When it comes to stickiness, there’s no place like Texas – and no, we’re not just talking about humidity.

U.S. News and World Report recently cited an analysis by the Federal Reserve of Dallas in its ranking of states that have kept the highest share of native residents from moving away. The findings, based on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, were determined by calculating the share of people born in each state who still lived there as of 2021. States with the highest percentages were considered “sticky,” meaning their residents stuck around.

Texas topped the list with an 82% stickiness rate, meaning it retains the most native-born people. Texas also had the lowest percentage of out-migration for 2021, referring to the ratio of the number of people leaving the state in a given year per 1,000 residents, US News reported.

Alabama made it into the top 10 with a stickiness rate of 71.6%.

The 10 Stickiest States:

• Texas: 82.2%
• North Carolina: 75.5%
• Georgia: 74.2%
• California: 73.0%
• Utah: 72.9%
• Florida: 72.7%
• Wisconsin: 72.5%
• South Carolina: 71.9%
• Alabama: 71.6%
• Michigan: 71.5%

On the opposite end of the spectrum were the least sticky states which had retention rates around 50%.

The 10 least sticky states were:

• Wyoming: 45.3%
• North Dakota: 48.6%
• Alaska: 48.7%
• South Dakota: 54.2%
• Rhode Island: 55.2%
• West Virginia: 55.6%
• Vermont: 56.5%
• Delaware: 56.9%
• Kansas: 57.2%
• Hawaii: 58%

What makes some states better at keeping their residents than others? You can see the analysis here.