Why 50% of Americans Live in these 9 OVERCROWDED States

Why over 50% of Americans live in the 9 Most Crowded States despite many being among the WORST States!

The reasons why "EVERYONE" Lives in New York, California, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and other regions of the USA with the highest population densities differ by state. But some are so populated due to warm weather, a booming economy with plenty of jobs, a cheap cost of living, their enormous size, and/or their history dating back to the original 13 colonies!

Not all of these states are on the East or West Coast, and a few were among the EMPTIEST States until less than 100 years ago! So why are these 9 Overcrowded States COMBINED home to MORE than HALF of all Americans?

And while many of these states offer GREAT big cities to live in, if you're trying to homestead, buy cheap, empty land, or just wanna live in the middle of nowhere... these state's still have MANY empty areas. So my biggest suggestion is to visit these cities, towns, and states before you decide where you want to move to and live!

[FromHeretoThere]

*Which of these states did you NOT know was so populated?*

[miamivicefanatic]

I think for "overcrowded" states, the metric should be DENSITY, not POPULATION.

[dshepherd]

Uhhh, New York is not NYC. NYC is almost separate from the rest of the state. It’s the big cities that are crowded. The rest of the state is rural.. lots of mountains, a lot less people.

[cmartinm]

North Carolina is not affordable anymore since so many people are moving there.

[jonathanrice]

Most of these states have some large cities drive up population, but otherwise have large rural areas. California especially has tons of uninhabited or sparsely populated areas.

[yourfriendlyneighborhoodva]

Bruh, anyone who’s been to illinois know that it is not overcrowded at all. Sure, Chicago is violently jam packed with people but the rest of the state is essentially corn fields with some smaller towns and cities dotted around +st. louis

[discoverglobeliving]

Isn't it fascinating that half of the US population is concentrated in just 9 states? 🌎 What's the key attraction? Share your thoughts and let's discuss the pros and cons!

[jaycasado]

Fun fact: South Florida ALONE has as many residents as Ohio does WHOLE . SoCal has TWICE as much

[manxkin]

Illinois here. The state Illinois is not overcrowded. The Chicago metropolitan area is. It’s actually quite rural and pleasant once you get out of Chicagoland.

[pulsatingsausageboy]

None of those states are overcrowded. The population density in even the most inhabited areas in the US is nothing compared to many places in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

[fredericperrin]

One of the biggest differences between Europe and the US is population density. I grew up in Europe, lived in hyper-populated Asia for a long time, and moved to the Northeast of the US 12 years ago. The Northeast, the most densely populated part of the US, which is...mostly empty once you get out of the big cities. This is something I love about the region. You drive 50 miles out of NYC (one of the biggest, densest metropolis in the world) in North / Northeast direction, and you are pretty much in the wilderness, in incredible natural beauty that few visitors of NYC are aware of. Same when you drive out of Boston (except in Southwestern direction). If you drive from NYC to Montreal, a fairly major transportation highway, you see mostly trees and mountains and very few houses on the 5-6 hours drive.

[aegisofhonor]

if you live outside of Chicago, it's not even remotely overcrowded in Illinois. It's basically Kansas or Nebraska once you get outside the Chi-Town area.

[shirleybalinski]

Michigan is far from crowded. 90% of the population is crowded into the SE corner. The Upper Peninsula can fit 3-4 New England states into its area yet, contains only 3% of the population.

[jaycasado]

Florida FOR SURE. I live in Orlando and traffic is INSANE. Every single day smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[deyoungyoung]

Yes! Your back! I would to see top 10 most densely populated countries. Thank you for your hard work!

[stevengarman]

Pennsylvania is NOT overcrowded ! Check out the North Central part of the state. You can walk through miles of forest land and never see a house. I grew up in this area. My family actually owned half the forest land behind the house. My backyard was huge, and my high school only had 450 students.

[Spectral]

Outside of Philly and Pittsburgh. Pa. is sparsely populated.

[kathyscoppettuolo]

States like PA and IL aren't overcrowded, overall. Both states have rural areas, too.

[mrrockdaddy]

You really made my day when you spoke about Newark and show photos of downtown I live here and I love it here thanks for that man I really appreciate that most people look past us but you really made my day I appreciate you a lot ❤

[Botoburst]

If you ever drove through West Virginia you'd understand, practically no end to the hills and mountains and they're very steep. Much easier and cheaper to develop in flatter country obviously.