Reia, S.M., Rao, P.S.C., Barthelemy, M. et al. Spatial structure of city population growth. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Study the spatial heterogeneity in city population growth by conduting an analysis of the most recent ACS county-to-county migration flows

Case:

• US

Methodology:

• OLS

Data Source

• ACS

Findings:

• 45.6 million people migrated to the US; 25.7 million people per year migrated within the same county
• 10.4 people moved between different counties within the same state; intra-state flows account for 24% of the domestic migration

• Inter-city flows represent 55% of the total flows

Coding Reference:

• Upon request