Getting out of Dodge: Kansas among top 10 states people left in 2014

Kansas ranks seventh in the nation when it comes to states that people left in 2014, according to an annual survey by United Van Lines.

Results of the 2014 survey of United Van Lines customers found that among those leaving the Sunflower state, 66 percent said they were moving because of a new job or job transfer.

Missouri also trended toward the outbound, with 53 percent of moves leaving instead of arriving.

United Van Lines said Kansas was a newcomer to its top-10 outbound states. It has been doing the survey since 1977.

New Jersey ranked No. 1 on its outbound states list.

Oregon topped the list of states people were moving to, the company said, followed by South Carolina, North Carolina, Vermont and Florida.

United Van Lines released details of its 38th annual study on Friday. The St. Louis-based company each year tracks the states its customers move to and from.

Moving In

The top inbound states of 2014 were:

1. Oregon

2. South Carolina

3. North Carolina

4. Vermont

5. Florida

6. Nevada

7. Texas

8. District of Columbia

9. Oklahoma

10. Idaho

Moving Out

The top outbound states for 2014 were:

1. New Jersey

2. New York

3. Illinois

4. North Dakota

5. West Virginia

6. Ohio

7. Kansas

8. New Mexico

9. Pennsylvania

10. Connecticut

This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 11:02 AM with the headline "Getting out of Dodge: Kansas among top 10 states people left in 2014."