NY Among Top States Residents Are Fleeing From: Study

NEW YORK — More people moved out of New York in 2021 than moved into the Empire State, according to a study released Monday by United Van Lines.

For people on the move to and from New York, 63.1 percent left compared to the 36.9 percent moving in, the 45th Annual National Movers Study found. New York had the third-highest exodus rate of any state in 2021, according to the data. Only New Jersey (70.5 percent) and Illinois (67.2 percent) saw higher rates of people leaving.

New York also had the third-highest exodus rate in 2020 at 66.9 percent.

Of people leaving the state, the most common reason for the move was family at 29.4 percent. With people able to choose multiple options, the other reasons were retirement (28.95 percent); job (25.72 percent); lifestyle (24.28 percent); cost (11.69 percent); and health (7.02 percent).

For people moving in, the two most common reasons were family (37.81 percent) and job (35.89 percent).

Connecticut, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska round out the top-10 of states that saw the highest percentage of movers leaving.

The 10 states with the highest percentage of people moving in in 2021 were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho, and Rhode Island.

Here is the full United Van Lines study.

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