These are the places where you will find a lot of moving vans ready to bring residents somewhere else. Americans living in these states want a better quality of life and are moving out. United Van Lines reports that Americans still prefer places in the South and West, leaving behind the Midwest and Northeast. There are exceptions, of course. Read on to see the 25 states people are eager to leave!
Rhode Island
The smallest state in the US has an outbound move rate of 49.2%. United Van Says the reason people move is to look for a job outside its 1,200 square miles. The Ocean State has seen a growth of 1.5% in the past year in terms of hiring. Still, it is hard to find good jobs there. “I love R.I., but it’s expensive,” one Redditor said. “Taxes are high and cost of living is high — make sure you have a job before moving.”
Rhode Island
Mississippi
The birthplace of the blues offers great music beaches, comfort food, and the single petrified forest in the East. However, the Magnolia State has 49.4% outbound moves because of the lack of jobs. It has the highest unemployment rate in the nation with 5.4%. This is considerably higher than the national average of 3.5%. “It gets HOT out in the [Mississippi] Delta,” Tom H. said on Quora. “There are tons of mosquitoes and biting flies too. Wonderful folks, terrible conditions.”
Mississippi
