- [Briggs] What is going on, everyone?
Welcome back to World According to Briggs
in a video about U.S. states again.
But today, we're looking at something
a little bit different.
We're looking at the states where the locals
don't want you to move to.
Every state should have
between 5 and 10% population turnover.
Meaning, some locals move out,
while people from other states move in.
It's natural.
Maybe not to the people of Arkansas and Kentucky.
They'd be perfectly happy
if their whole state was just filled
with their relatives and like two dentists.
Today's list, we take a look at the states
that don't want you moving there.
Over the last few years, we've been keeping track
of what state videos get the most comments
from people claiming to be residents
and telling others in the comment section
not to move to their state.
For some states, it makes total sense
why they feel that way.
Other states like Arkansas makes no sense.
Nobody's moving to that state,
except for in the Northwest corner.
The rest of the state is like evacuating.
I mean, they're either moving outta state
or moving to that Northwest corner where things are good.
For this video, we also ran a survey on Google
and asked people what three states do they feel
that the locals are least welcoming to newcomers.
I gotta tell you, there are a few surprises on this list.
Let's take a look at who doesn't want ya.
Number 10, South Dakota.
This is the first surprise.
I didn't know anyone really wanted to move to South Dakota.
I know a lot of the outdoor types like to go there
for vacation or touristy stuff, but I didn't know
a lot of people were really moving to South Dakota.
So I kind of looked at the numbers and they are.
They're actually the second or fourth
most moved to state in the union.
They have different surveys and different criteria,
but in 2021, they're in the top five.
They have a lot of construction going on there.
And a lot of tech jobs are moving to South Dakota.
So yeah, kind of makes sense.
And this is kind of driving up prices,
which always angers the locals.
In the survey, 38% of the respondents had South Dakota
in their top three for states not welcoming the newcomers.
Number nine, Colorado.
Colorado has been a moved to spot since forever.
In the last few years,
they've fallen outta the top 10 most moved to states.
I've seen a couple where they're like number eight or nine,
but for the most part, they normally end up
around number 12 or 14, somewhere in there.
There was a long time,
I'm talking from the 1970s to about the late 1990s,
where they're one, two or three almost every single year.
And this has changed Colorado not for the best.
I mean, prices have been going up forever.
Denver is too crowded in my opinion.
I used to go there all the time in the mid-90s,
and then when I went back in '16, '17, and '19,
it really got a lot more expensive and a lot more crowded.
Now, they have other parts of Colorado
that aren't the Denver area,
which is known to most of 'em as the front range.
I've actually heard it called the Eastern slope also.
So front range mostly,
but that's where it's getting too crowded.
And that's where you probably run into
the most unfriendly locals.
44% of the respondents had Colorado
in their most unfriendly towards newcomers.
Number eight, California.
You never hear about it,
but people are moving into California to this day.
All you ever hear about is how people
are moving to Oregon, Idaho, Texas from California,
'cause California has a buttload of issues.
If you do live in California
and you don't think you've got a bunch of problems,
please have your medication checked, get a CAT scan,
or have a loved one look in on you,
'cause you're not thinking straight.
47% of the respondents had California
as one of their top three for places
where the locals would really preferred
if you stayed where you're at.
Number seven, Oregon.
There was a time where this was a real big issue.
I mean, people used to go around and put these stickers
on For Sale signs that had a picture of California
with a "Do Not Enter" sign type thing
or one of those Ghost Busters circle
with a cross through it.
And it was kind of a thing where people were asking
their realtors not to accept bids from Californians.
People have actually had their car vandalized
because they had California license plates here
in the Portland area.
I'm sure it's happened all over the state.
There was a time where they would put
on the Welcome to Oregon sign.
People would go up there and graffiti it
with "Keep moving, stranger,"
'cause they didn't want people moving here.
It's insane.
52% of the respondents had Oregon down
as unfriendly locals towards newcomers.
Number six, North Carolina.
This one again surprised me.
I didn't know this was really a big thing.
And North Carolina's a very friendly state in my experience.
I didn't know they didn't want people moving there,
but apparently, if you live in the Asheville area,
you're kinda sick of newcomers.
