U-Haul collects migration data from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul truck, trailer and moving container rentals for the year. It ranks the top "growth states" and "growth metros" by net gain, which contrasts the number of one-way U-Haul trucks entering a city or market versus those leaving.

California saw the country’s lowest number of people arriving compared to leaving the state via one-way U-Haul rental truck in 2024, U-Haul announced in a report out Thursday. It is the fifth consecutive year that the Golden State came in last in the Phoenix-based company’s ranking.

Haul’s annual report tracking one-way rentals. South Carolina claimed the top spot for inbound moves last year, according to U-Haul.

The Dallas-Fort Worth metro was the hottest destination in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc. Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Houston ranked No. 9.