Illinois: The land of leavin’?

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

If migration trends tracked by the nation’s largest moving company are any indication, Illinois is getting less crowded.

United Van Lines has been tracking moving trends since 1977. Its study released on Wednesday looked at all moves that involved either going to or leaving a state or the District of Columbia.

Illinois and New Jersey tied for the largest outbound migration, with 60.5 percent of moves involving those states heading out.

The study over the years has accurately reflected migration trends in the U.S., said Carl Walter, vice president of United Van Lines. The data is so accurate that real estate firms, financial institutions and others use United’s data for planning and analysis, he said.

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