I read a blog where a guy did like 4,000 words
on how much more expensive beer has gotten
since people have started moving to Asheville.
It's not just Asheville though.
That seems to be where the biggest concentration
of anti-newcomer sentiment is.
But the whole state has become very popular
over the last few years.
And it's saying prices are going up
and locals are getting pissed.
53% of the respondents had North Carolina down
as not friendly to newcomers.
Number five, Tennessee.
The volunteer state until recently has always been
almost in the top 10 for most moved to states.
And this has garnished a lot of animosity towards newcomers.
Nashville's always pulled people in
from all over the country, but other cities like Knoxville
and Chatanooga have started to gain popularity
in the last few years.
In 2021, Tennessee was ranked as the seventh
most moved to state in the country.
And a lot of people are moving to places
like Chatanooga and Knoxville for tech jobs,
especially Chatanooga.
They've got a growing tech sector.
This is making the locals not dig what's going on
in their city and pretty much their whole state.
31% of the people that moved to Tennessee in 2021
listed a job as their reason for moving.
This of course raises prices
and kinda pushes locals outta jobs in a lot of cases.
56% of the respondent said Tennessee
is unwelcoming to strangers.
Number four, Arizona.
Arizona's one of those places where a lot of New Yorkers
and Californians are retiring to.
About 22% of the people that moved to Arizona in 2021
listed retirement as their reason for moving there.
30% of those people are 65 years and older.
57% of the respondents said Arizonans don't want ya.
Number three, Hawaii.
Hawaii doesn't want you, even if you have a job,
but especially if you don't have a job.
Don't go there looking for a job,
as far as Hawaiians are concerned with.
Matter of fact, most Hawaiians will tell you
just not to come there.
When you're driving around, walking around,
and you see 'em holding up a finger,
they're not telling you you're number one
or Hawaii's number one.
They're kind of signaling to you
that you should get off their beach
and head back to Nebraska.
Hawaii is one of the few states that isn't on
the most moved to list for 2021, 2020,
all the way back to 2017 was the last time
they made the top 10.
65% of the respondents said
Hawaiians don't want you showing up on their beach.
Number two, Texas.
If anyone's got an ax to grind about newcomers, it's Texas.
They've been flooded in recent years.
I'd say really bad in the last four, five years,
but it's been going on about a decade or so.
And yes, this is the most common place
Californian's land when they leave the golden state.
But here's the rub.
It's slowing down.
Last year was the first year in almost a decade
that they weren't in the top 10
for the most moved to states.
This is according to the United Van Line mover study.
2020, they weren't really high up on the list either.
They were actually considered a medium state
as far as inward migration.
2019 was when Texas peaked.
They've been falling on that list for two years now.
74% of the respondents said Texans
don't want you moving into their state.
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All right, on to number one.
And number one, Idaho.
Yep, the gem state is number one again.
The last time Idaho wasn't in the top 10
most moved to state was 2013.
They had like a four-year break.
In 2009, they had a little bit of an increase,
but most of the time, they've been considered
a medium moved to state.
But they've been one of the most moved to states
normally in the top 10 since 2014,
and the locals don't like it.
Idaho's a great state with a lot of things to offer,
especially if you're an outdoor type.
And a lot of new people coming in is kind of ruining things
as far as the locals are concerned.
Again, the local government and businesses
love seeing new blood in town,
but yeah, the locals really don't dig it.
Now, this is one of the most moved to states
for Californians, but here's the thing.
Most people in Idaho and Arizona and actually Texas
seem to think that all the Californians moving there
are changing the way the state votes.
Not so much in Idaho.
Texas, yes and no,
because a lot of younger people are registering
as Democrats in Texas, but in Idaho,
about 75% of the people moving from California
to Idaho are registered Republicans and conservative.
The Democrat liberal ones,
they moved to Washington and Oregon.
I try not to get into politics on this channel,
but I thought that was a solid point.
79% of the respondents had Idaho down
as unfriendly towards newcomers.
The only surprise here is,
it wasn't like 90% of the respondents.
Honestly, Idaho is kind of famous for not wanting newcomers.
All right, that's today's video.
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