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# Americans Are Ditching These Five States In Record Numbers

Apparently surging violent crime, massive tax hikes and insolvent public pensions are bad for attracting new residents...who knew? On the other hand, 364 days of sunshine per year, minimal crime, brand new infrastructure and some of the lowest tax rates in the country seems to be, to our complete shock, somewhat appealing to folks looking to relocate.

But that is just a couple of many interesting takeaways to be gleaned from the latest annual "U.S. Migration Report" from North American Moving Services which found that Illinois was the most ditched state in 2017.

A quick review of the data above, combined with the more comprehensive domestic migration map below, reveals a few other interesting themes:

1. People continue to flee the indebted, pension ponzi burdened liberal states of America in record numbers, with Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey and California all ranking at the very top of the most ditched states of 2017.

2. The natural migratory pattern of New England and California's liberal elitists seems to be toward cheaper and lower taxed states in the Southeast and Western portions of the country...go figure.

Of course, this data from North American shouldn't come as much of a surprise as we recently noted that Illinois lost a staggering ~125,000 residents in aggregate, or roughly 1 man/woman/child every 4.3 minutes for the entire year of 2017.

In fact, recent Census Bureau numbers also confirmed that the mass exodus from Illinois was the largest of any state in the country with lower taxed, lower cost of living states like Texas and Florida posting the biggest gains.

Meanwhile, adding insult to injury, the domestic migration out of Illinois was enough to push the state down one notch on the overall state population ranking tables to just below Pennsylvania. Per Illinois Policy:

Here are some other observations of recent migratory patterns from North American:

> Northeastern states - Connecticut has consistently been in the top 10 of outbound moves since 2013. It was #1 in 2013 and #2 in 2017. Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey have also made the list consistently since 2013. Maine and Rhode Island have both gone back and forth in having more inbound and outbound moves over the years.

> Southern states - South Carolina was in the #1 spot in 2013 and 2014, then started to slip down. They were still in the top 4 but lost their top ranking as the state with the most inbound moves. North Carolina beat South Carolina for the first time in 2016 and kept their rank in 2017. Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Texas remained constant in the top 10 from 2013-2017. Overall, the Southern states have had more inbound moves than some of the other regions.

> Midwestern states - Illinois has consistently been in the top 3 positions of outbound moves since 2013, getting the #1 position 3 times. Michigan has been on the top 10 list of states with the most outbound moves since 2013. Iowa consistently had more outbound moves than inbound until 2017, when it had more people move to the state than out of the state. Kansas has consistently had slightly more outbound moves, as well as North Dakota and Ohio. South Dakota has gone back and forth in having more outbound and inbound moves. Wisconsin was consistently having more outbound moves until 2016.

> Western states - In 2013 and 2014, Idaho wasn't in the top inbound states. Then in 2015 it was #1. It remained #1 in 2016 and slipped to #2 in 2017. It is currently the nation's fastest growing state, with its population increasing 2.2% between July 2016 and July 2017. Oregon, Arizona and Colorado have consistently been in the top 10, with Arizona #2 for 3 years and topping at #1 in 2017. The western states also have had more overall inbound moves that the Midwest and Northeast

Of course, the overall trend of folks moving out of 'Blue States' and into "Red States' could spell disaster conservative politicians running in national elections...that is unless the folks ditching their over-taxed, insolvent, liberal bastions on the West Coast and New England actually understand that the conservative policies in their new home states are precisely what attracted them there in the first place...somehow we doubt that will happen.

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DarthVaderMentor Jan 6, 2018 2:02 PM

Quick! Put Yankee immigration border controls at the Mason-Dixon line! We don't need more Yankees in the Carolinas and Tennessee!

No more illegal Yankee liberals! They are raising taxes and prices in the Carolinas and Tennessee!

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Skateboarder DarthVaderMentor Jan 6, 2018 2:07 PM

"Go home Yankee" strikes again!

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The Alarmist DarthVaderMentor Jan 6, 2018 2:09 PM

It's like a plague of locusts: They destroy their states with ill-conceived social-welfare policies, then move on to greener pastures to repeat the process.

