Kansas | Total Moves: 1,521

Percentage Moving Out: 56%

Total Population:  2,934,582

Did you know that a few of the large aircraft companies all operated out of Kansas? Yes, Learjet, Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, and Cessna all have headquarters in the 15th largest state in the nation. Also, the farm girl character of Dorothy from the famous tale of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ” lived in Kansas.

Almost 40% of the total outbound movement from “The Sunflower State” in 2021 was driven by better job opportunities, as cited in the research from the United Van Lines. In May 2022, the governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly, signed a bill that legalized sports betting in an ode to increase state revenues.