As I mentioned in my previous post, the US Census place-of-birth data is available at the census tract level. Wouldn't it be nice to visualize this, by looking at a map of a state? And be able to zoom down to cities and neighborhoods, and see the differences from tract to tract? Well, now you … Continue reading Visualizing Where We are From
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“Are You From Here?”
Pop Quiz: Name the two states that have the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state. Answer: Louisiana and Michigan. You probably didn't see that coming; I know I didn't. About four of five Louisianans (78.05%) were born there. Of the remainder, 17.8% were born in other states, and 4.2% were foreign … Continue reading “Are You From Here?”