In my own lifetime (I'm in my early 50's) the population of my home state of South Carolina has doubled (2.46mm to 4.89mm). Picking Oklahoma so I don't get crit

In my own lifetime (I'm in my early 50's) the population of my home state of South Carolina has doubled (2.46mm to 4.89mm). Picking Oklahoma so I don't get criticized as cherry-picking the data (it's often described as a "flyover" state and isn't considered a migration destination), they have gone from 2.4mm to 3.8mm people in the same time. So they've grown as well, but not doubled. So unless you live in an area that is depopulating (Syria? Japan?), I think your assertion is incorrect.