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Each year families pack up their belongings and move to a new home, sometimes out of state. Tracking where they go—and where they’re leaving from—paints an interesting picture of U.S. migration.

This past year, United Van Lines, a moving company that operates throughout the country, moved about 110,000 families and provided each with a simple questionnaire to discover the reasons they were moving. The results tell us which states are attracting families and why.

For a look at the top ten states people are leaving, check out our slideshow. To find out which states people are moving to, read on.