America Is Abandoning the Northeast — and Heading to Texas

In United Van Lines’ study, the top 10 destinations for Americans moving from one state to another were:

Where did Americans move in 2014 — and what states did they leave behind?

A trio of moving companies has released their reports on U.S. moving patterns, and the results show a continuing exodus that’s leaving the Northeast barren and filling up states in the South and West.

On Allied Van Lines’ report, Texas had a net gain of nearly 2,000 families, taking the top spot for incoming movers — for the 10th year in a row.

The least attractive states: Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

It’s a national flight from “cold, expensive states,” as the Daily Mail put it.

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