Why 50% of Americans Live in these 9 OVERCROWDED States

[@FromHeretoThere]

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

[@nokidding3519]

North Carolina Georgia Ohio

[@jaroj1112]

Michigan bruh

[@twoelectrik]

Michigan ain't much of a surprise, but I believe that N. Carolina was a huge surprise bc I thought there were only two cities in that state, being Charlotte and Raleigh. What I'm hoping is Tennessee getting a bit more populated, which I believe their population is still growing exponentially

[@RNDBros]

Alaska

[@tmc6799]

Ohio. I had no idea it was so crowded. Not some place I would want to live, but then none of the states on this list could pay me enough to live there.

[@dshepherd107]

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.

[@Weather_Nerd]

CA can say the same, and yet it feels crowded even in small towns oftentimes compared to other states

[@iworkout6912]

People make this mistake all the time...NYC is densely populated but not 95 percent of the rest of the state. Take away the big city and you have a very sparingly populated state.

[@upstatedak]

@@iworkout6912I live in upstate NY and we have some decent size cities up here. Buffalo and Rochester both have over 200k

[@CortexNewsService]

Illinois is the same. Nine million of the population is within 60 miles of downtown Chicago. The other three million spread across a huge area. There are counties in the southern part of the state with less than 4000 people. There are city blocks in Chicago with more people

[@ithacacomments4811]

NYC needs to be a separate state of its own apart from the rest of NY.

[@miamivicefanatic9736]

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

[@ntatenarin]

True. Like with Illinois, most of the areas outside of Chicagoland is pretty sparse. Although, doing total population is different, so I likey.

[@suddenbrickproductions]

Indeed.

[@miamivicefanatic9736]

@Berlin70 No it's not. Density takes into account the size of the state. Population doesn't. New Jersey is the most densely populated state at almost 1200 people per square mile. But its population ranks only 11th.

[@apexone5502]

@@miamivicefanatic9736 great example. In my many travels I’ve gone many miles where I’ve seen little to no people (outside of travelers on the road and even that can be iffy) in states that have some of the biggest cities in the country (Illinois, NY, California, Texas). I can’t say that about NJ. Anytime I think of NJ I think about how there’s always a town nearby when driving in that state and I’ve been all over NJ.

[@billgrandone3552]

Exactly . I live in Illinois and i can tell you that once you get out of the 8 or so counties around Chicago Illinois is mostly "populated" with corn and bean fields. We have several cities with a population over 100,000 people south of I-80 but none approching 200,000 or even 150,000. Many people have left cities like Springfield . Peoria, and Decatur in recent years. But Illinois as a state is hardly overcrowded. In fact most of the rural towns and cities have populations well under 10,000 people.

[@cmartinm98]

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

[@railroadforest30]

It’s becoming unaffordable everywhere and nature is being deforested everywhere by new mcmansions from the mountains to the outer banks

[@ChuckHackney]

Yes it is affordable, very affordable, if you choose to move to the right places outside the high growth areas. If you want to live in a small city like Statesville, Sanford, Kinston, Wilson, Kings Mountain, Lenoir, Hickory, Rocky Mount and on and on, you can get a house at a great price and ,(relatively) low cost of living. It's just nobody want to move to places like that.

[@railroadforest30]

@@ChuckHackney true most small cities are affordable

[@amannamesolo]

I agree my hometown used to be cheap. A 2/3 bedroom would cost 3-400$, but now it’s 700$. Let’s not talk about the pay ratio. Most jobs are only paying less than 14$ an hr, you really need a car to get around….

[@cmartinm98]

@@ChuckHackney Small towns are dying since it doesn’t appeal to the Millennials and the Gen Z. It won’t appeal to the Gen Alpha. Also, farming is dying since younger generations prefer urban cities.

[@jonathanrice1070]

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.

[@FromHeretoThere]

Yeah pretty wild how vast the difference is between the cities and nature parts

[@railroadforest30]

Because so much of California is mountains and desert

[@steveb7429]

Yeah because 40 million people will leave California.

[@wheredideliasgo]

@@railroadforest30damn near more of it is forest in norcal

[@apexone5502]

@@wheredideliasgo I was doing OTR delivery work (via cargo van) with a driving partner and we had to make a drop off in LA. From there we had to head up to Portland, OR. Of course we had to drive through San Jose, Sacramento, etc and it was all good. One we made the pick up in OR, we had to head to Nevada and that meant cutting through the eastern portion of north CA. Man, that area was nothing but forest. I was praying to God we didn’t break down out that way because it was the middle of nowhere and it was nighttime. I think we saw maybe one other vehicle when we were driving through that wooded area. Between that experience as well as having to go through the desert portion of southeastern CA when we were heading to LA, I had learned quickly how even the majority of California’s population is in the western portions of the state.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodva9825]

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

[@trowwzers5057]

I drove through Illinois a few times and the vast majority of the roads are very empty While it’s bumper-to-bumper traffic at all times on I-90 in Chicago, most of their roads like I-74 and I-57 are very empty. The only vehicles I see on those roads are semi trucks and police vehicles

[@Abdellah.AB1]

Does the same thing applies for Springfield? Or it’s overcrowded with people like Chicago?

[@Juwellz18]

​@@Abdellah.AB1Springfield is fine. Chicago metro area is where majority of the people live.

