The other DrC gave me a link to an Axios story which includes an interactive map showing the growth (or shrinkage) figures for each U.S. county during the Covid-19 epidemic. The map is color coded for degree of growth (green) or shrinkage (purplish).
I can't reproduce the map here, its interactive nature means it is backed up by a ton of data. If you're interested the link above will take you to it. With some careful mouse work, I managed to locate each of the counties the DrsC have lived in over the last 20 years. Some have grown, some shrunk.
Scanning the entire map, what stands out is the growth in the mountain West (ID, MT, UT, NV, CO) plus Texas and the southeast (from TN to FL). Axios attributes the shifts to the work-from-home movement given a big boost by Covid.
Many big urban areas were losers, not a surprise. They were Covid hotspots during the worst of the epidemic. Riding public transportation and high-rise elevators is like sharing a toothbrush with Typhoid Mary.
