According to the United Van Lines (UVL) annual report on the amount of move-outs vs. move-ins per state, in 2018 the states that had more people move out than moved in, and in the largest numbers, are as follows:
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Kansas
As you might have noticed, five of those six states are blue states. Why do you suppose that is?
In commenting on the UVL study, an article on msn.com noted:
Conversely, the states that saw the most people move in are as follows--notice that seven of the 11 are red states, and that three of the four blue states either have no income tax or no sales tax:
South Carolina
Vermont
Arizona
Nevada (no income tax)
South Dakota
Idaho
Oregon (no sales tax)
Washington (no income tax)
Tennessee
North Carolina
Florida
Is it a coincidence that Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Nevada are the four best fiscally run blue states? And, as mentioned, three of them also happen to be states that have no state income tax (WA, NV) or no sales tax (OR).
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Kansas
As you might have noticed, five of those six states are blue states. Why do you suppose that is?
In commenting on the UVL study, an article on msn.com noted:
There seems to be a larger trend of residents leaving the Northeast, with the notable exception of Vermont: Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 states where most residents moved out. . . .
In fact, five of the 10 worst-performing states on the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index — which evaluates states on the competitiveness of their tax rates and structures — are also among the 10 states with the most outbound migration in the UVL report." (Why people are fleeing this state more than any other)
In fact, five of the 10 worst-performing states on the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index — which evaluates states on the competitiveness of their tax rates and structures — are also among the 10 states with the most outbound migration in the UVL report." (Why people are fleeing this state more than any other)
Conversely, the states that saw the most people move in are as follows--notice that seven of the 11 are red states, and that three of the four blue states either have no income tax or no sales tax:
South Carolina
Vermont
Arizona
Nevada (no income tax)
South Dakota
Idaho
Oregon (no sales tax)
Washington (no income tax)
Tennessee
North Carolina
Florida
Is it a coincidence that Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Nevada are the four best fiscally run blue states? And, as mentioned, three of them also happen to be states that have no state income tax (WA, NV) or no sales tax (OR).