A new study which tracks migration patterns around the United States was recently published by an American moving company known as United Van Lines; that study contained their annual movers analysis for 2018.

Where are people in the United States moving to?

The answer appears to be that more people are choosing to relocate to both Western and Southern parts of the nation.

The state that was found to have the highest inbound migration was Vermont and that was followed by Oregon and others such as Idaho, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona.

Coincidentally, in May of last year the Governor of Vermont had signed a bill to fund a new state initiative that would offer $10k to anyone who was willing to move to the state and work remotely for an employer that was out of state. That program has only now started accepting applications however.

Where have people been moving from?

Their analysis showed that most residents were fleeing from New Jersey last year. Other states that show heavy outbound action are areas like Kansas, Illinois, and New York.

For many of those who are making the move to leave, a great deal of them are earning over $100k per year. The survey also found that more than half of the people who are leaving New York are 55 years of age or older, though the largest age group of movers is those between 18-34.

Perhaps Ohio having some of the worst occupational licensing rules in the country might have something to do with why people want to try somewhere else.

In a separate 2018 migration study from Atlas Van Lines some of the same states were found to be similarly at the top or bottom of the inbound or outbound list, though there were some differences.

They found that their top 4 inbound states were:

• Nevada
• Idaho
• North Carolina
• New Hampshire
• Tennessee

The top outbound for them:

• West Virginia
• Wyoming
• Illinois
• New York
  Connecticut

When comparing a map of the national movers study from United Van Lines from 2018 next to that of the current status of legalization for cannabis throughout the United States, you can see that several of the high inbound move states are also states that endorse recreational cannabis use including Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.

Other driving factors prompting people to make the move elsewhere could also be a lower cost of living, job potential, temperature preference, and more.

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