U-Haul released its annual growth index on Monday morning, showing the states that experienced the most in-migration in 2025, and Alabama ranked ninth.
According to the moving company, the high growth rate could be due to political factors.
In a press release, U-Haul said that seven of the top 10 growth states currently feature Republican governors, while nine of those states went red in the last presidential election. By comparison, the bottom 10 growth states featured Democrat governors, with seven of them voting blue in the last presidential election.
"We continue to find that life circumstances — marriage, children, a death in the family, college, jobs and other events — dictate the need for most moves," said John "J.T." Taylor, U-Haul International president. "But other factors can be important to people who are looking to change their surroundings. In-migration states are often appealing to those customers."
States are ranked by their net gain (or loss) of customers who rented a one-way truck, trailer, or U-Box moving container in one state and dropped off their equipment in another. The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from over 2.5 million annual one-way transactions across the United States and Canada.
Also in the U-Haul report, Auburn ranked 17th among U.S. cities for overall growth.
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