USA Today Population Trends

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Kingsport is "Just Right"

Kingsport is cited as Tennessee's 5th largest metro area with a 6 year growth rate of 1.3%

Kingsport's metro growth rate was more comparable to San Francisco, San Diego, Roanoke, Boston, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Eugene (OR), Cincinnati, Columbus (OH), Greensboro, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis-St Paul, Baltimore, Louisville, Chattanooga, Hartford, and Providence.

Some markets were "too hot"  Metros with >20% growth included: Atlanta, Phoenix, Riverside, Austin, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Las Vegas, Orlando and Fayetteville (AR).  How long can they sustain this growth without implications on commutes, traffic, crime and erosion of quality of life? 

Some markets were "too cold"  Metros with population decline include:  Rochester (NY), Cleveland (OH), Pittsburgh, Dayton, Huntington (WV), Charleston (WV), Wheeling (WV), Weirton (WV), Parkersburg (WV), Buffalo, Scranton (PA), Waterloo (IA), Manhattan (KS), Hutchinson (KS), New Orleans, Cumberland (MD), Pittsfield (MA), Ocean City (NJ), Gallup (NM), Lawton (OK), Aberdeen (SD), Brookings (SD).