U-Haul says more people are renting trucks to get out of Pennsylvania than to get in [View all]
Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom when it comes to population growth in 2021, at least according to U-Haul. The moving company released its annual U-Haul Growth Index, which measures the number of U-Haul one-way rentals entering a state against one-way trips out of the state. According to the company, the data comes from more than 2 million yearly one-way trips.
Pennsylvania ranked 48 out of 49 states plus Washington, D.C.
Hawaii is not included in the list. (I guess U-Haul doesn’t drive to Hawaii?) Following Pennsylvania were Illinois at 49 and California at 50, the same rankings they held for 2020. Pennsylvania ranked 41st on the 2020 list.
The low ranking likely indicates population loss, though the U-Haul Growth Index does not give specific totals. The U.S. Census Bureau shows Pennsylvania losing residents, estimating a 0.3% population decrease from April 2020 to July 2021, or about 38,000 people.
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/2022/01/05/pennsylvania-population-third-biggest-drop-according-u-haul/9101274002/
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