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IH8OBAMA The Alarmist Jan 6, 2018 2:20 PM

When I lived in Florida those blood suckers from NY were moving down there. Mostly to Miami. Some couldn't take the summer heat and would only stay for the winter. But, then they started voting and turned Florida bluish. Yuck. Go home Yankees!

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lew1024 DarthVaderMentor Jan 6, 2018 2:19 PM

Blame it on Trump, because the new corporate tax rates mean more income for our elites, and thus a bigger penalty for living in those states.

You don't need to be able to play 3D chess in these political games in order to win, just see 2 ply deeper into the game tree.

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yellowsub DarthVaderMentor Jan 6, 2018 2:26 PM

Collect fat pensions and move to cheaper areas.

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navy62802 Jan 6, 2018 2:03 PM

Hey, wait a minute! I think I see a pattern.

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Four Star Jan 6, 2018 2:03 PM

Every state's pension underfunding given real market values in terms of tax revenues:

http://thesoundingline.com/accounting-for-reality-pension-funds-are-in-…

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Kidbuck Jan 6, 2018 2:05 PM

No decent person wants to live in a state, amongst the creeps and perverts, that voted for Cankles.

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Cluster_Frak Jan 6, 2018 2:06 PM

but but but libtardism is good for us, no?

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RagnarRedux Cluster_Frak Jan 6, 2018 2:13 PM

Leaving libtardville.

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kilroy Jan 6, 2018 2:07 PM

https://youtu.be/Qh29VJ504nc

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SmackDaddy Jan 6, 2018 2:08 PM

Our cities have been invaded and occupied by third world savages who demand tribute from whites.

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ZeroPoint SmackDaddy Jan 6, 2018 2:11 PM

Not only that, but those of us working our asses off for less and less pay, get to pay for it.

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ZeroPoint Jan 6, 2018 2:09 PM

I wonder if the Marxist, Sesame Street thinking faggots in the Connecticut legislature are starting to regret forcing the gun manufacturers out of their shithole state.

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SeattleBruce ZeroPoint Jan 6, 2018 2:25 PM

Liberals will never admit to being wrong, even those coming out of failed socialist states. It's part of their makeup to prevaricate. Libertarians and true conservatives are not always right and we admit it. I find that the much more humane and logical point of view!

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wmbz Jan 6, 2018 2:12 PM

Here in S.C. we really do not want the libtard Yankees!

They fuck up every town/city they come in contact with. The dumb ASS bastards are running away from the crap they created!

I am going to print up an old bumper sticker I once had.

"We don't give a damn how you did things up North"

"Now go Back"

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ReturnOfDaMac Jan 6, 2018 2:13 PM

Hmmm, I call bullshit. If so many are leaving Cali, why in the hell is the state population continuing to grow, and fast too?

Perhaps those few exceptional snowflakes among us, those who don't pack the gear to compete in an educated, advanced, technological society are leaving for serenity of more theocratic states, only to be replaced by more asian and indian science lovers. This is a good trend, I hope it accelerates.

Those church's don't pay takes and take up a LOT of valuable real-estate, we could put more factories there. We will fix that damn tax bill to remove their exemption too, if I can't deduct my state taxes, why in the hell should flyovers be able to deduct their tithes? Why should we subsidize their religion? The fix is coming soon...

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Skateboarder ReturnOfDaMac Jan 6, 2018 2:19 PM

Delta Influx >> Delta Outflux...

(>> means significantly greater)

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ReturnOfDaMac Skateboarder Jan 6, 2018 2:22 PM

Yes, maffs was one of my strong suits in Ngineering schul. Now if only we can fix that evangelical political church exemption ...

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Farmerz ReturnOfDaMac Jan 6, 2018 2:20 PM

Oregon inbound? They're just as fucked up as Calif. and Wash. are.

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ReturnOfDaMac Farmerz Jan 6, 2018 2:24 PM

Yea but it's BEAUTIFUL up there, and not as 'spensive as Cali and Wash. People have common sense up there too.

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Mazzy ReturnOfDaMac Jan 6, 2018 2:25 PM

" If so many are leaving Cali, why in the hell is the state population continuing to grow, and fast too? "

What, you think the Mexicans, Hondurans, El Salvadorians, Guatemalans, etc. just stop breeding after the first and second generations!?!?

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