[@Abdellah.AB1]

@@Juwellz18 cool, thanks👍🏻

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodva9825]

@@Abdellah.AB1 Springfield is pretty empty in terms of a state capital. It’s still a nice town, but it gives more small town vibes than big city vibes

[@jaycasado5029]

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

[@virginiansupremacy]

South Florida is lame

[@indigolightninggaming8133]

The florida keys are cool tho@@virginiansupremacy

[@jaycasado5029]

@@virginiansupremacy Still one of the most visited regions in the entire country 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ On top of the fact that it’s part of the most largest/fastest growing state in the country

[@inuendo6365]

​@@virginiansupremacyagreed, the tourist industry tyrants and the INSANE landlords make the whole place suck. I'll miss the weather but it's great to be out of that cesspool.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

​@@jaycasado5029I hate South Florida. All of my close family lives there and that's the only reason to go there is visit family. Other than that, no reason to be there.

[@fredericperrin3279]

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.

[@dshepherd107]

Exactly! I happen to live about 25-30 min north of Albany, and I’m in the country.. not a lot of people. A few years back, I lived in the Adirondack Mtns… hardly any people. A whole different world.

[@jamjam6042]

Yup!

[@DeeRuss]

What I like about Europe is outside of big cities it’s mostly farms and rural but in America cities are surrounded by suburbs especially Nashville there’s no more country side outside the city it’s all turning into suburbs

[@thomasallen6980]

They are daily commuting from North of Poughkeepsie and deep into the Catskills and they have been commuting from the Poconos for decades. I know there are people daily commuting to NYC from Riverhead on Long Island 60 miles away. Just seems like a long day to me.

[@Sienna-s5p]

I like living in suburbs near NYC. About 55 miles away. I agree about developments; but people have been moving from NYC for decades. For a House, Space, Schools, and many don't want to live integrated.

[@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.

[@RvnntSoc]

The only thing that is pleasant about Illinois is leaving that corrupt state.

[@manxkin]

@@RvnntSocTrue, corruption is king here, not corn and soybeans.

[@anonymike8280]

Even Chicago isn't that crowded. The population density of the North Side is low-medium by world standards, about a five on a ten scale along the lakefront and lower inland. The rest of the city has a much lower population density than that. The suburbs around the city are about medium density for suburban development in North America going to lower density the further out you get. All anyone needs to do is get a ward map. Each of the 50 wards has a nominal population of about 55,000. The area of the city is 234 square miles. They can take it from there and get the idea. Some of the wards are strangely shaped but then they also encompass areas where there is little or no population, such as commercial and light industrial areas, railroad yards, parks, waterways and areas that are simply depopulated. It is a myth that Chicago is a failing city. A person only needs to look at the kind of real estate development that has gone on there and continues to go on to realize this is not so. Huge numbers of office buildings have been built over the last six decades and gentrification is moving westward from downtown and the North Side lakefront neighborhoods. I left in 1975 but I like to keep track of what happens there. Most people know only about the clown show politics but not about the rest of the story. The finances of almost all state and local governments in the Northeast quadrant are vexed by the cost of pension obligations they contracted for decades ago when the actuarial expectations were a little different than they later became. In any case, people think that the fiscal problem of the governmental entities are inevitably tracable to the economic problems of the polities they govern. Not always so.

[@Sal-pl6im]

@@anonymike8280lifelong Chicago resident here. Chicago is a failing city. Crime is through the roof with the new SAFETY act. Over 60 years of democratic policies and now progressive ridiculousness is making businesses and residents flee. Sooner than later all that will be here are dependents and city workers who have to live here to keep their jobs. Aside from being crime filled, it’s filthy and falling apart. I barely recognize this place anymore. Take a trip back and see for yourself

[@BigGainer98]

Happened to SF. Now it is Sac. Starting to hate all major cities. ​@@Sal-pl6im

[@stephenmartinez1]

As an American, I can tell the outside world that very few places in the USA are actually crowded. Michigan may be largely populated, but the majority of it is semi rural, the 10 million is heavily spread out across the state. The USA is HUGE.

[@rothed16]

Ya. Many parts here in Texas have few people. It's that "Triangle" of cities Houston, Dallas and Austin/S.A. that the vast majority live

[@deyoungyoung3059]

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

[@JohnKromko-vm7of]

you mean "you're back" a contraction of "you are back"

[@Chickenduudio]

​@@JohnKromko-vm7ofnerd

[@PreppyRblxAestheticEdits]

@@JohnKromko-vm7of /:

[@handyvickers]

​@@JohnKromko-vm7of yup, drives me bonkers too... Much like 'could of', or 'I've went...'

[@Spectral257]

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

[@sammisuejams]

It is practically Arkansas.

[@pollypurree1834]

I'm a truck driver. Pennsylvania is around 320 miles from east to west. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are only a small snip of the state. Most of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated.

[@Spectral257]

@@pollypurree1834 Small towns everywhere I grew up in western Pa now live in eastern, pa. I love it. Moved away for jobs and came back 16yrs ago. My wife came with me from Cali and likes it here.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

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.

[@acausedelle1547]

Yeah really. Im in saginaw and im not seeing this insane density

[@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt]

When global warming starts drying things out elsewhere in the country Michigan like all the other great lakes states will eventually be packed. But being in the Mack bridge area I'm not gonna worry bout it.

[@KenWesaw-up5wf]

Grand rapids is a growing city without the downside of the Detroit area

[@shirleybalinski4535]

@@KenWesaw-up5wf ...who are you kidding. GR is going the way of Detroit unless the people get control of themselves & city government does not go too WOKE. The signs, culture & certain elements all point to a smaller version of the big D.

