Follow the Sun: Predicting Population Growth in the U.S.

The greatest future growth in the United States is likely to take place in the West the Sunbelt and along the I-85 corridor between Raleigh N.C. and Atlanta Ga. In a literal sense Americans are following the sun since factors such as the number of ”bright” or ”sun” days in January and the absence of winter heating costs are significant aspects of this anticipated redistribution of population note Wharton real estate professors Peter Linneman and Albert Saiz in their study ”Forecasting 2020 U.S. County and MSA Populations.” The areas that can expect the largest drop in population or a slow-down in their rate of growth are mostly in the Northeast Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. ”Americans are rapidly leaving cold damp and snowy areas for sunnier and drier climates ” the authors write.

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