"National News In the next few years, domestic migration is going to play a larger role in states' growth or population decline. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Florida in the two years before that."
"South Carolina had the highest overall growth rate last year at 1.5%, a distinction among states held by Florida in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released this past week. Domestic migration, or people moving within the U.S., slowed in Texas. The 67,300 domestic migrants heading to the second-most populous state year over year barely squeaked by South Carolina, which had the third-highest number of domestic migrants at 66,600."
Domestic migration shifted in the United States, with North Carolina attracting about 84,000 new residents from other states and South Carolina posting the highest overall growth rate at 1.5%. Texas's domestic inflow slowed to roughly 67,300 new residents, narrowly exceeding South Carolina's in-migration of about 66,600. Florida's state-to-state appeal declined, falling to eighth in migration rankings as some residents moved to other states such as Alabama or left the country. Some former Florida residents cited rising costs, firearm prevalence, school safety concerns, education quality, and political divisiveness as reasons for relocating abroad.
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