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Migration/Geographic Mobility
Migration/Geographic Mobility
Migration & geographic mobility both refer to the movement of people from one location to another.
Publications
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
Desire to Move and Residential Mobility: 2010-2011
This report uses data from SIPP and ACS to analyze characteristics of householders who desired to move in 2010 and their mobility patterns from 2010 to 2011.
Young Adult Migration: 2007–2009 to 2010–2012
This report describes the demographic and socioeconomic status of young adult migrants, aged 18 to 34 using ACS 3-year estimates.
Working Papers
The New Great Migration and Black Marriage Trends in the South
Using data from the ACS, this study examines whether the percentage of college-educated Black adults in southern MSAs is associated with marriage prevalence.
The Chinese Diaspora: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Trends
This working paper examines key demographic elements of the global Chinese diaspora.
Puerto Rican-Origin Children’s Living Arrangements
This poster examines family, social and demographic characteristics of Puerto Rican-origin children in Puerto Rico and the United States in 2006 and 2015.
Data
CPS Historical Migration/Geographic Mobility Tables
This table package shows historical geographical mobility estimates and rates going back to 1948.
Geographic Mobility: 2020 to 2021
This table package contains geographic mobility data by selected characteristics using 2021 CPS ASEC data.
Geographic Mobility: 2019 to 2020
This table package contains geographic mobility data by selected characteristics using 2020 CPS ASEC data.
Visualizations
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