Oregon #14 in Growth According to U-Haul, Klamath Falls Noted with Net Gains

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Oregon catapults 18 spots to become the No. 14 Growth State in America, according to U-Haul® data analyzing U.S. migration trends for 2018.

Growth States are calculated by the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks entering a state versus leaving that state during a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 2 million one-way U-Haul truck sharing transactions that occur annually.

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Oregon arrivals of one-way U-Haul trucks held steady while departures were down 1 percent from the state’s 2017 numbers. Arrivals accounted for 50.1 percent of all one-way U-Haul traffic in Oregon to make it the No. 14 state for netting do-it-yourself movers.

Oregon ranked 32nd as a slight net-loss state in 2017 after registering 24th as a fractional net-gain state in 2016.

Texas and Florida remain Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, for the third year in a row. South Carolina, Utah and Idaho round out the top five states for growth in 2018.

Illinois ranks 50th for the third time in four years with the most net departures of U-Haul trucks, outpacing No. 48 California and No. 49 Michigan among out-migration states.

While migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, U-Haul growth data is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents.

Notable Oregon Cities

Bend, Salem and Roseburg pace Oregon’s net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks. Klamath Falls, The Dalles, Sherwood, Coos Bay, Grants Pass, Eugene and Oregon City are among other notable cities with net gains.

U-Haul Growth States for 2018

  1. Texas (1)

  2. Florida (2)

  3. South Carolina (4)

  4. Utah (21)

  5. Idaho (14)

  6. Maryland (42)

  7. Vermont (10)

  8. Tennessee (5)

  9. New Hampshire (31)

  10. Maine (26)

  11. Delaware (18)

  12. Missouri (30)

  13. Wisconsin (20)

  14. Oregon (32)

  15. Ohio (34)

  16. Colorado (9)

  17. West Virginia (15)

  18. Nebraska (16)

  19. New Mexico (19)

  20. Washington, D.C. (28)

  21. Connecticut (8)

  22. Arkansas (3)

  23. Arizona (43)

  24. North Carolina (7)

  25. Nevada (33)

  26. Indiana (17)

  27. South Dakota (27)

  28. Virginia (13)

  29. Washington (6)

  30. Mississippi (23)

  31. Alaska (36)

  32. Kansas (38)

  33. Wyoming (22)

  34. Montana (25)

  35. Georgia (41)

  36. North Dakota (37)

  37. Minnesota (35)

  38. Rhode Island (39)

  39. New York (44)

  40. Oklahoma (24)

  41. Iowa (12)

  42. Alabama (11)

  43. New Jersey (45)

  44. Pennsylvania (48)

  45. Kentucky (29)

  46. Massachusetts (46)

  47. Louisiana (40)

  48. California (50)

  49. Michigan (47)

  50. Illinois (49)

About U-Haul

U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The geographical coverage from more than 21,000 U-Haul truck and trailer sharing locations provides a comprehensive overview of where people are moving like no one else in the industry.

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Press release provided from U-Haul.