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/asdf072 3d ago

Ugh. As someone who grew up near Orlando, this new wave of people is the absolute worst. They're trying to escape the crappy conditions of their home town, but just end up dragging it all down here.

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u/rubenthecuban3 3d ago

i've heard this before. true question. can you elaborate what "crappy conditions" they are "dragging it all down here"? like politics? or their outlook or character?

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u/boneydog22 3d ago

Trump flags at the beach is one. They come here thinking we’re all fans and want to see that at the beach??? Their character is as good of quality as the sweatshop fabric used to make their shitty little banners.

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u/gsfgf 3d ago

And DeSantis is actively marketing Florida to MAGAs. Meanwhile MAGAs think Atlanta is scary, so we don't get it near as bad. Or they're at least all the way up in Forsyth County.