More people are moving into Alabama, and it is among the top 10 states in the U.S. for inbound moves, according to a new study.

Atlas Van Lines' Migration Patterns study looked at 72,986 interstate and cross-border household goods relocations from Jan. 1 through December 15, 2017.

Among the 50 states, Alabama ranked ninth for inbound moves, with 57 percent of moves involving Alabama representing people relocating there. For Alabama, 986 moves were into the state, while 745 were outgoing.

That's the second year out of the last three for Alabama to see a significant majority of inbound moves, but only the third over the last decade. Only 2015 and 2008 saw significantly more moves into the state.

Among the top 10, Tennessee and North Carolina were the only other Southern states. Idaho led all states.

In what Atlas called a "major shift," Florida transitioned to balanced after classifying as as an "inbound" state since 2013.