This is the No. 1 state Americans moved to in 2023—it’s not Florida (2024)

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1 state Americans moved to in 2023: Texas. For the sixth time in eight years, Texas is the No. 1 growth state. DIY movers accounted for 50.4% of all one-way U-Haul traffic arriving in Texas.

The South has the highest concentration of the most moved-to states in 2023, with South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina at the top.

According to a survey by ConsumerAffairs, California ranks as the No. 1 state people are moving from, ahead of New York, New Jersey and Illinois.

While Massachusetts has the highest total score for 2023, each state ranks differently depending on the livability metric. Alabama ranked the best state to live in for affordability, while California ranked the worst for this metric.

The report found that for the fourth year in a row, California had the largest net loss of one-way movers. In recent years, California has seen a mass migration out off the state — a phenomenon that people call the “California Exodus.”

The five states Americans are most likely to move from are California, New York, New Mexico, Illinois and Massachusetts. The five states Americans are most likely to move to are Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona and South Carolina.

They got soaring costs and a culture war. Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.

In 2024, apparently, it's all about the Carolinas — their coast, their mountains, their more temperate climate and — most importantly — their affordable cost of living, say the moving pros at PODS, who've analyzed heaps of customer data to identify the latest trends.

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Washington state has the highest quality of life in all 50 states. The state has no income tax, a thriving job market, and great international business opportunities.

Mississippi is the poorest U.S. state, with 18.8% of its residents living in poverty. The state also has the highest child poverty rate, with 27.9% of its under-18 population meeting federal poverty guidelines.

Figure 1 shows state-by-state destinations. California has received the most new immigrants with 160,297 new arrivals so far in FY 2023. But five states have each received over 50,000 new immigrants and eight more have received at least 25,000. Only California and Texas of these thirteen border the U.S.-Mexico border.

Particles with the highest speeds: In general, the gas state has particles moving at the highest speeds compared to solids and liquids. This is because gas particles have the most space between them, allowing them to move freely and collide less frequently.

Celina, Texas, a city about 40 miles north of Dallas, earned the top spot as its population grew by more than 143% between 2020 and 2023. As of July 2020, the city had a humble population of just over 17,800. By July 2023, that number had swelled to more than 43,300, according to Census Bureau estimates.