U-Haul has published data on net migration in the United States based on customers for one-way rentals. 

And, once again, the southeastern U.S. is the winner, with South Carolina taking the #1 spot, beating out Texas, the 2023 winner now in the #2 position, and followed by North Carolina. 

It is the first time that U-Haul has reported net migration by metro area. Dallas TX, Charlotte NC and Phoenix AZ were the top three metro areas to gain movers. 

The big losers? As in past years, California had the largest net migration “out” of the state followed by Massachusetts and Illinois. New York is seen to have the lowest growth rate in a decade. 

According to U-Haul, it “calculates growth states by each state’s net gain (or loss) of one-way equipment from customer transactions in a calendar year. The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and U-Box moving container transactions that occur annually across the U.S. and Canada.” 

The largest jump in net migration was Oklahoma, jumping into the #11 position, moving 30 spots up followed by Indiana that jumped into the #8 position from last year’s #27 spot.