Texas remains one of the most popular states to move to, moving company data shows
Texas remains one of the most popular states in the country to move to, but data from a moving company shows others have a higher percentage of "inbound migration."
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas remains one of the most popular states in the country to move to, but data from a moving company shows others have a higher percentage of "inbound migration."
In the 30th-annual edition of its Migration Patterns Study, Atlas Van Lines shows Texas is one of the top 10 states with most inbound migration, meaning people moving into the state.
Fifty-six percent of all migration in Texas last year was from people moving to the state, while 44% were people moving out of the state.
Hawaii was the most sought-after destination in 2023, with 77% of shipments with Atlas Van Lines being inbound. Maine and North Carolina also had high percentages of inbound traffic, each at 64%.
Illinois and Pennsylvania were the states with the most outbound traffic, with 63% of migration in each of those states being people moving away. Louisiana and Minnesota also had outbound migration totals above 60%.
Atlas' data also shows which foreign countries saw the most migration to and from the U.S. using its services.
Here are the top 10 places where most people moved from:
- Japan
- South Korea
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Bahrain
- Australia
- Canada
- Kuwait
- India
- Jordan
And here are the 10 places where most people from the U.S. moved to:
- Japan
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
- Puerto Rico
- Greece
- India
- Denmark
- United Kingdom