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January 11, 2007


Who's Moving? Geographic Mobility Data Have the Answers

When people move, they often don't go far. Of the 40 million people who moved between 2004 and 2005, 22.7 million made a move within the same county and 7.8 million moved to a different county within the same state. Find tables on the characteristics of movers and nonmovers by type of move, and more online.

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