U-Haul Growth States of 2024: South Carolina Tops List for First Time

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The trend of southern states netting larger numbers of one-way U-Haul® customers continued during 2024, with South Carolina topping the U-Haul Growth Index for the first time.

Texas, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee round out the five leading growth states.

California experienced the greatest net loss of do-it-yourself movers in U-Haul equipment and ranks 50th for the fifth consecutive year.

Growth rankings are configured by each state’s net gain (or loss) of customers utilizing one-way U-Haul equipment in a calendar year. The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from well over 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and U-Box® moving container transactions that occur annually.

“State-to-state transactions from the past year reaffirm customer tendencies that have been pronounced for some time,” stated John “J.T.” Taylor, U-Haul International president. “Migration to the Southeast and Southwest continues as families gauge their cost of living, job opportunities, quality of life and other factors that go into relocating to a new state. Out-migration remains prevalent for a number of markets across the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast — and particularly California.

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Top 5

1. SOUTH CAROLINA (4)

2. TEXAS (1)

3. NORTH CAROLINA (3)

4. FLORIDA (2)

5. TENNESSEE (5)

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Bottom 5

46. PENNSYLVANIA (38)

47. NEW YORK (43)

48. NEW JERSEY (47)

49. MASSACHUSETTS (49)

50. CALIFORNIA (50)

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