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Friday, January 23, 2009

Some Facts (US)

Magnet States

Percentage of population born in another state (居民大多是從其他州份遷移過來的):

Nevada 86.4%
Arizona 72%
Alaska 70.8%
Florida 70.1%
D.C. 63% (相信都是在政府工作的人吧)

Sticky States

Percentage of population born in state and still living there:

Texas 75.8%
North Carolina 71.4%
Georgia 69.6%
California 69%
Wisconsin 68.6%

Extreme States, 2007

The Whitest

Vermont 95% (share of population)
Maine 95%
West Virginia 95%
New Hampshire 93%
South Dakota 90%
Iowa 89%

The Blackest

Mississippi 37% (share of population)
Louisiana 31%
South Carolina 29%
Georgia 29%
Maryland 29%
Alabama 26%

Source: Newsweek

2 comments:

tofufa said...

interesting stat...wondering if ppl are moving to Alaska for the money :p

mad dog said...

tofufa: oh right... why alaska?