This is insane - rural birthrates are higher, but birthrates are falling across the developed world in both urban and rural contexts. It's not because of densi

This is insane - rural birthrates are higher, but birthrates are falling across the developed world in both urban and rural contexts. It's not because of density - it's because people with options other than raising children tend to pick them since kids require a lot of effort. SF and LA could easily be several times more dense than they currently are; that kind of increase would see the capacity of the entire state grow by double-digit percentages. So now I've gotta ask you: if cities suck for population growth, then where would those double-digit population gains come from? It's not rural America, that's for sure.