U-Haul says more people are renting trucks to get out of Pennsylvania than to get in

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Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom when it comes to population growth in 2021, at least according to U-Haul. The moving company released its annual U-Haul Growth Index, which measures the number of U-Haul one-way rentals entering a state against one-way trips out of the state. According to the company, the data comes from more than 2 million yearly one-way trips.

Pennsylvania ranked 48 out of 49 states plus Washington, D.C.
Hawaii is not included in the list. (I guess U-Haul doesn’t drive to Hawaii?) Following Pennsylvania were Illinois at 49 and California at 50, the same rankings they held for 2020. Pennsylvania ranked 41st on the 2020 list.

The low ranking likely indicates population loss, though the U-Haul Growth Index does not give specific totals. The U.S. Census Bureau shows Pennsylvania losing residents, estimating a 0.3% population decrease from April 2020 to July 2021, or about 38,000 people.

https://www.goerie.com/story/news/2022/01/05/pennsylvania-population-third-biggest-drop-according-u-haul/9101274002/

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1. U-Haul Reveals Top 50 Growth States of 2021

Migration to southern states continues to be magnified by the lingering pandemic, and no state netted more U-Haul® customers during the last year than Texas.

The Lone Star State earned bragging rights as the leading growth state of 2021, narrowly besting Florida for tops honors, according to transactional data compiled for the annual U-Haul Growth Index.

Tennessee ranks third, South Carolina fourth and Arizona fifth among the top growth states.

(2020 growth rankings in parentheses)

1. TEXAS (2)
2. FLORIDA (3)
3. TENNESSEE (1)
4. SOUTH CAROLINA (15)
5. ARIZONA (5)
6. INDIANA (12)
7. COLORADO (6)
8. MAINE (29)
9. IDAHO (30)
10. NEW MEXICO (39)
11. SOUTH DAKOTA (25)
12. VERMONT (26)
13. WISCONSIN (13)
14. OREGON (45)
15. WASHINGTON (36)
16. ALASKA (34)
17. MINNESOTA (20)
18. CONNECTICUT (43)
19. NORTH CAROLINA (9)
20. NEBRASKA (32)
21. WYOMING (33)
22. MONTANA (19)
23. GEORGIA (10)
24. OHIO (4)
25. NEW HAMPSHIRE (23)
26. WEST VIRGINIA (16)
27. IOWA (24)
28. UTAH (17)
29. NEVADA (8)
30. DELAWARE (27)
31. VIRGINIA (28)
32. RHODE ISLAND (35)
33. NORTH DAKOTA (37)
34. MARYLAND (46)
35. WASHINGTON, D.C. (38)*
36. NEW JERSEY (48)
37. MISSISSIPPI (31)
38. KENTUCKY (18)
39. MISSOURI (7)
40. KANSAS (21)
41. ARKANSAS (11)
42. MICHIGAN (40)
43. LOUISIANA (44)
44. OKLAHOMA (14)
45. NEW YORK (42)
46. ALABAMA (22)
47. MASSACHUSETTS (47)
48. PENNSYLVANIA (41)
49. ILLINOIS (49)
50. CALIFORNIA (50)

* Washington, D.C. is its own U-Haul market and is listed among growth states for migration trends purposes. Hawaii is excluded since state-to-state U-Haul truck moves do not occur.

https://myuhaulstory.com/2022/01/03/u-haul-reveals-top-50-growth-states-of-2021/

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2. Of 67 PA Counties

I'd say maybe a dozen have had population growth. If the Commonwealth's loosing folks it's because people are leaving Red counties or finding new homes 6 feet under.

[YP_Yooper]

3. Hope they're all red counties going to FL or TX

leaving PA better off.

[Busterscruggs]

4. Bunch of poor

Trumper hillbillies leaving to sleep on a fellow toothless wonders couch in a red state no doubt. PA is much better off without them

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5. I would guess this has been a trend for some time.

[Goonch]

6. ;-{)🖖‍