A recent study revealed that a scenic state in the southeast is the most popular place to move to in 2024. According to U-Haul.

The moving and storage company recently posted U-Haul Growth Index, it measures how many customers use one-way U-Haul equipment each year. South Carolina, the 2024 winner, has overtaken Texas, which has topped the list for the past few years, from the top spot.

“Growth ratings are configured by each state's net gain (or loss) of customers using one-way U-Haul equipment in a calendar year,” the study explained. “The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and U-Box® moving container transactions that occur annually.”

According to U-Haul, the least popular states to move to in 2024 are:

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A popular southern state topped the U-Haul Growth Index last year, according to one study. (Getty Images/iStock/Getty Images)

50. California

49. Massachusetts

48. New Jersey

47. New York

46. ​​Pennsylvania

45. Illinois

44. Louisiana

43. Michigan

42. Maryland

41. Connecticut

40. Colorado

39. Mississippi

38. Rhode Island

37. New Mexico

36. Wyoming

35. Nevada

34. Oregon

33. New Hampshire

32. Kansas

31. North Dakota

30. West Virginia

29. Nebraska

28. Missouri

27. Alaska

26. Hawaii

25. Kentucky

24. Montana

23. Iowa

22. Wisconsin

21. Delaware

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20. Vermont

19. South Dakota

18. Minnesota

17. Virginia

16. Alabama

15. Georgia

14. Ohio

13. Maine

12. Arkansas

11. Oklahoma

10. Idaho

9. Utah

8. Indiana

7. Washington

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6. Arizona

5. Tennessee

4. Florida

3. North Carolina

2. Texas

1. South Carolina

While Texas still ranks high, U-Haul noted that the Palmetto State knocked Texas out of the top spot last year.

“Texas has ranked first or second among U-Haul Growth States every year since 2016,” the company said. “Florida ranks fourth or higher every year since 2015.”

A U-Haul moving truck is parked in a suburban neighborhood in San Ramon, California. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images/Getty Images)

“Over 51.7% of all U-Haul carriers in and out of the Palmetto State in 2024 are inbound,” the company said.

JT Taylor, president of U-Haul International, said in a statement that the 2024 interstate operations “reaffirms customer trends that have been announced for some time.”

“Migration to the Southeast and Southwest continues as families weigh the cost of living, job opportunities, quality of life and other factors that drive them to move to a new state,” Taylor said. “Foreign migration is dominant for a number of markets in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast, and particularly for California.”

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“U-Haul continues to expand its network, rental fleet and self-storage capabilities so that wherever people move in 2025, we will be there to meet their needs.”

The increase in migration to southern states is not surprising given other recent studies. Last year, the National Association of Realtors 2024 Migration Trends report also found that the southern states were the most popular areas to move to.

A U-Haul moving truck is parked in a residential area in San Jose, California. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Interestingly, only 1% of those who moved south did so because of the weather. At the same time, 42% of Americans who moved to a different state cited reasons related to housing, 26% for family reasons, and 16% for crossing borders. employment reasons.

Click here To read the full results of the U-Haul study.

Fox Business' Breck Dumas contributed to this report.