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Places like Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas were just as rural at one point and that didn't stop companies from moving there.
The growth has almost exculsively occurred in the metro areas of those states, though. The big players are: Atlanta, Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, NOVA, DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
The growth has almost exculsively occurred in the metro areas of those states, though. The big players are: Atlanta, Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, NOVA, DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
add...Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Asheville, Wilmington and probably others as well.
The growth has almost exculsively occurred in the metro areas of those states, though. The big players are: Atlanta, Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, NOVA, DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
Well I could be totally wrong as I was just hypothesizing, but still I think all the states I named have cities. Louisiana has four or five cities of over a 100,000. (Depending on how one counts Metairie) Arkansas only has one over a 100,000 but they have four more over 50,000. Texas obviously has many large cities.
Nebraska maybe was less likely as I only find two over 50,000. I still think it's possible, but perhaps they're more looking at staying steady and stable rather than booming or busting. However Iowa has two cities over a 100,000 and two more over 80,000. Utah also has several cities over 50,000.
Well I could be totally wrong as I was just hypothesizing, but still I think all the states I named have cities. Louisiana has four or five cities of over a 100,000. (Depending on how one counts Metairie) Arkansas only has one over a 100,000 but they have four more over 50,000. Texas obviously has many large cities.
Nebraska maybe was less likely as I only find two over 50,000. I still think it's possible, but perhaps they're more looking at staying steady and stable rather than booming or busting. However Iowa has two cities over a 100,000 and two more over 80,000. Utah also has several cities over 50,000.
That would be correct sir. The metropolitan and micropolitan cities have been the engine for growth throughout the sunbelt. The rural areas- not really at all.
In what state/region of the country is this not the case?
In Kentucky...
It is the only state that has seen in increase in its rural population in an area with very few jobs, very low educational achievement, and very high poverty rates.
In Kentucky...
It is the only state that has seen in increase in its rural population in an area with very few jobs, very low educational achievement, and very high poverty rates.
I'm sure the increase was quite modest. Several rural areas experience modest increases; that's nothing new. I'm talking about booming growth since major metro areas were mentioned.
At any rate, this would simply make Kentucky something of an anomaly, but probably not since the vast majority of the state's growth more than likely happened in Louisville, Lexington, and northern Kentucky.
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