These States Have Become Destinations for Home Improvement Projects

The pandemic unleashed a flood of home improvement projects in the U.S., and some states have boomed with renovation activity more than others. Hearth, a financing company, ranked states by per-capita applications for interior design-related home improvement loans. According to the company’s data, the following states have racked up the highest number of home improvement projects, becoming “pandemic destination” states:

1. Wyoming
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. Georgia
6. Louisiana
7. Colorado
8. Mississippi
9. Alabama
10. West Virginia
11. South Carolina
12. Indiana
13. Tennessee
14. Oklahoma
15. New Hampshire
16. Nebraska
17. North Carolina
18. Delaware
19. Connecticut
20. Arizona

The two demographic groups initiating the highest number of home improvement projects are Generation X and Millennials, according to Hearth.