Houston at night.

U-Haul International, Inc., today released the results of the annual 2011 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report, titled “The 2011 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities.” According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2011, Houston took the No. 1 spot again, for the third year in a row. For the second year in a row, Orlando, Fla., Las Vegas and Chicago all ranked No. 2 – 4 respectively, while San Antonio came in at No. 5, up from No. 6 in 2010. Austin, Texas; Atlanta; Sacramento, Calif.; Kansas City, Mo. and Denver rounded out the top 10.

“Since 1945, U-Haul has built a long and proud history of relocating Americans,” said U-Haul President of Phoenix Operations John “J.T.” Taylor. “While recent economic conditions may have played a role as to where people have moved, our customers continue to rely on us to provide affordable services at convenient locations, which makes moving easier and more economical. This has the additional positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere and saves our customers money.”

The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth.

The 2011 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report was compiled from more than 1.6 million U-Haul truck transactions occurring during a recent 12-month period.