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The US is expected to gain 100 million more residents by 2050. Where do you see the majority of these people moving to/living? On the coast lines? In the south? Will the mid west/rust belt get their fair share, or will they be left out? Do you think the distribution will be even or will a few regions dominate this growth?
Not sure. I know that a lot of internal migration patterns are generally from North to South, but I wonder if immigrants from outside the US are still going to cities like NYC, Chicago, Philly at the same rate.
^ yes they are. new york city is #1, LA #2, and Houston, DC, Dallas and San Fran are all ranked high as well... only chicago is a high ranked midwestern city. so im wondering if the rest will be left out
Right next door to the 100-million who have been added since 1975.
Every city in the USA considers Growth to be there most cherished objective, and every candidate for public municipal office promises Growth at the head of his platform. So there will be plenty of competition to entice the newcomers.
Where did you get your figures? I do not know of any population projection of over 89-million by 2050. Most of which will be immigration, so population growth will go where immigrants go.
Almost every single state in the country is currently seeing population growth. IIRC only West Virginia is currently shrinking. Therefore by definition the next 100 million in U.S. population growth will be spread across almost the entire U.S. (at least on a state level).
I hope that number is wrong, but if it does happen I believe it will spread out around the nation. I am guessing our loose border has something to do with this.
It will be spread out for sure. As others have pointed out, the objective of every area is growth. New England is more about preservation, however, but should still see some degree of growth eventually.
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