Americans Are Leaving California and New York for This Southern U.S. State Instead

Here's which states Americans are moving to en masse — and which states they are fleeing fastest.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Sarah Harrison

Pack your bags and head south.

And it turns out, like in years past, everyone wants to move south.

Thats changed as well.

Modern apartment buildings surrounded by palm trees, South Beach, Miami, USA

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And, as for where people are flying out of, California came in as the No.

1 state that people are moving out of, losing 10,453 people during this timeframe.

It was followed by New York state, which lost 2,190, and New Jersey, which lost 1,849.

Once again, ConsumerAffairs chalks up these losses to the extreme cost of living.