America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Nearly six in 10 young adults live within 10 miles of where they grew up, and eight in 10 live within 100 miles, according to a new study by researchers at the U.S. Census Bureau and Harvard University.

Even the prospect of higher earnings in more distant locations does little to change these patterns.

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The new study examines the migration patterns of young adults and explores where people go between childhood and young adulthood. It also analyzes how those patterns differ across demographic groups and whether people move greater distances to take advantage of job opportunities.

The research used newly constructed and publicly available statistics on the migration flows of young adults in the United States. You can explore the patterns at migrationpatterns.org.

Continue reading?to learn more about:

• The data

• Migration patterns

• Migration patterns vary by race/ethnicity

• Two case studies of U.S. migration

• Migration and economic opportunity

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