[@brentbackwoods2498]

​@acausedelle1547 dont hold yoir breath. As both coasts move further inward, you're going to see a difference

[@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.

[@evacody1249]

Same with Michigan.

[@stevengarman4848]

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.

[@F1083]

Our host seems to be a kid in his basement looking at big city maps on google. No real knowledge of the subject, but, he can make pretty videos

[@Steve-318]

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.

[@googleuser868]

Pretty nice country living in the right areas, Walmart, Lowe's and McDonald's within 10 miles and I'm good.

[@kathyscoppettuolo7168]

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

[@charlespulliejr.1987]

I'm from Pittsburgh and it's definitely overcrowded. Ppl everywhere 😂😂

[@freeisalwaysme]

@@charlespulliejr.1987 Its a city.

[@baddbabylon]

​@@charlespulliejr.1987I'm from outside of Pittsburgh & it absolutely is not. Weird how there's more to a state than one fucking city 😂😂😂

[@TedJ71]

@@charlespulliejr.1987I’m an hour from Pittsburgh and very rural !!😂😂😂

[@dalestone3152]

Southeastern PA has become incredibly overcrowded. Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Berks, Lancaster, and Lehigh counties have a combined nearly 6 million people. Nearly 50% of the population are in the bottom right corner of the state that surrounds Philly. People need to spread to the center of the state where nobody is

[@kylewarren1811]

I wouldn't call Texas as a whole overcrowded. Most of the state west of US 281 is sparsely populated with a few exceptions.

[@dylansmith2733]

You could fit the entire population of the world in Texas and still have some extra space 😂

[@A_Realist]

@@dylansmith2733 I hate when they try to say the earth is overpopulated for “their” agenda when it’s extremely obvious that it’s nowhere near what they say. It’s the same people who blame the regular everyday working people for pollution when it’s their companies that dump toxic waste into river and lakes and a bunch of other shit we don’t know about.

[@timothykeith1367]

The center of the much discussed Texas Triangle is as rural as Kansas. The only sizeable populated area inside the T.T. is Bryan - College Station.

[@jimvinson6046]

Exactly!!

[@chrisaugustin9181]

fr idk why he’s using the word “overcrowded” texas is so huge and the pop density even in the cities is low. if texas was like china we’d probably have 300 million or something 😂😂

[@jaycasado5029]

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

[@Steve-318]

Get some public transportation, stupid everyone has to drive a car.

[@jaycasado5029]

@rileyp7 The Orlando metro area is the 21st largest in the country. I’m pretty sure it’s residents too

[@nathanbyd570]

move to north FL (not Jax). you will love it

[@ukulelebutterfly]

Yeah, Orlando area sucks all the time. Never again for me. ~ 🦋

[@Michorida]

South Florida is insane

[@lioneldemun6033]

Fun fact : Ohio has the same population as the Paris Metro area in France !

[@jaycasado5029]

Don’t know if that’s impressive for Paris or just plain sad for Ohio 😂

[@kalebwieland4938]

You kidding me, 11 million french kissers in my doorstep here in Michigan? No way!

[@lioneldemun6033]

@@kalebwieland4938 😄😂🍞🍷

[@susantesta6482]

If France was a state it would be the size of texas. Not sure why comparing a state with much smaller land mass is a fair comparison to a country with one large city. However if you compare economies Ohio alone is the 16th largest in the world. Not bad for a smallish state.

[@A_Realist]

@@susantesta6482 he said Paris metro not France lol

[@katinamartin7934]

I live in North Carolina born and raised. Love my state. I have been to many other states but NC is home.

[@mrrockdaddy100]

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 ❤

[@kathymacellis9478]

I was surprised to see that too ! Been here since the late 50s. It will always be home

[@Rorimac67]

Texas overcrowded ? I laugh my ass of.

[@mrrockdaddy100]

@@kathymacellis9478 yep

[@ViceCoin]

No one is moving to poor rural states, with low wage Walmart McJobs.

[@richarddecker9515]

Internet jobs, or should I say those people who jobs are online are moving to rural states because of lower cost of living

[@ViceCoin]

@@richarddecker9515 What about lifestyle and weather? There is no Zwhole Foòds in WV, and 1 in MS.

[@Comm0ut]

They're fine for retiress with outside income, and when many rurals move to cities they see how far their income DOES NOT go because overhead is absurd.

[@ViceCoin]

@@Comm0ut Seniors need quality healthcare not available in rural states.

[@ralegade7710]

Not true at all, especially with the rise of remote work. I was about to move to Montana in 2021, but the prices out there basically tripled overnight because of that cancrerous disease that was spreading across the country. I think it’s called Californiumoa.

[@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!

[@KristNi]

Crappy jobs in Georgia. So, I'm not understanding the attraction.

[@accolade8060]

Water, water, water. Oceans, great lakes, great rivers. Water was a major source of transportation for goods and services, an essential element in heavy industry, a power source, needed for agriculture and recreation.

[@PCAGA2298]

Weather, for some places affordabllity at some point in time, job opportunities

[@sunnysaber9780]

Amazing video & thank you for working so hard for producing it (11.27.2023)

[@respectlife216]

I would say Nevada relies more on Las Vegas than Illinois relies on Chicago for its relevance

[@renegadetenor]

Hmm, never made that comparison before. You're probably right! Cheers..

[@ralegade7710]

Considering the federal government owns basically all of Nevada, you’re definitely right.

