For all of the talk that the population is moving south...the northeast and Midwest appear to be doing just fine in the future. That’s not to say that Florida and Georgia won’t still be big population centers (they will be), I’m just saying the whole “Midwest is dying” argument is overblown.
Of course, it is also a good argument for staying in the Big XII and trying to poach the Arizona schools and possibly wooing back Colorado.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...alf-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/
Eight states will have just under half of the total population of the country, 49.5 percent, according to the Weldon Cooper Center’s estimate. The next eight most populous states will account for an additional fifth of the population, up to 69.2 percent — meaning that the 16 most populous states will be home to about 70 percent of Americans.
Geographically, most of those 16 states will be on or near the East Coast. Only three — Arizona, Texas and Colorado — will be west of the Mississippi and not on the West Coast.
Of course, it is also a good argument for staying in the Big XII and trying to poach the Arizona schools and possibly wooing back Colorado.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...alf-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/
Eight states will have just under half of the total population of the country, 49.5 percent, according to the Weldon Cooper Center’s estimate. The next eight most populous states will account for an additional fifth of the population, up to 69.2 percent — meaning that the 16 most populous states will be home to about 70 percent of Americans.
Geographically, most of those 16 states will be on or near the East Coast. Only three — Arizona, Texas and Colorado — will be west of the Mississippi and not on the West Coast.
