Sunday Focus: Where are you from?

     The NY published a data driven feature listing each of the states and showing in graphic form where the residents of that state have come from over time...for example, in 1950 88% of Alabama's population was born IN Alabama....and 6% of those born elsewhere were born in other Southern States, mostly Georgia next door. Less than 1% were born outside the U.S.!
      By 2012, 70% were still born in the state, and we were still pulling most (12%) of our newcomers from other Southern States, but 10% were coming from states outside the South. And 4% came from outside the U.S.
   All of the states are represented in the feature, so take a look at your own state!
    You can also find a lot more information about the population of Alabama and all of the states from the most recent census. There are 4.8 Million Alabamians, up 2.4 per cent since 2000.

[Sunday Focus is a regular feature of TimLennox.com.]