We recently revealed that United States Census Bureau statistics revealed that while Idaho’s population growth continues to outpace the number of residents looking for greener pastures, more than 64,000 people left the state in the span of a single year.

The Census Bureau isn’t the only organization tracking population migration into and out of the Gem State. A moving company named United Van Lines conducts an annual survey of their customers seeking to answer the question “why are you moving?” Last year, Idahoans ranked the following six reasons as their primary reason for looking for a new place to call home:

#5T - Lifestyle Change (3.2%)

#5T - Cost (3.2%)

#4 - Personal and Family Health (6.3%)

#3 - Retirement (9.5%)

#2 - Employment (20.6%)

#1 - Family (46%)

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