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The biggest total population gainers? Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Washington state. The common thread among the winners is that they have fast-growing cities with satellite suburbs, fueled by boomers and empty-nesters move back to spruced-up downtowns. Texas, for example, claims three major urban centers that are all working to make their neighborhoods more transit and pedestrian-friendly and revitalize their downtowns. Texas is the fastest growing state! Gaining 478,000 residents!
The biggest total population gainers? Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Washington state. The common thread among the winners is that they have fast-growing cities with satellite suburbs, fueled by boomers and empty-nesters move back to spruced-up downtowns. Texas, for example, claims three major urban centers that are all working to make their neighborhoods more transit and pedestrian-friendly and revitalize their downtowns. Texas is the fastest growing state! Gaining 478,000 residents!
They are not taking into account immigrants. NJ is pretty much just the meat in between Philly and NYC. Nj gets tons of immigrants from Russia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Mexico, China, Japan, etc. Once the immigrants are added in, they are gaining. Same with the majority of the other states on that list.
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Originally Posted by jluke65780
What I'm saying is that every state loses people; NJ just lost more than other states.
Overall, I don't think that ANY state is loosing people though, except for Michigan.
Repost. Anyways, the US Census released a migration report (both domestic and international) on December 23rd.
US Census Press Releases (http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/014509.html - broken link)
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Texas gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009 (478,000), followed by California (381,000), North Carolina (134,000), Georgia (131,000) and Florida (114,000), according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates
Wyoming showed the largest percentage growth: its population climbed 2.12 percent to 544,270 between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009. Utah was next largest, growing 2.10 percent to 2.8 million. Texas ranked third, as its population climbed 1.97 percent to 24.8 million, with Colorado next (1.81 percent to 5 million).
California is still gaining people, but its all from international migration (including some of my relatives who came three weeks ago) and not from domestic migration. Texas has gained from BOTH domestic and international migration.
They are not taking into account immigrants. NJ is pretty much just the meat in between Philly and NYC. Nj gets tons of immigrants from Russia, Spain, Italy, Germany, Mexico, China, Japan, etc. Once the immigrants are added in, they are gaining. Same with the majority of the other states on that list.
Overall, I don't think that ANY state is loosing people though.
I am not understanding what you are saying. Very few states are losing people right now.
The figures in the OP represent domestic outmigration, (US citizens moving in minus US citizens moving out). They don't take into account births, deaths, international immigration, etc. So while more Americans are moving out of those states than in, births and international immigration keep the net population figures moving up.
In your example, New Jersey's population is growing, but the domestic migration is negative.
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