[@bobskiff6821]

I moved out of Illinois 32 years ago. I moved to the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. I have been much happier here.

[@Mike-gn4mh]

Lake Of The Ozarks , Osage Beach area are bright spots in Missouri along with SW Missouri . I live near Springfield after leaving Illinois a few years ago

[@thomasallen6980]

Everyone plays banjo on their back steps? lol.

[@Helmuesi911]

Her haw buddy

[@Indacouchh]

How’s Marty Byrde doing these days lol

[@glennso47]

My late wife was from Versailles Missouri so I am somewhat familiar with the area.

[@Basedme944]

People live in or near cities for jobs. People used to move close to cities to start careers and begin to build their lives. Then, when they had a family or wanted to start one, they moved to the suburbs. As car ownership became more common and interstate highways were built, the suburbs florished.

[@captainamerica5826]

I live in NC and we have hundreds of small towns with a population under five thousand.I lived in the Midwest and sometimes worried about running out of gas the towns are so far apart,you never need to worry about finding a gas station in NC there about two miles apart at most.

[@SaidAlSeveres]

Ohio is not overpopulated by any means.

[@ToledoRailfan]

Just the cities

[@marbledillon]

@@ToledoRailfannot even the cities. Columbus has so much room for growth. It’s very sprawl out.

[@joshrose2488]

Yet it’s the most densely populated state that’s not on the east coast

[@railroadforest30]

It is but so are all states

[@chrisfernandes3730]

Where is ohio are you? You cant get a break down in Cincinnati area. Its all just city sprawl mostly

[@TheWinterShadow]

Rapid population growth is a horrible thing. More people = more crime, more angst, higher taxes and higher prices in general. They don't tell that in these videos.

[@christinasapp9726]

I never realized Georgia was that populated. I live in Metro Atlanta and there's a lot of people here.

[@DC.402]

There alot of people up and down the I-75 corridor mainly

[@daisylu1203]

Except for Atlanta, we call the city that ate GA, and a few other cities, GA has lots of rural areas sparsely populated. BTW, Atlanta is almost like another state compared to the rest of GA, very different lifestyles.

[@neox9369]

@@daisylu1203nope, it’s evenly distributed with the exception of the I-16 interstate. I don’t think you know what truly sparsely populated really means, go west, even to Alabama. All the way up 75 to Chattanooga are strings of mini cities from Adairsville, Calhoun, La Fayette, Dalton etc. Eveb down 75 you have Macon, Valdosta and other mini cities. You can’t even go 60 miles without a population or gas station, that’s not the true definition of rural

[@daisylu1203]

@@neox9369 I now live in Southeast AL and grew up in Bham AL now for 67 years. I have been to many of those places and in every state in the South. My husband and I go to GA as he often has jobs that take him there. As for sparsely populated areas, I have seen a lot and actually live in one.

[@neox9369]

@@DC.402exactly, Dalton is a decent size city in the mountains and it’s growing

[@Ralphbros24]

I’m glad to see you back 😅

[@chetisanhart3457]

Michigan is nothing like overcrowded. In fact once you're North of M20 it's wide open.

[@googleuser868]

Love it up there. Silver lake, Ludington, sleeping bear, Mackinaw and the UP. I like small towns and natural areas but avoid big cities as much as possible.

[@Helmuesi911]

Where the f is M20?

[@chetisanhart3457]

It runs across mid-michigan. Mt Pleasant latitude. Good effort.

[@billijomaynard8924]

Does not surprise me that the majority of these states are in the Great Lakes region, I'm Canadian and it's the same with us, over half of Canada's 40 million people live within 100 miles of the U.S boarder and the majority of them in Southern Ontario.

[@trowwzers5057]

I live in the US and I’m within 20 miles of the Canadian border. I agree with you 100%

[@kalburgy2114]

Water used to be the most important consideration when towns were founded. Will be again, soon. I am so glad the Great Lakes are divided between our two countries. That makes it harder for dry parts of the U.S. to take the water.

[@ralegade7710]

Yup. Further proof that the existence of Snow Mexico is unjustified. It’s like the only purpose it serves is to break off direct access to Alaska.

[@Helmuesi911]

Salute from Detroit to our Canadian friends across the river.

[@Bryan-yx2rt]

Eh?

[@J.A.MarcusFinancial]

This is a well made video; however, this a list of the 9 most populated states. The most overcrowded states you would think should be based on overall population density; instead of pure population numbers. Which would be NJ, RI, MA, CT, MD, DE, NY, FL and PA.

[@19valleydan]

Eastern MA is very crowded, central MA average to rural, western MA very rural; still five miles to the nearest store in my old hometown there

[@PA-Tammy]

PA is 3 times the size of NJ with only 4mil more people

[@neox9369]

I’m originally from MD, didn’t seem “dense” at all… but the area in GA I live in surely does.

[@dlewis9760]

@@19valleydan From Westfield to Lee on Route 20, there's a gas station in Russel. A bank branch in Huntington. The distance is about 30 miles. Get up to Worthington, and it's even more rural.

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I live in RI and it definitely doesn't feel overcrowded. Numbers are inflated because of Providence, but once you go into the heart of the state its forests and small rural towns.

[@marycarter1482]

Excellent video - love it

[@UnicornDreamsPastelSkies]

If current trends continue, Illinois could lose the #6 spot to Ohio by the end of the decade. They already lost the #5 spot to Pennsylvania about 5 years ago. I myself was forced by family to move to Ohio from Oregon last year; definitely doing lots on research on where to move to next when legal and financial issues I can officially clear up. Some measures I am going by are not as commonly used and found as others, so it is a lot of effort, but I pray worthwhile and not in vain in the end. Here's hoping you get those 5,000 likes! (2 weeks later: you got them!)

