by Courtney Soinski
Do you see yourself as the type of person who moves around a lot? Or, are you still living in the same state where you were born and raised? The truth is, most people living in the United States have remained in their local area, according to Census microdata obtained from ipums.org at the University of Minnesota Population Center.
Take a look at the map below. This shows the percentage of the population in each state who have kept their home local. Each shape represents where the people living in a state were born.
nytimes.com
Read more – Mapping Migration in the United States
In Louisiana, for example, 79% of the population still lives there. That means nearly 4 out of 5 residents were born in the state, which has stayed consistent over the past decade.
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