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You can, and some do, but a lot don’t. I live in NYC and you’ll see area codes from all over the country.

bigstrat2003 2y ago
I think NYC is likely to be an extreme outlier in this regard. A lot of people move there from all around the country (and outside it).
- caseyohara 2y ago
  Intuitively, I'd agree. But I looked it up and NYC doesn't even rank in the top 10 cities by geographic diversity. What's interesting is Colorado Springs ranks #2. I'm guessing that's because the Air Force Academy is there, which would make sense because it draws people from all over the country. Rank. City / % Born in state / Geo diversity index 01. Las Vegas / 25.3% / 82.7 02. Colorado Springs / 33.8% / 80.1 03. Seattle / 38.1% / 79.3 04. Washington, D.C. / 36.2% / 78.8 05. Denver / 41.1% / 77.4 06. Portland / 39.1% / 77.3 07. Mesa / 38.8% / 77.2 08. Phoenix / 40.6% / 77.2 09. Virginia Beach / 39.8% / 77.0 10. San Francisco / 40.1% / 76.8 11. Charlotte / 41.3% / 76.4 12. Boston / 43.7% / 76.1 13. San Diego / 45.5% / 74.8 14. Tucson / 45.8% / 74.2 15. Raleigh / 47.2% / 72.5 16. Oakland / 48.2% / 72.1 17. Los Angeles / 45.6% / 71.8 18. New York / 48.4% / 71.1 19. San Jose / 47.3% / 69.8 20. Jacksonville / 50.6% / 69.8 21. Nashville / 51.8% / 68.8 22. Austin / 53.3% / 68.3 23. Minneapolis / 51.9% / 68.0 24. Atlanta / 51.3% / 67.7 25. Houston / 51.9% / 67.7 26. Albuquerque / 53.4% / 67.6 27. Tulsa / 54.5% / 66.2 28. Dallas / 55.0% / 64.9 29. Kansas City / 54.4% / 64.8 30. Oklahoma City / 56.8% / 64.3 31. Fort Worth / 57.5% / 63.8 32. Long Beach / 56.9% / 63.6 33. Chicago / 59.5% / 61.9 34. Sacramento / 59.5% / 61.9 35. El Paso / 61.9% / 61.9 36. Miami / 29.8% / 61.2 37. Omaha / 59.3% / 61.1 38. Wichita / 63.7% / 57.0 39. Columbus / 64.5% / 56.5 40. San Antonio / 65.5% / 54.9 41. Milwaukee / 65.7% / 54.5 42. Fresno / 66.2% / 53.6 43. Indianapolis / 66.5% / 53.6 44. Memphis / 65.9% / 52.8 45. Philadelphia / 67.9% / 52.3 46. Baltimore / 67.6% / 52.1 47. Louisville / 70.4% / 48.8 48. New Orleans / 70.9% / 47.8 49. Cleveland / 73.1% / 45.0 50. Detroit / 74.5% / 42.4 Source: scraped from https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-ranks-near-top-for-people-from-all-over-the-map/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-ranks... (from 2016, but probably still about the same)

bigstrat2003 2y ago

I think NYC is likely to be an extreme outlier in this regard. A lot of people move there from all around the country (and outside it).

caseyohara 2y ago
Intuitively, I'd agree. But I looked it up and NYC doesn't even rank in the top 10 cities by geographic diversity. What's interesting is Colorado Springs ranks #2. I'm guessing that's because the Air Force Academy is there, which would make sense because it draws people from all over the country. Rank. City / % Born in state / Geo diversity index 01. Las Vegas / 25.3% / 82.7 02. Colorado Springs / 33.8% / 80.1 03. Seattle / 38.1% / 79.3 04. Washington, D.C. / 36.2% / 78.8 05. Denver / 41.1% / 77.4 06. Portland / 39.1% / 77.3 07. Mesa / 38.8% / 77.2 08. Phoenix / 40.6% / 77.2 09. Virginia Beach / 39.8% / 77.0 10. San Francisco / 40.1% / 76.8 11. Charlotte / 41.3% / 76.4 12. Boston / 43.7% / 76.1 13. San Diego / 45.5% / 74.8 14. Tucson / 45.8% / 74.2 15. Raleigh / 47.2% / 72.5 16. Oakland / 48.2% / 72.1 17. Los Angeles / 45.6% / 71.8 18. New York / 48.4% / 71.1 19. San Jose / 47.3% / 69.8 20. Jacksonville / 50.6% / 69.8 21. Nashville / 51.8% / 68.8 22. Austin / 53.3% / 68.3 23. Minneapolis / 51.9% / 68.0 24. Atlanta / 51.3% / 67.7 25. Houston / 51.9% / 67.7 26. Albuquerque / 53.4% / 67.6 27. Tulsa / 54.5% / 66.2 28. Dallas / 55.0% / 64.9 29. Kansas City / 54.4% / 64.8 30. Oklahoma City / 56.8% / 64.3 31. Fort Worth / 57.5% / 63.8 32. Long Beach / 56.9% / 63.6 33. Chicago / 59.5% / 61.9 34. Sacramento / 59.5% / 61.9 35. El Paso / 61.9% / 61.9 36. Miami / 29.8% / 61.2 37. Omaha / 59.3% / 61.1 38. Wichita / 63.7% / 57.0 39. Columbus / 64.5% / 56.5 40. San Antonio / 65.5% / 54.9 41. Milwaukee / 65.7% / 54.5 42. Fresno / 66.2% / 53.6 43. Indianapolis / 66.5% / 53.6 44. Memphis / 65.9% / 52.8 45. Philadelphia / 67.9% / 52.3 46. Baltimore / 67.6% / 52.1 47. Louisville / 70.4% / 48.8 48. New Orleans / 70.9% / 47.8 49. Cleveland / 73.1% / 45.0 50. Detroit / 74.5% / 42.4 Source: scraped from https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-ranks-near-top-for-people-from-all-over-the-map/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-ranks... (from 2016, but probably still about the same)