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A lot of people earlier in the 2010s were saying Atlanta is done. I'll be honest....even I had some doubts Atlanta would ever have a superstar economy again.
What's even more impressive about Atlanta IMO is that it has a high black share of nearly 34%, yet has such a low unemployment rate considering blacks nationally have a much higher than average unemployment rate.
This is why NC needs to focus on reinvesting in the cores of its towns and rail to connect small towns to big cities.
Agreed here. NC is seeing a huge influx of people, and it would benefit it them to develop a rail system around RDU and then a larger high-speed rail service from CLT - Greensboro - Durham - Raliegh.
Florida beats out Texas as top growth state in 2019
Florida welcomed more than sunshine and tourists in 2019. It greeted the largest number of U-Haul® moving trucks entering its borders versus exiting them, establishing a new No. 1 growth state for the first time in four years.
Florida, which ranked second to Texas from 2016-18, bested the Lone Star State for growth this past year, according to U-Haul data analyzing U.S. migration trends for 2019.
Texas inched back one spot to No. 2 while continuing its strong run of procuring do-it-yourself movers. North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington round out the top five growth states for 2019.
California ranked 49th, and Illinois was 50th for the fourth time in five years, pacing the out-migration states with the largest net losses of U-Haul trucks crossing their borders.
As for the U-Haul ranking. I get it might have worked before. And likely a lot of boomers are still using U-Haul. But personally, I know a lot of millennials who own basically nothing because we're poor and/or live in studios/small apartments/share places and only have bedroom furniture. We wouldn't really need a whole U-Haul. We'd probably shove stuff in our car or ask friends for help or rent a regular rental truck/van since U-Haul can be really expensive. Boomers are retiring with tons of belongings to FL and other states.
36 Wisconsin +2.38%
37 Kansas +2.11%
38 New Mexico +1.83%
39 Ohio +1.32%
40 Maine +1.19%
41 Michigan +1.04%
42 New Jersey +1.03%
43 Pennsylvania +0.78%
44 Rhode Island +0.65%
45 New York +0.39%
46 Mississippi +0.30%
47 Connecticut -0.25%
48 Vermont -0.28%
49 Illinois -1.24%
50 West Virginia -3.28%
This is the best summary here. Most surprising to me is California’s slowdown. Sure they still have big numbers but number 20 by percentage is somewhat shocking. I find Oklahoma, Indiana and Iowa somewhat anemic. And Georgia has slowed a bit. Out west, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Washington all look strong.
I'm always surprised Delaware is growing so fast. I never hear about anyone moving there.
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Florida beats out Texas as top growth state in 2019
