Population Change

Over the past five years, Texas and Florida have emerged as epicenters of population growth in the United States. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s ACS5 (American Community Survey), along with GIS tools and statistical techniques implemented in R, we analyzed the growth trends between 2018 and 2023. The maps presented here provide a […]

Population trends across the United States over the past decade and a half have revealed a remarkable shift: an increasing expansion in rural populations, particularly in the western states. While much attention is often given to urban growth, the quiet resurgence of rural communities offers an intriguing perspective on the evolving demographic landscape of the