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The numbers indicate Georgia has been adding more people while NC has a higher growth rate since the last census (2000).
Will Charlotte and the Triangle combo (without the Triad) at one point topple Atlanta in numerical growth? Charlotte and the Triangle each has been adding approximately 45 thousand new residents in annual growth, translating to ~90 thousand new people for both metros while Atlanta alone has averaged about 120 thousand new people each year during the last decade.
Which state do you think will be the first to hit the 10 million mark, 11 million, and 12 million mark? And Why?
I say GA. ATL has been growing at an insane rate. NCs growth is mostly in Charlotte and Raleigh. So while GA will have a higher population growth, I predict the economy of NC will get stronger, more diverse, and more of an economical giant because NCs 2 big metros. Whereas GA is mostly as Atlanta goes, so does GA, IMHO.
Basically. I say 2020 will be interesting for both states.
Very true. 2010-2020 will be the "decade of recovery" for both states. How well they can each recover from the Great Recession will be significant in determining their rates of future growth.
I thought that I saw somewhere that NC's growth will overtake GA's. in the next decade or so. I also think the 2030 projections show NC jumping to 6th place from its current 10th.
I think Georgia will reach 10 million about a year before NC and that will occur in the next three years. I think both states will pass Michigan before mid decade.
Here's an interesting link for NC's projections for 2030: SAS Output
Here's another one from the same source that indicates when NC thinks it will cross 10 million: http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/f...2010_2019.html
Here's another interesting link. It appears as if Georgia's growth was being overstated while NC's was probably a bit understated throughout the decade. The NC projection vis a vis the Census report doesn't surprise me. NC is living up to its state motto: To be rather than to seem. http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/f...og/stgr09a.htm
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