Alabama is ranked what?????

South Carolina is the top destination when adjusted for population size. LendingTree created a Moving Popularity Score Index* to analyze destination states adjusted by population. South Carolina scored highest, as mortgage loan requests were 52% greater than suggested by its share of the national population. Other popular states by this metric are Florida, Delaware, Georgia and North Carolina, revealing a Southern tilt in the preferences of out-of-state homebuyers. At the other end of the spectrum, homebuyers are least attracted to South Dakota, which received just 64% of the loan requests its population would suggest. Hawaii, Minnesota, California and New York complete the bottom five.

e	Moving popularity score
SC	152
FL	144
DE	138
GA	138
NC	137
TN	126
NH	125
NV	121
WV	121
AL	114
KY	111
OH	110
TX	110
AZ	109
AR	109
MS	108
IN	108
ME	104
VA	104
MT	104
OR	103
ID	103
CO	103
VT	100
WY	100
LA	99
PA	99
MO	98
OK	97
NJ	93
NM	93
MD	93
CT	89
KS	89
MI	88
UT	87
NE	86
WA	86
RI	82
IA	81
IL	79
MA	78
WI	78
AK	76
ND	75
NY	74
CA	72
MN	71
HI	67
SD	64									From Tim: Facts to consider? Lending Tree based this ranking only on people who inquired about a home loan from them, which may tilt the data a bit. Are there really many more people who want to move to Alabama than Hawaii,  New York or California? And what does "adjusted for population" mean, anyway?????????