New Study Shows 800%+ Spike in Searches to Move Abroad Post-Election – moveBuddha Reveals Where They Want to Go

By The Associated Press

Following the election, significant spikes in searches for moving out of America suggest heightened interest in international relocation. moveBuddha identifies the states with the highest interest in top international destinations and each state's ...

Following the election, significant spikes in searches for moving out of America suggest heightened interest in international relocation. moveBuddha identifies the states with the highest interest in top international destinations and each state’s top move-to country.

ATHENS, GA / ACCESSWIRE / November 13, 2024 / moveBuddha, a relocation tech company, reported an 854% increase in visits to its article on countries that pay new residents to relocate in the two days following the election, compared to the previous week.

‘Traffic for Countries that Pay You to Move There’ 854% increase in traffic for those seeking the article ‘Traffic for Countries that Pay You to Move There’ in two days post-election vs. previous week.

Following this, moveBuddha analyzed Google Trends data to find:

State	Top country(ies)
Alabama	Ireland
Alaska	Japan
Arizona	France, Italy
Arkansas	United Kingdom
California	France
Colorado	Ireland
Connecticut	Italy
Delaware	Denmark
District of Columbia	Spain
Florida	United Kingdom
Georgia	United Kingdom, France
Hawaii	Japan
Idaho	Mexico
Illinois	United Kingdom, Italy
Indiana	Ireland
Iowa	United Kingdom
Kansas	Denmark
Kentucky	United Kingdom
Louisiana	France
Maine	Ireland
Maryland	United Kingdom
Massachusetts	United Kingdom
Michigan	Switzerland
Minnesota	Canada
Mississippi	Italy
Missouri	German
Montana	France
Nebraska	Italy
Nevada	Italy
New Hampshire	Italy
New Jersey	United Kingdom, Italy
New Mexico	Italy
New York	United Kingdom
North Carolina	United Kingdom, Italy
North Dakota	Thailand
Ohio	United Kingdom
Oklahoma	Germany, Denmark
Oregon	United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Ireland
Pennsylvania	Italy
Rhode Island	Italy
South Carolina	Italy
South Dakota	Ireland
Tennessee	United Kingdom
Texas	Germany
Utah	Italy
Vermont	Canada, New Zealand
Virginia	United Kingdom
Washington	United Kingdom
West Virginia	Italy
Wisconsin	Canada
Wyoming	Spain, Portugal

Where do American expatriates mostly live?

As of 2023, an estimated 5.5 million American expatriates live abroad and according to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, here are the top 10 countries with the largest American expat populations.

Country	Estimated # of Americans
Mexico	1,182,346
Canada	1,050,898
United Kingdom	325,321
Israel	281,137
Germany	238,652
Australia	218,216
South Korea	129,499
France	117,462
Japan	111,021
Spain	108,684

What’s Driving the Interest in Moving Abroad?

Post-election, searches for moving abroad and to specific destinations rose, suggesting more Americans are open to exploring new opportunities overseas.

About moveBuddha

moveBuddha.com is one of the largest moving company booking websites in the United States. The company was founded in 2015 and is best known for its Moving Cost Calculator online instant quoting tool and its Should I Move For Work? decision tool.

Contact Information

Ryan Carrigan

co-founder

pr@movebuddha.com

706-249-9101

SOURCE: moveBuddha

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