Floridians have been on the move so far in 2025, according to U-Haul’s data.
The national moving company recently released its mid-year data on metropolitan areas to which people in the United States are moving the most so far in 2025, seeing three Florida cities in its analysis of 35 major cities.
To find its data, U-Haul recorded all one-way U-Haul rentals and the cities to which the rentals were primarily going, according to the analysis. As a result, the study identified the most common cities for people to relocate to in the first half of 2025.
Here are the cities that Floridians are relocating to, along with the individuals who are moving to Florida’s cities.
Where are people in Florida moving to in 2025?
Every city on U-Haul’s report listed Florida as one of the top 10 states with residents moving to their city, from California’s Bay Area to Washington, D.C.
Here are the cities, states Floridians are moving to and Florida’s state ranking for those places for where people moved from:
Is Florida’s population decreasing?
Is Florida’s unofficial title as one of the top states to live in starting to fade away? Not totally, our population is still increasing, but our growth is certainly slowing down.
Popular moving and storage service PODS analyzed its net long-distance moving numbers between January 2024 and March 2025 to determine where most Americans are relocating this year. According to PODS, two of Florida’s major cities are experiencing a decline in residents: Tampa and Miami.
“In 2023, Florida recorded its then-largest-ever loss of residents, numbering over half a million people, placing the state in second behind California for most moves out. According to a Florida Chamber of Commerce report, seniors were still flocking to the state, while young adults began looking elsewhere for better and more affordable career and housing opportunities.”
Continued: “Now, it appears seniors are also rethinking their addresses in the sun-drenched state.”
Where did people move to Florida from in the first half of 2025?
The report highlighted three cities in Florida: Miami, Orlando and Tampa. All three mainly saw residents from Atlanta, Georgia, migrating to their towns.
Additionally, residents from Texas, Tennessee and North Carolina are moving to Florida’s major cities.
See where new Tampa residents are coming from
Top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers (excluding Florida)
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside Florida
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers within Florida
See where new Orlando residents are coming from
Top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers (excluding Florida)
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside Florida
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers within Florida
See where new Miami residents are coming from
Top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers (excluding Florida)
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside Florida
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers within Florida
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: When people move out of Florida, here’s where U-Haul says they go
Reporting by Samantha Neely, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Fort Myers News-Press
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