Kentucky 26th Fastest Growing State (Lexington, Bowling Green: how much, stores, moving)

[InLondon]

Kentucky is now growing faster than all surrounding states except Tennessee and Virginia are growing faster. And Ohio is ranked 46th!

America's fastest growing states on Google Maps

[InLondon]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

Isn't Ohio losing quite a few people?

Yes that's why they're ranked 46th.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by InLondon

Yes that's why they're ranked 46th.

I just deleted my post because by looking at it, it still gained a bit last year

46: Ohio
Population gain: 7,321
2005: 11,470,685
2006: 11,478,006
% growth: 0.06

[censusdata]

The reason Kentucky isn't growing faster is because we have a very small Hispanic population, which acounts for 55% of US population growth.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by censusdata

The reason Kentucky isn't growing faster is because we have a very small Hispanic population, which acounts for 55% of US population growth.

I dunno, I am starting to see more and more of them all the time. Last time we went to the Shelbyville flea market in Simpsonville the whole thing seemed to be aimed at the Hispanic population.

[kentuckydad95]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

I dunno, I am starting to see more and more of them all the time. Last time we went to the Shelbyville flea market in Simpsonville the whole thing seemed to be aimed at the Hispanic population.

Go to Mayfield. You had better bring your pocket translator with you. I wonder if I move to Russia, will they accomodate every single one of my needs and print English on all of their goods? This country has bent over TOO FAR backwards. But that is another topic for another day.

[dixiegirl7]

Originally Posted by censusdata

The reason Kentucky isn't growing faster is because we have a very small Hispanic population, which acounts for 55% of US population growth.

Not in southern Kentucky, Bowling Green's hispanic population is one of the highest percentage of minorities.

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by InLondon

Kentucky is now growing faster than all surrounding states except Tennessee and Virginia are growing faster. And Ohio is ranked 46th!

America's fastest growing states on Google Maps

Just curious how much of this growth is caused by the illegal aliens in KY.?

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by kentuckydad95

Go to Mayfield. You had better bring your pocket translator with you. I wonder if I move to Russia, will they accomodate every single one of my needs and print English on all of their goods? This country has bent over TOO FAR backwards. But that is another topic for another day.

Just what I thought with the growth there. Sad because once you see stores aiming to please various ethnic populations, etc., it is the beginning of the end of your area.

[InLondon]

Originally Posted by Alaskapat528

Just curious how much of this growth is caused by the illegal aliens in KY.?

Hmmm, actually it's northerners moving here. A lot of people from Ohio have moved to Boone County as well as the Lexington area. Of course there are illegal aliens but there's not that many here I doubt. We are kind of far from the border. There's quite a few Hispanic workers on various farms around the state though.