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

[u/TA-MajestyPalm]

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.

[u/asdf072]

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.

[u/Temporary-Light9189 → u/asdf072]

That’s what I don’t understand at all, why come here at all if you’re going to try to make it like where you fled from, it’s like people can’t comprehend that they themselves also contribute to the total attitude of the city

[u/theoutlet → u/Temporary-Light9189]

It’s funny because here in AZ we have transplants complaining about people moving here from CA wanting to make it like CA

And me, an AZ native with family going back generations, I just laugh. This shitty, “Don’t CA my AZ” isn’t a native position. It’s a transplant position

People move here expecting AZ to be the old west and have the politics to match

[u/AIFlesh → u/[deleted]]

Just to be clear - we still think you’re racist bumpkins. It’s just now racist bumpkins from the other parts of the country are moving in to be with like minded folks.

[u/Content_Preference_3 → u/AIFlesh]

Then why have state politics moved right?