[@jaycasado5029]

Not even. Ohio is losing residents. Ohio is actually on pace to fall to #9 in the next 15 or so years. Every year Ohio is losing population

[@UnicornDreamsPastelSkies]

@@jaycasado5029 Lost 0.37% from 2020-2022, yes, but not as much as Illinois which lost 1.8% in the same period, nearly 5 times more. Pennsylvania lost population too as mentioned in video, 0.24% in the same period, yet still today has nearly 400k more people than Illinois. In 15 years time though, again if current trends continue, then yes, Georgia and/or North Carolina could pass any one of those others in the ranks.

[@gamerboyx8243]

Ohio is a terrible place to live though...

[@jamesmooney8933]

Ohio is a better state then Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania biggest handicap is Philadelphia. I am hoping for election reform.

[@jaycasado5029]

@@jamesmooney8933 Ohio’s biggest handicap is it’s ENTIRE STATE outside of Columbus 😂. Pennsylvania gets more annual visitors than Ohio too so saying Ohio is better than PA is a stretch

[@thomasallen6980]

Where I live in NY it is all lakes and mountains and vacation homes. I guess we have a city somewhere but I dont go there very often.

[@slumy8195]

the concrete slab in the south is forgettable

[@analogsignal]

Cities, over crowded cities. The states themselves have plenty of space

[@neox9369]

All USA states have plenty of space, more so states west of the Mississippi

[@helenh0134]

Very great video, love it

[@gabedellafave4655]

The most densely populated state in the country: New Jersey.

[@zahiakwara]

I live in Nj. And I hate it here. It’s so crowded everywhere you go. You can’t shop or do anything comfortably anymore. It’s beyond me how anyone would want to move here. Highest taxes in the nation , in all areas. Can’t wait to leave this Sh!thole.

[@ralegade7710]

@@zahiakwaraWhat do you mean “anymore”? New Jersey has been bleeding it’s population for at least 20 years. It’s one the slowest growing states in the country. You should be enjoying the fact that people are starting to free up space.

[@benzzc3626]

@@zahiakwara You must live just outside a city.

[@zahiakwara]

@@benzzc3626 less then an hour from nyc and Philadelphia 🤦🏻‍♀️😒but it’s not a good thing at least for me. This state is too expensive and unlivable, can’t wait to leave

[@zahiakwara]

@@ralegade7710 idk where your getting your numbers from. But everywhere I turn all I see is new developments being built. To accommodate all these people. This state is an absolute nightmare. And the people moving in are even worse. 👎🏼👎🏼

[@lindanorris2455]

with NO REAL JOBS In the USA anymore how can anyone afford to live anywhere in the USA?

[@adventuresofpyro9020]

Define "real"...

[@benzzc3626]

@@adventuresofpyro9020 "Easy, work from home and paying 6 figures."

[@karengerace7506]

​@@adventuresofpyro9020living in a land of apparent i guess.

[@aporifera]

By real jobs, you mean jobs with good benefits, bosses who prioritize your mood over their business, that require very little effort and everyone can do? If not, there are actually plenty of opportunities available if you care to look for them.

[@guysolis5843]

I've never been to most of the states here on this list. I have lived in Colorado for 63 years and I have seen huge changes just in the past 5 years. Of course, Denver is another Democratically run state and that alone explains everything. Thousands of high rent apartment buildings have been built at a break neck speed, Texans, Californians and New Yorkers have been driven here by some illusion and what that does is over crowd the roads Denver refuses to maintain, drive up food and housing costs and we have constant drag racing throughout the night. It takes 60 days to get in to see almost any doctor. If that's not bad enough, the Democratic govt here has encouraged illegal immigrant to come here by the thousands and they displaced our homeless to include vets who have no chance of getting a bed or a decent meal..I can't express how the immigrants have changed Denver but we want out..

[@ScottToma]

The majority of Michigan’s population live in the Detroit and Grand Rapids metro areas. The rest of the state, especially the UP is rather rural with a low population density. 53% of the state is forested with the UP being 84% forested. In the lower peninsula, it’s only 18% but 26% is farmland. All this leads to a much lower population density outside of the major population centers of Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse city.

[@vincentsnow8436]

There’s a lot of comments here about the U.P. Does anyone actually do anything up there besides talk about the U.P. ? 😂

[@rainbow-8151]

Amazing video, love it

[@completelyinsane797]

Im starting to see more people move to the rural georgia towns. My towns has tripled its population since i was born

[@arlinenivens997]

I’m from Texas moved in the 80s as it was getting to crowded. Currently live in NC and it too is getting crowded.

[@D_a_yyy]

Lmao no they aren’t 😂, I don’t like Texas but it’s not that crowded bro, it’s just a big ass state

[@arlinenivens997]

Crowed enough when illegal aliens start crapping on our ranch 600 plus acres of land. Who feels it knows it.

[@arlinenivens997]

*crowded

[@michigandersea3485]

Well jeez, if you like empty southern states there are plenty of them. I'm sure Arkansas isn't getting overpopulated

[@ZeroQYT]

yk it’s a good day when here to there uploads

[@FordMustangYT]

Pennsylvania is indeed very rich in history, as a native of that state, I can relate to this video. Wilkes-Barre is usually pernounced as Wilkes-Berry.

