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Nope. The US is one of the scarcest populated countries in the world. We have room for much more people. Once we hit 3 billion people I may get concerned. Until then, nope.
America isn't overpopulated. Its population is more lopsided in its distribution. And the amount of arable land isn't the only reason. Even places with plenty of arable land, population distribution is rather lopsided. Plenty of arable land in Alabama. However, the fastest growing region in the state is the Huntsville-Madison-Decatur metropolitan area. Huntsville and Madison are getting alot of residents (Madison, AL didn't exist until the 1970s) because of the military, aerospace, and tech industries (the Saturn V was developed in Huntsville). The poorest part of Alabama, and among the poorest regions of the USA, has plenty of arable land, the Black Belt. Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is in this region. Many people have left the Black Belt region for good, and continue to leave.
Same goes for Mississippi. Plenty of arable land in Mississippi. However, it's a poor state, and not many people want to move there.
For states like Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, there isn't that much arable land, and people are populating the places that are perceived to be livable, or have alot of jobs. In Colorado, a lion's share of its population is in a line barely east of the Rockies from Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs. Denver is its anchor. Plenty of land in the far east of Colorado, but few people. Wheat growing and corn region with low rainfall and it depends on irrigation for its farming. Western Colorado is very mountainous and also has desert. Wyoming is sparsely populated for many reasons. Much of it is mountainous. Only a few places in the state support a relatively large number of people (Cheyenne, Laramie, and Casper). Cheyenne is a military city. Laramie is a college city. Casper is an oil drilling region. Extreme climate, alot of rugged terrain, and the nature of its economy make it a thinly populated state.
America is absolutely not overpopulated. Just too densely populated in specific places. Just take a look at google maps, we have vast amounts of open land, but some type of way we need more interstate connections to help form communities as well as a program to promote creating gridded communities in rural areas.(Lots of infill needs to happen in the most efficient way possible).
Anyone who has traveled around this great land would say no. Once you get out of the city and past the suburbs, there are immense tracts of forest, grain fields stretching into the distance and miles of empty desert. Yes, we have a lot of people, but they are concentrated in about 5% of the land.
Conspiracy theories in 2020:
-covid passports
-medical apartheid
-travel bans
-no work/employment without vaxx passport
Reality in 2021:
-covid passports
-medical apartheid
-travel bans
-no work/employment without vaxx passport
I travel a lot and have never been asked to show any proof of vaccination. Now I haven't been to NYC since they required it for dining, but it doesn't seem to be a widespread issue in America.
Good information. A good starting place for anyone interested in how filling those empty spots will impact the environment.
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