NJ Pride Story

A poll found that 41 percent of New Jersey residents want to move out of the state.

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While nearly half of New Jersey residents say they would like to move out of the state, very few will actually do so in the next year.

In a recent Gallup poll, 41 percent of Garden State residents say, yes, they would like to move, 8 percentage points above the 50-state average. Still, a majority (58 percent) would rather remain in the state.

Residents in Illinois (50 percent), Connecticut (49 percent), Maryland (47 percent), Nevada (43 percent) and Rhode Island (42 percent) have a stronger desire to relocate than those in New Jersey. By comparison, just 23 percent in Hawaii and Maine want to move.

When asked how likely is it that you will move to a different state in the next 12 months, only 14 percent of New Jersey residents say it's at least somewhat likely. Eighty-six percent say it's not too likely or not at all likely they will move in the next year.

Gallup interviewed at least 600 adult residents in New Jersey from June to December 2013. The margin of sampling error is +/- 5 percentage points.

The same survey found that only 28 percent of New Jerseyans consider the Garden State the best or one of the best possible places to live.