Metropolitan Policy Program

State of Metropolitan America

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Economic Improvement Nudges U.S. Migration to Normal

March 15, 2013, William H. Frey

Using new Census Bureau population data, William Frey discusses how the improving U.S. economy is driving migration back to its pre-recession trends—Sun Belt growth and Frost Belt departures.

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About the State of Metropolitan America

The State of Metropolitan America is a signature effort of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program that portrays the demographic and social trends shaping the nation’s essential economic and societal units—its large metropolitan areas—and discusses what they imply for public policies to secure prosperity for these places and their populations.

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METRO TRENDS

The Urban Institute's report card and toolkit for researchers, students, journalists, elected officials and the public on the state of metropolitan communities. Here you'll find up-to-date charts and figures, expert commentaries and relevant, downloadable datasets.