Which southern metro will reach 1 million first?

[The Tot Pack]

I didn't vote cause honestly, the south in general is growing like crazy, we have are in the midst of an economic boom in the SouthEast. All the people in the Rust Belt and NorthEast are all migrating to get away from Poverty in hopes of having the American Dream. But I wouldn't be surprised if Little Rock, and Baton Rouge will hit 1 mill. first.

Also you have to think were the average American would want to move, would you want to move to Florida or the Coast? The high insurance on houses and the high risk of natural disasters also loom. You have to put into thought too where Job rates are High, Safety is for certain, etc.

[shane453]

Tulsa. Some of these cities are still in the 600ks. Tulsa's nearing 950k.

[MetropolitanSA]

I didn't vote cause honestly, the south in general is growing like crazy, we have are in the midst of an economic boom in the SouthEast. All the people in the Rust Belt and NorthEast are all migrating to get away from Poverty in hopes of having the American Dream.

All the people from the Rust Belt and Northeast are migrating away from provery?

Table showing the percent of people living in poverty. Lots of southern states at the top of the list (source).

Percent of People in Poverty, by State, 2004,

in Rust Belt/Northeast and South regions

State Region %

Mississippi South 21.6

Louisiana South 19.4

DC Rust Belt/Northeast 18.9

Arkansas South 17.9

West Virginia South 17.9

Kentucky South 17.4

Texas South 16.6

Alabama South 16.1

South Carolina South 15.7

Oklahoma South 15.3

North Carolina South 15.2

Georgia South 14.8

Tennessee South 14.5

New York Rust Belt/Northeast 14.2

United States - 13.1

Rhode Island Rust Belt/Northeast 12.8

Ohio Rust Belt/Northeast 12.5

Michigan Rust Belt/Northeast 12.3

Maine Rust Belt/Northeast 12.3

Florida South 12.2

Illinois Rust Belt/Northeast 11.9

Missouri Rust Belt/Northeast 11.8

Pennsylvania Rust Belt/Northeast 11.7

Indiana Rust Belt/Northeast 10.8

Wisconsin Rust Belt/Northeast 10.7

Iowa Rust Belt/Northeast 9.9

Delaware Rust Belt/Northeast 9.9

Virginia South 9.5

Massachusetts Rust Belt/Northeast 9.2

Map showing the percent of people living in poverty. Lots of dark green in the South.

[Promia]

People migrate to the South because the cost of living is low and the climate is good. Poverty in the northeast.....if you don't know what your talking about please don't post.

[Phizzy]

People migrate to the South because the cost of living is low and the climate is good. Poverty in the northeast.....if you don't know what your talking about please don't post.

Yea, there is poverty everywhere. However, you can't dispute the fact the south is more poverty striken than the "Rust Belt" and Northeast. So the contention that "all migrating to get away from Poverty" would appear to be inaccurate, given that if you moved to the South you'd be moving moreso towards poverty, not away from poverty. Right?

[Charleston native]

Yea, there is poverty everywhere. However, you can't dispute the fact the south is more poverty striken than the "Rust Belt" and Northeast. So the contention that "all migrating to get away from Poverty" would appear to be inaccurate, given that if you moved to the South you'd be moving moreso towards poverty, not away from poverty. Right?

Maybe, but for many people in the Northeast, they are making great financial gains just by moving to the Southeast. They have far lower property taxes, more freedom in their property usage, and in some cases get more income living in a state that doesn't have income taxes.