Forbes magazine once again scores imaginatively with an interactive map of the nation's counties, showing which ones are gaining and which ones losing population. It is stunning. Black lines show exits, red lines show entrances, and from where.
Chicago, for example, appears to be bleeding people all over the country, but especially to the Northwest, Southeast and Texas. Seattle (King County) gains (as usual, the intake is strong from Alaska and the Mountain West, but also the Northeast). Spokane has people coming and going--the interesting red lines are from California. Los Angeles is losing, while San Francisco continues (it appears) to gain. The no-longer Golden State as a whole is sliding for the first time, thanks to the poor economy and oppressive taxes. Texas is picking up a lot of others' losses. Might it have something to do with lower taxes and stronger growth?
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