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/SaltyShawarma 3d ago

Hot take: lower tax burdens for business negatively affect their workers and their neighborhoods. Lower tax burdens for corpos is actually BAD for business... but good for shareholder profits.

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u/StressOverStrain 3d ago

United States tax codes are so riddled with corporate deductions that tinkering with the tax rate is a fool’s errand. Raise the tax and companies will just find more ways to spend the money on things they can deduct.

It’d be far easier to just tax personal income at higher rates, especially the wealthy.