[@williampartridge4595]

I worked in nearby Olyphant. I liked Wilkes-Barre and Clark Summit. But my favorite places in PA were Williamsport and Harrisburg.

[@dlewis9760]

@@williampartridge4595 My sister lives in Dunmore. Her oldest has been looking at houses in Clark Summit.

[@damienjackson7534]

Can you do the top 9 least crowded states?

[@FromHeretoThere]

Already did!

[@User-a8243]

@@FromHeretoThere why did you abandon in your channels?

[@MoonlightXYZ]

Florida passed NY during the 2020 census.

[@comeconcon569]

Well over 20 million people living in Florida.

[@stephensandiford3981]

@@comeconcon569probably all from New York.

[@ErikCB912]

It officially passed NY in 2013

[@akosborsodi5148]

Excellent video bro Congrats for gettin 5K+ like so quickly Let's rerank all 50 states🔥🔥🔥

[@shantereed]

Grew up in rural Georgia, I was just looking at new apartments built in my hometown. First community apartment that are not government housing. They are extremely cheaper that where I currently live but mom loves a city over and says things are not as cheap anymore.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I live in a neighboring state and I've traveled to Georgia to buy 3 of my vehicles. They're always cheaper in Georgia for some reason

[@helpmegetto10kwithnovideos81]

was growing up in a rural community depressing? ( genuine question) i have a friend who grew up in rural mississippi and they said they were so depressed they had to leave

[@neox9369]

@@BruceLee-xn3nncap

[@neox9369]

@@BruceLee-xn3nnno neighboring state besides GA is more expensive , exception on par with GA might be parts of NC or FL, the others not even

[@neox9369]

GA is mostly urban , suburban and exurban , with rural areas. The true rural pockets are just for the agriculture economy. Every small town is a satellite city of another bigger micropolitan or metropolitan area within the state. None are more than 1.5 hours away from a bigger micro or metropolitan, even in south GA. Mostly Rural are states like Montana,east/northeast /southeast California, Most of Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Wyoming,Utah and other similar states

[@johncassani6780]

Massachusetts is only crowded, and super liberal, in the metro Boston area. There’s a high percentage of transplants from out of state, and out of country in this part of the state. It has become very difficult for native Bostonians to live near where they grew up.

[@KristNi]

That's in every large American city now

[@dlewis9760]

If I drive diagonally from the southwest foothills of the Berkshires to North Adams, for maybe 40-50 miles there's no gas stations. 1 Bank Branch. Even straight East West, there's a whole lot of rural and back roads.

[@mikemurray726]

@@dlewis9760 that’s far extreme western Massachusetts. Boston is far east. Boston and surrounding burbs are overcrowded because of all the employment opportunities and all the schooling. Powerhouse colleges call Boston home.

[@michigandersea3485]

It's becoming very difficult for *most people* to live near where they grew up. Either there are no good jobs that fit your skill set well, or there are plenty of jobs but the cost of living is insane.

[@MooseBme]

Great footage and information, THANKS!

[@FromHeretoThere]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@timduke2947]

great video

[@Mara_143]

Great information

[@Th3Impasta]

Please do a reranking of all 50 states 🙏

[@angelbulldog4934]

North Carolina is in no way overpopulated or crowded. Still lots of open land. Many people retire here because, overall, it's not a bad place to be.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

California really didn't see any population growth until 1950, and its first real boom was around 1960, with the interstate system and sub-urbanization. To say it grew rapidly after the gold rush is therefore not at all correct.

[@steveb7429]

You need to look at history. Ca took off first with SF and the gold rush, then again with LA around 1900. And yes , as u point out, post WW2 it took off again

[@TheCriminalViolin]

@@steveb7429 I did look at history. The state was barely around 1 Million people in 1920. In fact, the state had so few people, under 3 Million, until the late 1950s and early 60s. That's when nearly 80% of California's population came to be, was between 1960 and 1980 or so. By 80, it had around half of it's current populace. So really the only true growth California ever experienced was during that 20 year period. Comparing or even considering the first people to settle in California at all makes no logical sense at that point. And, you'd need to go back before the US even got their hands on it, meaning well before the Gold Rush. And that's a solid century or so of time, compared with 20 years. That's around 10k people per decade before the 60-80 period.

[@ZaddyChunkChunk]

You should do a video on the best states to build an underground bunker 👀🔥

[@adambenedict6155]

1 in every 7 people in the US live in the NYC, Chicago, and LA metro areas.

[@chillivanasmr6607]

Former North Carolinian here, The cost of living has gone up 35 percent in the last 3 years and I left because wanted OUT of NC. It's not a bad place, but I just couldn't be there anymore. Lol

[@ekop1778]

MY SIS LIVES THERE AND MY DADS COUSIN AND HIS SONS I HEARD THE HOUSING BOOM IS EXPLODING 800K HOMES?

[@lorenc8010]

As a non New Yorker $1 Pizza sounds questionable

[@dja-troit6608]

Yeah it's only a big thin slice of cheese pizza...add any ingredients and you're ranging from a dollar to 4 dollars

[@lorenc8010]

@@dja-troit6608 oh that makes more sense, I guess it'll work after a night of drinking lol could be worse.

[@funmitchell9542]

good video, we loved it

[@jeannietarrance9855]

Do your research. Kansas ISN'T totally flat. Many Midwestern states have a lack of diversity to some degree, but Kansas has the Flint Hills in the northeastern part of the state. I've been hearing this for many years by people from other areas who consider the center of the US as ""flyover country."

