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A national moving company released lists of where one-way movers are flocking to and from including who is going in and out of California.
A July 16 U-Haul news release revealed where customers were going for 35 major U.S. cities with a population above two million.
Data from The Journal of Consumer Research showed that the state had the highest net negative migration of -7,330. A total of 15,568 left while only 8,238 moved into the state.
The journal cited its high cost of living among the factors driving Californians out.
“Housing and housing costs … are becoming an increasingly bigger part (of people’s decision to move) over the years because there’s increasingly significant differences across states in cost of living,” William H. Frey, a Brookings demographer.
Los Angeles and the San Francisco area claimed the top spots for areas people are moving out of. The two areas also held the same positions from the previous year.
Where are Californians going, and what is the makeup of some big cities in the state?
Where do people who came to California come from?
The U-Haul release broke down the makeup of a few major cities in the state, including which state and city they came from, ranked in order.
Los Angeles
States people who move to Los Angeles are from:
- Arizona
- Nevada
- Texas
- Washington
- Oregon
- Colorado
- Utah
- Florida
- Illinois
- New York
Some major cities from which people move to Los Angeles are:
- Las Vegas, NV
- Phoenix, AZ
- Seattle, WA
- Portland, OR
- Denver, CO
Riverside
States new Riverside residents are coming from:
- Arizona
- Nevada
- Texas
- Washington
- Utah
- Oregon
- Colorado
- Florida
- New Mexico
- Idaho
Top cities outside of California that people in Riverside moved from:
- Las Vegas, NV
- Phoenix, AZ
- Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ
Sacramento
States of origin for people moving into Sacramento:
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
- Arizona
- Texas
- Idaho
- Colorado
- Utah
- Florida
- Georgia
Cities outside California that people move from to Sacramento:
- Seattle, WA
- Reno, NV
- Las Vegas, NV
- Phoenix, AZ
- Portland, OR
San Diego
Top states people outside of California who move to San Diego are from:
- Arizona
- Texas
- Nevada
- Washington
- Colorado
- Florida
- Oregon
- Virginia
- Utah
- Illinois
Top large cities from which people move to San Diego are:
- Phoenix, AZ
- Las Vegas, NV
- Denver, CO
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ
San Francisco & San Jose (Bay Area)
States of origin for people who move to the Bay Area:
- Nevada
- Washington
- Oregon
- Arizona
- Texas
- Colorado
- Utah
- Florida
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
Top cities people moved from to the Bay Area:
- Seattle, WA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Reno, NV
- Portland, OR
- Las Vegas, NV
Where are Californians moving to?
Of the 35 major cities U-Haul included, Texas dominated the list, with three cities included as major hubs for California transplants.
Here is the list of some major cities Californians moved to:
- Austin
- Las Vegas
- Phoenix
- Portland
- Seattle
- San Antonio
- Denver
- Houston
- Dallas
- Nashville
- Minneapolis
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com.