10 States Americans Are Leaving and 5 States They Are Moving To
The changing face and make up of the individual states, portends a potential changing of the social, political and economic faces of those states.
People are leaving certain states and heading to certain states for very specific reasons and those reasons are different for different states.
What does it mean and will it continue? We shall see ....
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Do you know what’s becoming as American as apple pie? Internal migration! People are packing up and moving from sea to shining sea, but why? Let’s dive into this great American shuffle; check out the top 10 states folks are abandoning and the top five they’re flocking toward. What motivates the movers? Is it the quest for better jobs, sunnier skies, or just a change of scenery? Buckle up as we hit the road to discover what’s pulling Americans in new directions!
People are leaving these states in large numbers
1. California – The Golden State’s Great Goodbye
2. New York: Economic and Lifestyle Shifts
3. Illinois: Economic Challenges Leading To Demographic Changes
4. New Jersey: High Costs and Housing Market Dynamics
5. Michigan: Industrial Shifts and Migration Patterns
6. Massachusetts: The Cost of Prosperity
7. Connecticut: Navigating Economic Challenges
8. Ohio: Adapting to Industrial Changes
9. Maryland: Balancing Taxation and Living Costs
10. Pennsylvania: Demographic Shifts and Divides
As we turn the page from states losing residents, let’s explore the ones gaining popularity. Each offers unique attractions, from booming job markets to inviting climates.
People are moving to these states in large numbers
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The article is not about Trump, it is not about Biden - it is about social, economic and political phenomena that are reshaping the people and where they live in the country.
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There have been and continue to be significant shifts in population from some states and to other states. These moves have fiscal and political consequences some immediate and some that we will see in the years to come.
Why is it happening? When will it stop?
Looks like some are moving for tax reasons, for cost of living reasons, for saner policies, some cases better weather.
I doubt it will stop, people will always decide to move for their own reasoning and needs.
When I was younger, I was caught up in what my dad called the great New England exodus of the late 80s early 90s due to change of military base assignment. When I discharged I had no desire to move back and chose somewhere else to put down roots, 30 years later , I still think I made the correct choice for myself.
People had numerous reasons for leaving one area to go to another, and they still do.
Why Are They Moving?
According to data in the 2021 United Van Lines annual national movers study , the most common reason, by far, for moving during the years leading up to last was work-related. Although still at the top of the list, moving for work dropped nearly 19% from 2019 to 2021, while moving closer to family saw a significant increase in popularity and now ranks just .7% behind work-related moving. Moving to be closer to family had jumped nearly 13% since 2015 when it lagged behind work-related moving by over 41%.
Retirement and lifestyle moves saw only slight percentage increases last year, but both are up nearly 5% over 2015. Increases in retirement moving will likely continue to rise as the number of persons reaching age 65 increases yearly, according to a May 2021 report from the Administration for Community Living . Cost of living moves increased by 3.7%, while health-related moving decreased somewhat.
States People Are Fleeing And States People Are Moving To – Forbes Home
most of your articles seem to be politically divisive, which seem antithetical to your claims of wanting national unity
nine out of the ten states on your list are "blue" states
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You did it again Greg. You terrify them.
Messed up!
So? Is the seeded article wrong? Are there not a lot of people who are leaving those states and moving elsewhere? Didn't those states lose more population than they gained according to the last census?
What might you think reasons are for these people moving to other states?
It would had been a much shorter article if the author had only told us that some Americans are moving across state lines.
John
It is not "my list", I merely provided the facts that are being reported. Check the source link
you are the one who chose to post a negative list where nine out of the ten names on the list are blue states
I dont care who moves where. It is minor. Conservatives have been telling us for years that Illinois is losing population. who cares? It is still the 7th largest state in population.
But you're the one who commented that 9 of the top 10 states people are moving from are blue states. Rather than bitch about the contents of the seed article, why don't you maybe comment on why people are leaving those states? What is going on that people are moving away from? And what does that mean for future political power? After all, based on the last census California lost a seat in the House and one electoral college vote due to the loss of citizens.
What do you think New York will be like in 10 or 20 years if the trend continues?
because i dont care. these are small amounts of people that are leaving
What’s going wrong in Chicago, John? Why is there still a lot of racism in your town?
Census 2020: “Black people aren’t leaving Chicago…they’re being forced out”
“Marginalized communities face obstacles to quality housing, education, employment, and health, pressuring them to search elsewhere for basic needs. That type of neglect is what First District Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson says drives residents reluctantly out of Chicago. “Black people aren’t leaving Chicago. Failed policies are forcing them out,” he argues.”
Chicago is still completely democrat controlled.
You seem to have an obsession about this racism in the north. I've never said there is no racism in Chicago, to the contrary, I know a lot of racists in Chicago.
In 2023, New York saw a population decline of 102,000 while California's population declined by 75,423. That's overall loss, not just people who moved out.
Here’s how many people moved out of California in 2023 (foxla.com)
If the trends continue, how much political capital will those two states lose over the next ten or twenty years? New York and California account for 78 seats in the House, Texas and Florida have 66 seats. New York and California are, as you say, blue states while Texas and Florida are red states. What happens if those four states swap positions and red states outnumber blue states for seats in Congress? What happens then?
You can say you don't care but I think everybody should care.
Isn’t the problem more about structural racism than individual racists? How can such a blue city have so much structural racism in 2024?
Conservatives have been telling us for years that Illinois is losing population. who cares? It is still the 7th largest state in population.
Maybe because the population loss costs representation, federal funding and means fewer people have to cover the debts incurred by those who leave, Not to mention paying pensions to those who spend it in other states.
the conservatives who rag on this subject dont care about illinois, it is a "political" talking point for them.
outside a political context, no one gives a shit about who moves where.
True
there is structural racism throughout the country
So it’s not the structural racism that’s causing a significant number of Black people to leave your fine city? Did you read the Chicago Reporter article 3.1.11 ?
Also, many who moved due to Covid are now moving back. The migration of the US population in the last few years was unusual and caused by multiple factors.
Waco didn't become preferable to NYC...
And you are the one complaining about facts.
If you can dispute the facts do so.
I wonder what some really think it means when a state loses reps in Congress.
Does the convoluted math means those states had an increase in population?
if what you claim is true, supply a link showing those state populations increased during Covid because people were moving to those states--if you can. I don't think you can find any data to support your claim.
Would you have preferred he posted non-facts?
Do you think he manipulated the list created by others somehow?
It is not a negative list, it is a list that presents facts about population movement in the U.S.
It is only negative if YOU interpret it that way
Very divisive if you're a radical leftist.
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What did you find “politically divisive” in it?
It's only politically divisive if one chooses to make it so.
I'm more interested in the reasons the people moving are doing so acknowledging some of the reasons could be politically motivated.
Why are FACTS so politically divisive to you?
most of your articles seem to be politically divisive, which seem antithetical to your claims of wanting national unity
Presenting facts is not politically divisive, you and others turn all topics in political brawls (right vs left) not me
Let us be know when you change your name to Robert in North Dakota.
Actually I retired to Ohio from Wisconsin a number of years ago, and this is where I remain for the rest of my days.
The difference between Hooterville and Pixley...
lol
the difference between Hooterville and Pixley...
Tessy is right that is hilarious and yet insightful at the same time