Most people moving to California, Florida and Texas

October 12, 2010 - When packing their moving boxes and heading out of state, most Americans seem to be relocating to California, Florida and Texas.

That's according to data from Census Bureau's recently released American Community Survey, which used migration data from 2007 to 2008 to reveal which states attracted the most relocating families from other states.

California attracted the most migrants, particularly from surrounding states like Washington, Arizona and Nevada. However, families from Colorado, Texas and Hawaii were also relocating to California in high numbers. Florida attracted relocating families from as near as Georgia and as far away as Alaska. Additionally, people moving to Texas were likely from surrounding states such as Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico.

Minnesota, Virginia and Washington State also ranked as top relocation destinations, each drawing residents from multiple surrounding states.

Los Angeles won a major federal loan Friday that will speed construction — perhaps by as much as 10 years — of a light-rail transit line from the Crenshaw district to a station near Los Angeles International Airport.

Work is expected to begin late next year and finish no later than 2018, about a decade ahead of schedule, said Art Leahy, chief executive of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.