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how many move BACK? I would like to see that percentage.
I actually made a mistake with that post- My bad. The stats I posted before were the total gains the south has made (the north didn't make any actual gains, more so losses)
3,370,000 people from the north (both the North East and Midwest)
2,188,00 move from the south to the north.
I don't think there's an actual source that quenches your curiosity, but it's safe to say that a good number of the 2.2 million southerners moving to the north were northern transplants moving back.
That's a good point. Several states in the North are fairly "sticky", meaning most born there stay there. Northeast states that retain over 50% of their "born-in" population also include those that have high rates of leaving like...
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Going by that Pew link Pennsylvania, which they cite as a net-gainer in population, retains 63.8% of their born-in population. If you count the "older states" of the Midwest as Northern Wisconsin is listed as one of their "stickiest" states with 68.6% of "born-ins" staying. Although the Southern states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas are placed above it.
That's a good point. Several states in the North are fairly "sticky", meaning most born there stay there. Northeast states that retain over 50% of their "born-in" population also include those that have high rates of leaving like...
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Going by that Pew link Pennsylvania, which they cite as a net-gainer in population, retains 63.8% of their born-in population. If you count the "older states" of the Midwest as Northern Wisconsin is listed as one of their "stickiest" states with 68.6% of "born-ins" staying. Although the Southern states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas are placed above it.
never had any desire to move to a tropical retirement when I got old.
never had any desire to move to a tropical retirement when I got old.
Although I still identify with my birth-state of Arkansas truth is I don't like heat and have some problems being in predominately Baptist areas. (I suppose I'm a bit of a bigot, although not about race or ethnicity) So if I get old I wouldn't be going South either.
Although this is largely a climate issue as I wouldn't go to the Southwest either unless it's one of those places that's cool because it's at a higher elevation. For that matter if there's a fairly cool place in the South, that's not majority Baptist, I might consider that.
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Maybe but
Wow! What prompted that? Were you abused by East Coasters as a child? 
