r/dataisbeautiful • u/TA-MajestyPalm • 4d ago

OC [OC] Post-Pandemic Population Growth Trends, by US Metro Area (2022->2024)

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Graphic by me, created in Excel. All data from US Census here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

I've created similar graphics in the past, but usually from 2020-2024. This is not the best time frame as it combines the abnormal covid years with post pandemic movement.

This time frame (2022-2024) shows the most current and ongoing population trends of the last 2 years.

I also wanted to better categorize the cities into broad cultural regions vs the arbitrary geographic census regions.

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u/TA-MajestyPalm 4d ago

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Graphic by me, created in Excel.

All data from US Census here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

I've created similar graphics in the past, but usually from 2020-2024. This is not the best time frame as it combines the abnormal covid years with post-pandemic movement.

This time frame (2022-2024) shows the most current and ongoing population trends of the last 2 years.

I also wanted to better categorize the cities into broad cultural regions vs the arbitrary geographic census regions.

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u/TheLighthammer 3d ago

Wondering how much of the gain in the south and southwest is related to retiring Boomers chasing the sun.

It’s fascinating to see people moving to places that climate change will make utterly miserable. We’re going to see a lot of migration away from those same areas in the not too distant future.

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u/AbueloOdin 3d ago

I can definitely attest that the "growth" in Dallas is actually just growth in an open field 50 miles north of Dallas. It'd be like saying there is growth in north Baltimore but it counts for DC.

Also, I do not blame people for getting the fuck out of Pittsburgh. Lovely city. Lovely area. Honestly, super cool. But no EPA means those rivers go back to basically hot orange juice and you get secondhand lung cancer from the factories.

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u/rowzayduckbucky 3d ago

Pittsburgh seems like it’s getting better, but the climate is still awful. Some of the coldest and cloudiest winters in the country

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u/Content_Preference_3 2d ago

No. Pitt winters might be cloudy but far from the coldest

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u/varzaguy 1d ago

Pittsburgh winters are mild, I’m happy I even get snow.