Allison Carter

allison.carter@indystar.com

There are more people leaving the Hoosier State than arriving here, according to a report from United Van Lines. The study, which tracks only people who moved with the company, said that of those moving in Indiana, 46 percent are moving into the state and 54 percent are moving out.

United classifies a state as "high outbound" if 55 percent of people are on their way out. Indiana falls just outside of that designation.

66 percent of people leaving Indiana said they were heading out for job-related reasons. The next most-common reasons for the exodus were family or retirement.

Of those moving to Indiana, 56 percent said they were coming for job reasons; 27 percent moved here for family.

Indiana ranked as the 13th most-outbound state in the nation, including the District of Columbia. These were the top 10 states people left in 2016:

New Jersey Illinois New York Connecticut Kansas Kentucky West Virginia Ohio Utah Pennsylvania

And the top states that the most people moved into:

South Dakota Vermont Oregon Idaho South Carolina Washington District of Columbia North Carolina Nevada Arizona

See the full report here.

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