[@frenchfan3368]

I enjoyed the video but no, Pennsylvania is not any aspect considered to be part of the Midwest. Pennsylvania is way too far east to be part of the Midwest. The beginning of the Midwest is Ohio which stretches west to Kansas, the end of the Midwest.

[@pollypurree1834]

Pennsylvania is in the northeast, not the midwest

[@frenchfan3368]

@@pollypurree1834 I never said at any point that Pennsylvania was in the Midwest.

[@pardeeplace4480]

Pennsylvania west of the alleghenies is culturally more like the midwest than the east coast

[@Olivetree80]

Exactly, Pittsburghers don't even act like they're in the Midwest. Obviously it's in the rustbelt, but so is Philly. People from Pittsburgh always make fun of Ohio because of its Midwest nature.

[@stephendacey8761]

With millions of illegal immigrants coming over daily, especially in Texas and California, those numbers are much, much higher everywhere in the United States. It's going to get worse as every poor economic country has immigrants moving to America. This country will get very overcrowded very soon, and the #1 language will be Spanish.

[@wayIess]

We're literally a country made up of immigrants. C'mon now. Ireland was impoverished with the potato famine and that didn't ruin the US. Leave new immigrants alone.

[@KristNi]

Immigrants will destroy any economy after awhile so come over. That's just how it works

[@thomasword5762]

Oh, you poor kid, are you afraid? Scared they might do to you what you have done to them? 😢 Immigrants work harder and have better family life than most who have been born here and you still mistreat them.😮

[@stephendacey8761]

@@thomasword5762 I have worked with many immigrants and they always seem like very good people. You are misled by what I said. Come over legally or go home.

[@bettyb1581]

Hialeah fl nobody speaks english.

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Great information. Thank you! ♥

[@lilymoore1021]

Great video

[@trowwzers5057]

I’ve driven in all these states apart from California and I can tell you that the roads are a bit empty and not very busy (except for New Jersey and Massachusetts). The states with the most congested long distance interstates have to be 1. Connecticut 2. Virginia 3. Tennessee 4. South Carolina Despite North Carolina having a much higher population, the roads in neighboring Virginia and South Carolina are much more of a pain in the ass to drive through than NC. Probably because most of the Interstates in NC are upgraded to support modern traffic while VA and SC are behind

[@annjames1837]

Tennessee traffic has become so congested!! Nashville will be like Atlanta soon😢

[@trowwzers5057]

@@annjames1837 it’s even busy outside the city. I-40/I-81 constantly has trucks passing going 65mph, I-65 is very congested, I-69 is pretty empty but much of the route is incomplete, I-24 is mountainous and trucks drive 40mph up hill and I-75 between Knoxville and Chattanooga is the worst stretch in Tennessee imo All of these roads (besides I-69) are very crowded and it’s only 4-lanes. They really need to add another lane on most of its interstates so faster vehicles can pass slower semi trucks. That’s what Georgia did on I-75 and I-95. South Carolina is just as bad as Tennessee and has 1.3 million less people

[@ukulelebutterfly]

CT #1 for sure! ~ 🦋

[@apexone5502]

South Carolina’s old school highway system sucks. I always feel like I can’t progress as quickly as I want on their highways. NC highways are far superior in comparison.

[@apexone5502]

@@annjames1837 I’ve driven through Nashville and Chattanooga highways numerous times. You guys have been in competition with Atlanta for years when it comes to congestion and bad drivers. I should know since I’m from the Atlanta metro area.

[@Robloxguy3999]

Good Vid

[@LouLou-xv7mu]

good video

[@bourne4pt14]

If New Jersey has always had the highest population density, then why is it not listed as number 1?

[@rushrush1209]

The title of the video is misleading. It should've been "The 9 most populated states".

[@benzzc3626]

@@rushrush1209 "Too Many" is more click-bait than "Most Populated".

[@aovoonthefarmsouthernillinois]

28 million acres in Illinois is farmland. Southern Illinois is beautiful with rolling hills, nice rock formations, waterfalls, and some of the most fertile soil on earth. Some people just have Illinois envy. 12/28/2023

[@justaviewer111]

Great job (but the PA city "Wilkes Barre" is pronounced "Wilkes Berry").

[@vincentsnow8436]

sounds a bit profane 😂

[@FinnSwede906]

Im blessed for living in Michigan... I reside north of the mackinac bridge where theres only 300,000 some people covering 1/3 of the states land

[@googleuser868]

Sparsely populated up there. Peaceful. Houghton and Marquette were the 2 bigger small towns we visited. Loved it in the summer. Yoopers got a very nice area.

[@anitaclark5]

Great video, learning a lot from your channel, produce more will make everyone happy

[@Retiredtraveler1961]

I can tell you living near DC is NO FUN. Met some friends for lunch in downtown Bethesda. Left Bethesda @ 2:15……what should’ve been an hour drive took 1:45 mins due to beltway & I 95 traffic. Hated it!

[@saleemahfareed4495]

Thanks for sharing, California 😊

[@cameraman655]

Have you been to Texas….? It is hardly “overcrowded”…

[@MeadowDay]

Feels like it to Texans

[@cameraman655]

@@MeadowDay I am a 4th Gen Texan and when you get out of the metros, it is very empty, even in East Texas.

