For the first time, South Carolina topped U-Haul's yearly list of growth states — but North Carolina wasn't too far behind at No. 3. “It isn’t at all surprising that North Carolina is so ...

Tiesheam Johnson, of Whiteville, North Carolina, leased a U-Haul rental truck on June 4, 2024 and drove it into the back of a Hyundai a few hours later on Circle Bay Drive, the complaint states.

Something that many longtime residents and natives of South Carolina already knew, has been confirmed. It’s easy to see in everyday life that people from out of state are flocking here in droves.

U-Haul Growth Index found that one Southeastern U.S. state ranked as the most popular place to move to last year, beating Texas and Florida.

U-Haul announced that South Carolina tops its list for fastest growing state in 2024 based on its one-way movers. The company said the growth rankings are configured by each state’s net gain (or loss) of customers utilizing one-way U-Haul equipment in a calendar year.

Texas lost its title as the most popular U.S. state to move to. See U-Haul's 2024 rankings to find out which state is now No. 1.

Here’s how each place fared: Charlotte at No. 1 and Raleigh at No. 8 for larger metros (United Van Lines) Charlotte at No. 2 and Raleigh at No. 7 for all metros (U-Haul) The North Carolina-based ...

Trailing just behind to round out the top 10 were Arizona, Washington, Indiana, Utah, and Idaho. While Oklahoma and Maine didn't make the top 10 rankings, they represented two out of the three biggest risers year-over-year in U-Haul's rankings, with Oklahoma up by 30 and Maine up by 18 (Indiana was also in that top three, up by 19).