U-Haul 2016 Growth State No. 10: ARKANSAS

Jan 22, 2017

Arkansas is the No. 10 U.S. Growth State for 2016, according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report.

Arkansas maintained its top-10 growth status by essentially duplicating its one-way U-Haul truck arrival and departure transactions from 2015, when it earned the No. 8 ranking on this list.

Arrivals accounted for 50.6 percent of U-Haul traffic in Arkansas in 2016 while Hot Springs Village, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, Centerton and Bentonville paced the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks.

Follow the Top 10 Growth States daily countdown through Feb. 3 on Twitter @uhaul. View other migration trends reports, including the U.S. Growth Cities release, at myuhaulstory.com.

Growth States are calculated by the net gain of one-way U-Haul truck rentals entering a state versus leaving a state during a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul truck rental transactions that occur annually.

While migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, U-Haul growth data is an effective gauge of how well cities are attracting and maintaining residents.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark. – Courtesy Arkansas Dept. of Parks & Tourism

 

In Northwest Arkansas, U-Haul has stores in Springdale and Rogers and added roughly 20 new neighborhood dealers since 2015. But the Company’s reach is growing across Arkansas to make moving services more convenient for everyone.

“We have new stores in Pine Bluff, Little Rock and Texarkana, which is on the border and will serve Arkansas customers with more self-storage units,” says Ken Vadnais, U-Haul Company of Arkansas president.

Find U-Haul stores and neighborhood dealers in Arkansas at uhaul.com/locations.

U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The geographical coverage from more than 21,000 U-Haul locations provides a comprehensive overview of where people are moving like no one else in the industry.

What They are Saying about Arkansas

“Northwest Arkansas is growing by leaps and bounds. I call it God’s Country. You have Wal-Mart®, Tyson® Foods, the University of Arkansas, J.B. Hunt® Transport Services … all the major employers are based out of the Northwest Arkansas region. Last I read, the northwest region was growing by 30 residents a day. I can see that because of the inbound activity of U-Haul trucks per day. The region’s population has grown nearly 70 percent in the last 15 years.” – U-Haul Company of Tulsa president Jim Smith

“This is a positive reflection on the state and can bring attention to other people considering relocation. Most growth is occurring from Fort Smith up to northwest Arkansas. Jobs, very favorable cost of living, natural beauty, outdoor activities and progressive communities (are attracting people to Arkansas).” – Sandy Sanders, Mayor of Fort Smith

Be sure to follow the growth state countdown in the following days here on myuhaulstory.com!

More articles like this one…

What’s New

U-Haul Races for Tillman Scholars at 19th Annual Pat’s Run

U-Haul Races for Tillman Scholars at 19th Annual Pat’s Run

TEMPE, Ariz. — Pat Tillman once declared that “Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, fuels our love … and pushes our limits.” Recently, U-Haul® Team Members, along with approximately 28,000 other individual supporters, pushed their limits for...

Carly Castillo Named Web Sales Program Manager

Carly Castillo Named Web Sales Program Manager

Carly Castillo has been appointed U-Haul Web Sales program manager, where she will apply 14-plus years of Company experience. Castillo began her U-Haul career in 2008 as an operations sales analyst for the U-Haul Self-Storage Affiliate Network. She went on to lead the...

Kristin Bailey Promoted to Director of Moving Help

Kristin Bailey Promoted to Director of Moving Help

Kristin Bailey has held several U-Haul titles during her seven years with the Company. They have included program manager for Moving Help and Risk Management. Now Bailey is taking on a new challenge at U-Haul headquarters in Phoenix: Director of Moving Help. “My...

All Smiles at the 2023 Guardian Games to Benefit Special Olympics

All Smiles at the 2023 Guardian Games to Benefit Special Olympics

Special-needs athletes gathered on April 7 to take part in the 2023 Guardian Games in Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District.  Longtime U-Haul partner Sanderson Ford founded the Guardian Games in 2017 to provide athletes the chance to compete through Special...

U-Haul Volunteers Pack Food Boxes to Address Hunger in Arizona

U-Haul Volunteers Pack Food Boxes to Address Hunger in Arizona

Twenty-four U-Haul volunteers recently spent a Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, where emergency food boxes were packed for people in need. At the end of the two-hour session, U-Haul volunteers had assembled 651 boxes full of nutritious,...

Hike for a Cause: U-Haul and ACS Climb to Conquer Cancer

Hike for a Cause: U-Haul and ACS Climb to Conquer Cancer

Hundreds of cancer survivors, as well as people honoring those lost to the disease, participate in the annual Climb to Conquer Cancer event. The Climb, which U-Haul has supported since 1993, takes place at South Mountain in Phoenix. Participants choose between a 5.5-...

U-Haul Provides Disaster Relief after Tornado Hits Shawnee, OK

U-Haul Provides Disaster Relief after Tornado Hits Shawnee, OK

U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents impacted by the tornado that struck Shawnee late Wednesday. Media reports have attributed at least three deaths to the storm, and a number of residences were leveled as part of...

U-Haul GM Experiences Hollywood in Montana on Set of 1923

U-Haul GM Experiences Hollywood in Montana on Set of 1923

Butte was recently transported 100 years into the past with the help of fun costumes and classic cars on the set of the Paramount+ hit TV show “1923” starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Nestled in the southwest corner of Montana, U-Haul Moving and Storage of...

U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage after Fort Lauderdale Flooding

U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage after Fort Lauderdale Flooding

U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage at its Coconut Creek location to residents impacted by the record-breaking rainstorms that brought substantial flooding to parts of Broward County this week. An unprecedented spring storm dropped over 25 inches of rain...