[@flamingvans1135]

Travel 50 miles from metro areas in the state you mentioned, and it's cornfields, forest, and mountains. And even in New York City, Riverdale, Fieldston, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Staten Island and St. Albans may as well be suburbs. No crowding in any of those places.

[@Liz-v5r]

Not sure if you have been around. But Forest Hills and Kew Gardens once beautiful image is done with EDP and homelessness destroying the area little by little.

[@flamingvans1135]

@@Liz-v5r And the residents are sitting by and letting it happen, "little by little"? That's on them. They better get together and fight! And yes, I've done exactly what I'm telling them to do!

[@freeisalwaysme]

@@flamingvans1135 Yeah they should fight homelessness by providing mental health counseling, an affordable wage and a rent controlled housing.

[@jbar_85]

It is still hell on earth in South Florida! 😂

[@libertyjustice2703]

When I was younger I could tolerate driving in traffic and putting up with the b.s. in the city. I went to clubs and concerts and liked the vibrancy of being around people. Now that Im 70, having left Las Vegas after 20 years and living in Dallas, I literally hate the city. The climate here is turbulent. You have 10 degree temperatures and snow and ice and fog in the winters. Then you have tornado warnings, severe thunderstorms, hail, and horrific heat and humidity in Summer. And commute times are rediculous with two hours of driving to get somewhere, traffic jams and absolutely the rudest most incinsiderate drivers anywhere. Now that Im older, I would much rather live in a town of 50,000 or less with necessary amenities for my lifestyle and out of harsh weather. I liked Vegas, but, its cheaper to live in Texas and my kids and grandkids live in Houston so unfortunately Im stuck in this God forsaken place. As for New York, Illinois, and California, I dont consider them even part of America anymore. The dumbocrats have turned their major cities into crime ridden ghettos and thats why so many of them are moving to Texas. In twenty years they will turn Texas into a third world state like the ones they left to get away from. They never learn.

[@quahuang4966]

super cool video

[@joanna9242]

North Carolina was just recently on a list of having one of the largest number of people in poverty in the country. There is very little job opportunity there with the exception of of the medical field and some tech. The remaining industries are low wage paying around the 40k to 50k. There are alot of retail jobs that no one from the north east would consider working in. The restaurants are primarily chain restaurants and the clothing stores are not comparable to the stores in the north east or west coast. You can look forward to buying almost everything online because you won't find it in NC. They raised the cost of a home by 45% overnight, ( a 225k home went to 425k) thinking everyone from NY would make a run for Nc during the pandemic. The north east is so much more sophisticated and offers job opportunities that pay good wages. NC is so far behind that region that if you go to NC you will truly regret it. And this video is the furthest thing from accurate when it comes to NC.

[@BryantBaudelaire]

I moved to North Carolina from Nashville Tennessee and really truly regret it. It’s over populated and underdeveloped with very poor infrastructure. A lot of the population is in poverty. It’s over hyped and over sold. It’s actually one of the worst states I’ve ever lived in and can’t to get out.

[@russelladams7134]

​@BryantBaudelaire You lived in Nashville,Tennessee and then moved to North Carolina. What city do you live in? Tennessee and North Carolina are both in the South,I would think both states are similar in the economy,jobs, housing and just cost of living.

[@smgdigitalx]

​@@BryantBaudelaireGTFO of NC now!

[@russelladams7134]

@jdrhea6712 I live in Atlanta and I was considering moving to Charlotte,N.C. or maybe Raleigh-Durham area. I have visited Charlotte several times. It seems like a nice city.

[@railroadforest30]

I’m from NC and a lot of wealthy people are moving here from the northeast and west primarily that’s why it’s becoming crowded and unaffordable

[@eljefe8149]

Illinois is not crowded, just the Chicago area. I live in Springfield.

[@calvincoolidge1207]

Springfield is a great city to visit. I liked the historical district and the parks are nice.

[@richardyoung5217]

I grew up in Miami Fl. Did not have c a mosquito problem 9 days out of 10. There was an ocean breeze that kept them back in the glades. On the 10th day, the wind was out of the West! and we did have a serious problem.

[@justrain9018]

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[@funmitchell9542]

very interesting

[@alicejohnson795]

I love your video, so cool & learn a lot.

[@patrickburgess1107]

Pennsylvania. Have you looked at a map of the state? Most of if is sparsely populated or rural. Home to some of the darkest skies in the eastern half of the country.

[@joesmith9216]

Yeah PA is a giant forest in general.

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[@Worldaffairslover]

0:31:North Carolina 1:56:Georgia 3:40:Ohio

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[@hydrolito]

Lancaster is known for large Amish population also known for long life expectancy.

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

Yep, in New York City it was pretty common for the price of a MetroCard ride and the pizza to be almost pegged, yeah there are some pizzerias such as two Bros that only cost a dollar until just recently and now they’re $1.50 well most pizzerias charge double that at 3 to as much as $3.25

[@Goddessluv22]

I liked the video with the exception that you meant to say cities overcrowded instead of states. A lot of the states you mentioned are not overcrowded as a whole just one or two cities in the state.

[@freeisalwaysme]

I wouldn't even say those cities are over crowded with people. Its cars and our endless sprawl that makes it feel over crowded.

[@Wewwers]

literally none of these states are overcrowded lmao don't use weird urban fearmongering language to describe unweighted population

[@ronaldpippen8164]

NC is overcrowded with unwelcome Yankees.

[@neox9369]

You sure….

[@papaicebreakerii8180]

Ong. The PA wilds for example take up a decent chunk of the state r pm only known for having nb live up there lol