“Everyone Is Moving To Florida!” Here Are the Top 25 States Moving There Most, Including Massachusetts
And here I was thinking Massachusetts would be #1 on this list. I feel like at a certain age most Massachusalites… errr… Massachusetters? No. Most Massholes feel the gravitational pull…
And here I was thinking Massachusetts would be #1 on this list. I feel like at a certain age most Massachusalites... errr... Massachusetters? No. Most Massholes feel the gravitational pull dragging them away from the cold and the snow - to the sunny warmth of Florida beach life. But alas, we aren't the top state in the country packing up and moving to the Sunshine State.
According to new data, more people are moving to Florida than any other state. Residents have even joked about changing the state motto to "Everyone Is Moving To Florida." Here are the Top 25 States Moving There the Most - and yes, Massachusetts does make the list.
Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau for the year ending January 1, 2020.
#25 - Wisconsin
# of residents that moved to Florida: 6,563
#24 - Washington
# of residents that moved to Florida: 6,870
#23 - Arizona
# of residents that moved to Florida: 7,054
#22 - Louisiana
# of residents that moved to Florida: 8,606
#21 - South Carolina
# of residents that moved to Florida: 9,909
#20 - Kentucky
# of residents that moved to Florida: 10,545
#19 - Missouri
# of residents that moved to Florida: 11,326
#18 - Connecticut
# of residents that moved to Florida: 13,227
#17 - Colorado
# of residents that moved to Florida: 13,656
#16 - Tennessee
# of residents that moved to Florida: 14,573
#15 - Maryland
# of residents that moved to Florida: 14,831
#14 - Alabama
# of residents that moved to Florida: 15,153
#13 - MASSACHUSETTS (aka "the good guys")
# of residents that moved to Florida: 17,056 (We'd be #1 if they just added some more Dunks)
#12 - Indiana
# of residents that moved to Florida: 18,175
(Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)#11 - Michigan
# of residents that moved to Florida: 21,668
#10 - Illinois
# of residents that moved to Florida: 24,425
#9 - Virginia
# of residents that moved to Florida: 26.031
#8 - Texas
# of residents that moved to Florida: 26,174
#7 - North Carolina
# of residents that moved to Florida: 28,207
#6 - New Jersey
# of residents that moved to Florida: 28,222
#5 - California
# of residents that moved to Florida: 28,628 (They got tired of DisneyLAND?)
#4 - Ohio
# of residents that moved to Florida: 30,335
#3 - Pennsylvania
# of residents that moved to Florida: 34,965
#2 - Georgia
# of residents that moved to Florida: 49,681 (just hoppin' that border)
#1 - New York
# of residents that moved to Florida: 57,488
