r/dataisbeautiful • u/TA-MajestyPalm • Nov 25 '24

OC [OC] US 5 year Population Trends

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Map/graphic by me, created with excel, mapchart, and photoshop.

All data from the US Census bureau: https://data.census.gov/

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u/videogames_ Nov 25 '24

Everyone moved from rural Texas to the big Texas cities

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u/Snoo23533 Nov 25 '24

Now that you say it it seems like in blue states people are moving from cities to suburban, but in red states they are moving from rural to urban.

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u/videogames_ Nov 25 '24

Yeah data is a bit skewed because it’s from 2018 but if it was 2021-2023 you’d see that more because no need to stay in a big city because of remote jobs and pandemic stay at home policies

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u/iismitch55 Nov 25 '24

That trend is definitely on the reverse. Not ever going to revert back to the mean, but employers are slowly clawing back WFH or cutting positions.