Americans that want a better way of life have been voting with their own two feet. People are choosing to relocate, and some certain cities and states are proving popular. On the other hand, this also means that there are specific places that people seem eager to leave! Which is which? The latest data from United Van Lines show that Americans still favor the South and the West over the Midwest and the Northeast. There are some exceptions to the rule, however. These are the American states that people want to flee and those that they want to call home.
Missouri
Best known for the tallest arch globally, the Gateway Arch is now being used as an exit as much as an entrance. The population of the state has not been growing as fast as predicted. The stagnation in the past twenty years is due to the low job growth in the area. Aside from that, data from the American Community Survey data reveals that the state suffers from low rates of high school and postsecondary education. “We get winter storms blowing in from the northwest all winter, so it feels like you are living in Canada, and the summers are brutal, with all of July and August at 95+ degrees and 100% humidity. It sucks so bad that it is our prime motivation to move away,” said a Redditor.