Just for fun, let's compare the "top 10" lists for United and U-Haul, the states each reports had the most folks moving there. I've starred (*) the four states which appear on both lists, they are AZ, FL, NC, and TN.
United
- Idaho
- South Carolina
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Arizona *
- North Carolina *
- Tennessee *
- Alabama
- Florida *
- Arkansas
U-Haul
- Tennessee (12)*
- Texas (2)
- Florida (1)*
- Ohio (7)
- Arizona (20)*
- Colorado (42)
- Missouri (13)
- Nevada (24)
- North Carolina (3)*
- Georgia (16)
Now let's compare the bottom ten from each list, the states which may have lost the most households. In this case there is more agreement, seven starred states appear on both lists: NJ, NY, IL, CT, CA, MA, and MD.
United
- New Jersey *
- New York *
- Illinois*
- Connecticut *
- California *
- Kansas
- North Dakota
- Massachusetts *
- Ohio
- Maryland *
U-Haul
- Pennsylvania (46)
- New York (43) *
- Connecticut (34) *
- Louisiana (40)
- Oregon (29)
- Maryland (45) *
- Massachusetts (47) *
- New Jersey (44) *
- Illinois (50) *
- California (49) *
Why is there so little agreement on the states with the most move-ins and much greater agreement on the states with the most move-outs? If we assume that the United list and the U-Haul list represent different social strata, different social/economic classes, it suggests people at all levels are leaving certain states but not necessarily heading to the same destination states.
