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I would have thought MS myself due to the relative lack of industry compared to surrounding states. I would think at least the energy and petrochemical industries, along with the allure of NOLA, would give LA higher numbers.
Many transplants in Southern states come from other Southern states.
Here's the map for transplants within the south. You can change the information by clicking that little bar with the arrow and choose your information to map.
I had always heard that North Carolina and Louisiana traditionall had the highest percentage of its residents to be native born than the other Southern states. With the mass influx of transplants to North Carolina the past 20 or so years, I'm pretty sure it is now Louisiana.
Based on the table presented you definitely knew what you were talking about. I wonder if Louisiana had the highest percentage of native born citizens than any state 50 years ago.
FWIW, Arkansas has way more transplants than Mississippi, mostly due to the presence of Walmart in addition to Bella Vista's aggressive marketing campaign.
FWIW, Arkansas has way more transplants than Mississippi, mostly due to the presence of Walmart in addition to Bella Vista's aggressive marketing campaign.
I forgot to put Arkansas on the list, sorry. The number of native born for AR is 61.2 %.
Why? As an Alabama native, I'd say this looks about right, assuming that by "native-born" they mean people born in that particular state, as opposed to the U.S. as a whole. I always thought that when the Census asked this question, they were trying to distinguish between people born in the U.S. and those who were not.
I'm also not surprised about Louisiana being as high as it is. Outside of New Orleans, Louisiana is REALLY backwoods, ignorant, and racist. And even New Orleans itself isn't a huge magnet for transplants either - they don't have a booming economy to attract newcomers, like Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, etc. So why would people move to New Orleans? So they can be starving artists?
Why? As an Alabama native, I'd say this looks about right, assuming that by "native-born" they mean people born in that particular state, as opposed to the U.S. as a whole. I always thought that when the Census asked this question, they were trying to distinguish between people born in the U.S. and those who were not.
I'm also not surprised about Louisiana being as high as it is. Outside of New Orleans, Louisiana is REALLY backwoods, ignorant, and racist. And even New Orleans itself isn't a huge magnet for transplants either - they don't have a booming economy to attract newcomers, like Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, etc. So why would people move to New Orleans? So they can be starving artists?
This is ONLY opinion, but I actually would consider LA to be more "backwards" than AL.
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