Migration Trends: Where People Moved in 2023
New Mexico is the No. 16 growth state in the U.S., climbing three spots from its previous ranking, according to the U-Haul® Growth Index analyzing one-way customer moves during 2023.
One-way U-Haul customers arriving in New Mexico fell 7% from 2022 while departures also fell 7% as overall moving traffic slowed.
Do-it-yourself movers arriving in New Mexico still accounted for almost 50.3% of all one-way U-Haul traffic in and out of the Land of Enchantment (49.7% departures) to keep it a top-20 growth state.
New Mexico’s top growth city is Taos. Other notable net-gain markets include Alamogordo, Ruidoso-Ruidoso Downs, Gallup, Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Deming, Los Lunas, Hobbs, Chaparral and Rio Rancho.
The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled according to the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks, trailers and U-Box moving containers arriving in a city or state, versus departing from that city or state, in a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul customer transactions that occur annually across the U.S. and Canada.
Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee account for the top five growth states. California ranks 50th for the fourth year in a row with the largest net loss of one-way U-Haul customers.
2023 U-Haul Growth States
| 1. | TEXAS (1) |
| 2. | FLORIDA (2) |
| 3. | NORTH CAROLINA (4) |
| 4. | SOUTH CAROLINA (3) |
| 5. | TENNESSEE (6) |
| 6. | IDAHO (10) |
| 7. | WASHINGTON (23) |
| 8. | ARIZONA (7) |
| 9. | COLORADO (11) |
| 10. | VIRGINIA (5) |
| 11. | NEVADA (13) |
| 12. | VERMONT (30) |
| 13. | UTAH (12) |
| 14. | WYOMING (33) |
| 15. | DELAWARE (27) |
| 16. | NEW MEXICO (19) |
| 17. | ARKANSAS (43) |
| 18. | GEORGIA (8) |
| 19. | SOUTH DAKOTA (31) |
| 20. | MINNESOTA (17) |
| 21. | MONTANA (18) |
| 22. | ALABAMA (20) |
| 23. | OHIO (9) |
| 24. | IOWA (21) |
| 25. | HAWAII (–) |
| 26. | WISCONSIN (16) |
| 27. | INDIANA (14) |
| 28. | MISSOURI (15) |
| 29. | KENTUCKY (26) |
| 30. | WEST VIRGINIA (25) |
| 31. | MAINE (29) |
| 32. | NORTH DAKOTA (37) |
| 33. | KANSAS (39) |
| 34. | ALASKA (41) |
| 35. | NEBRASKA (32) |
| 36. | RHODE ISLAND (40) |
| 37. | OREGON (22) |
| 38. | PENNSYLVANIA (24) |
| 39. | MISSISSIPPI (34) |
| 40. | NEW HAMPSHIRE (38) |
| 41. | OKLAHOMA (42) |
| 42. | CONNECTICUT (28) |
| 43. | NEW YORK (46) |
| 44. | MARYLAND (44) |
| 45. | LOUISIANA (35) |
| 46. | MICHIGAN (48) |
| 47. | NEW JERSEY (45) |
| 48. | ILLINOIS (49) |
| 49. | MASSACHUSETTS (47) |
| 50. | CALIFORNIA (50) |
2022 growth rankings in parentheses
While U-Haul migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents. Find the U-Haul location nearest you at uhaul.com/locations.
U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The geographical coverage from 23,000 U-Haul truck- and trailer-sharing locations provides a broad overview of where people are moving like no one else in the industry.
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