Blue to red state migration is on the rise.U-Haul trucks sit at one of the company’s rental facilities in Chicago on Dec. 13, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images1/5/2026|Updated: 1/5/2026The Lone Star State has reclaimed its top spot as the nation’s leading growth state for 2025.A Jan. 5 U-Haul Growth Index report showed that Texas took the lead for the seventh time in 10 years, pushing past South Carolina last year, which dropped back four spots after claiming first place in 2024.Mary PrenonFreelance ReporterMary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.Author’s Selected Articles





