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Forbes.com map: Where Americans are moving

Posted Mon, 2011/01/31 - 5:05pm by RCAP

Forbes magazine has an interactive map on its website that shows, in a very visual way, the movement of more than 10 million Americans from one county to another during 2008. You can click on any county to see comings and goings: black lines show net inward movement, and red lines show net outward movement.

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Daily Yonder blog: Population of rural counties increased 2.9% in last decade

Posted Thu, 2010/07/15 - 9:58am by RCAP

The Daily Yonder blog began on July 14 an examination of what has happened to rural America during the last decade. Its post on that day began to look at changes in population, ethnicity, age groups and education.

That day's post has many interesting maps and charts that illustrate these changes.