These are the cities and states gaining the most new residents

U-Haul released data showing Texas and Florida are gaining more residents than other states, while California continues to lose residents.

Based on data from U-Haul involving 2.5 million moves, Texas topped the list of states people relocated to across state lines in 2023. It marked the third straight year Texas topped U-Haul's list. 

Texas was followed by Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Virginia, which was ranked No. 5 in 2022, dropped to No. 10. Idaho, which ranked No. 10 in 2022, jumped to No. 6. 

“While one-way transactions in 2023 remained below the record-breaking levels we witnessed immediately following the pandemic, we continued to see many of the same geographical trends from U-Haul customers moving between states,” said John “J.T.” Taylor, U-Haul International president. “Migration to states in the Southeast and Southwest is still very pronounced. Demand for one-way equipment out of certain markets in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast mirrors what we have seen during recent moving cycles."

California topped the list of states with the most net departures, followed by Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey and Michigan. It was the fourth year in a row California had the most net departures in the U.S. 

The South dominated the list of top cities with net arrivals. The Palm Bay and Melbourne, Florida, area ranked No. 1, followed by Ocala, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Sarasota, Florida; and Austin, Texas. All 13 of the top towns for net arrivals in 2023 were in the South.