Moving Trends Show Minnesota Was a Top Destination for 2025

Did you move in 2025? It could have been a move to a new home but in the same town, a move to a new town, or a big move to a whole other state! Lots of people were on the move in 2025, and there was a good chunk that did, in fact, move across state lines. So, for Minnesota, were people coming or going last year?

As a Minnesota native and someone who loves this state, I can't imagine people wanting to leave Minnesota! Ok, if you're leaving to go to a warmer climate, then I understand...

And according to a recent study, others seem to agree with me, because Minnesota was one of the states that saw the most people moving IN across the country.

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Why People Decided to Move to a New State in 2025

The study was done by the moving company United Van Lines. In the study, they found that the main reason people decided to move was to be closer to family, followed by a new job or company transfer, and retirement.

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Minnesota wasn't the most moved to state for 2025, that title goes to Oregon.

And the state that people moved away from the most last year was New Jersey.

Minnesota didn't fall too far behind Oregon, though, coming in as the 5th most moved to state last year!

The Most Moved To States of 2025

As for the rest of the top 5:

1. Oregon

2. West Virginia

3. South Carolina

4. Delaware

5. Minnesota

The States People Moved Away from the Most in 2025

And the top 5 states that people moved away from in 2025:

1. New Jersey

2. New York

3. California

4. North Dakota

5. Colorado

Those top three states definitely make sense with the trend that seems to be happening of people deciding to move away from big cities and to smaller towns or the suburbs.