Missouri is the No. 5 U.S. Growth State for 2016, according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report.
Missouri climbed 13 spots from its No. 18 ranking on the 2015 growth states list. Its year-over-year arrivals of one-way U-Haul truck rentals rose 6 percent last year. Departures went up 5 percent as overall U-Haul traffic increased among do-it-yourself movers in the state.
Arrivals accounted for 50.4 percent of U-Haul traffic in Missouri in 2016. St. Louis, Liberty, Dardenne Prairie, Warsaw and St. Charles paced the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks.
St. Louis is 34th among U-Haul U.S. Growth Cities for locations with a population of more than 50,000 due to a 5 percent increase in year-over-year arrivals.
Growth States are calculated by the net gain of one-way U-Haul truck rentals entering a state versus leaving a state during a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul truck rental transactions that occur annually.
Last year, U-Haul opened stores in several cities including Kansas City, Lake St. Louis and Florissant. Find U-Haul stores and neighborhood dealers in Missouri at uhaul.com/locations.
The U-Haul Top 10 Growth States of 2016 are:
4. Wisconsin
5. Missouri
6. Maine
7. Idaho
8. Louisiana
9. Vermont
10. Arkansas
