The combination of high property values, higher taxes and insurance costs has created a negative outflow of residents.
Highest Inbound States
- NORTH CAROLINA 64.00%
- OREGON 62.50%
- SOUTH CAROLINA 60.60%
- NEVADA 59.90%
- IDAHO 59.30%
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 57.90%
- NEW MEXICO 57.90%
- ALABAMA 57.50%
- UTAH 56.00%
- SOUTH DAKOTA 55.90%
Highest Outbound States
- MICHIGAN 66.00%
- NORTH DAKOTA 66.00%
- NEW JERSEY 60.90%
- NEW YORK 59.50%
- INDIANA 41. 58.20%
- PENNSYLVANIA 57.00%
- LOUISIANA 56.40%
- OHIO 55.80%
- ILLINOIS 55.70%
- MARYLAND 54.10%
Source: United Van Lines
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I just want to say Go North Carolina! I just moved to Raleigh North Carolina from Los Angeles California. So I am part of that 64%. I love you articles! Thanks for Blogging! If you want more information on North Carolina see http://www.trianglereport.com