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... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > migration > internal migration
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global demographic change > migration > internal migration
... > contexts > demography > population dynamics > population mobility > migration > internal migration
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > population dynamics > population mobility > migration > internal migration
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > population dynamics > population mobility > migration > internal migration
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > population geography > population dynamics > population mobility > migration > internal migration

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internal migration  

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  • Americans are very mobile. During a single year, more than 45 million or about 14 percent of the nation's population move from one residence to another—about 12 percent move within their state of residence, and 2 percent move from one state to another. [Source: Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census; Internal Migration]

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