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Bij BILL SHARPE A STORKS-EYE VIEW OF MIGRATION IN THE SOUTHLAND North Carolina is not as self- sufficient as our more patriotic economists would like, but in one de¬ partment there’s no complaint. We grow our own population. Out of the 4,061,929 persons living in this state in 1950, 3,530,075 of them were born in North Carolina — or 86 per cent. This is a pretty high rate of native born. Of the rest, 507,470 were bom in other states but through exceedingly good luck landed here. North Caro¬ linians born of American parents abroad numbered 1,075, and 24.384 persons now living in North Carolina were born abroad of foreign parents. We not only raise a lot of folks for North Carolina. We export 'em. The census shows there arc 900,435 Ameri¬ cans in this country who ought to be ashamed of themselves, and no doubt wish they were back down home. It is obvious that in the swap of population, we lost heavily — minus around 400,000 net in the exchange. Virginia took the most people from us — some 197.900, and gave us back only 75,475. Into that great maw of Yankccland — New York — we fed 104.895 North Carolinians, receiving in exchange only 18,085 New Yorkers. The balance with South Carolina was better— 74,830 North Carolinians live below the border, and 148,875 South Carolinians live in North Caro¬ lina — the most of them in Charlotte, we hear. It is not surprising to see that the District of Columbia absorbed 48,085, politically apt Tar Heels, but how and why 59.810 North Carolinians got to Maryland is a puzzle. Maryland mean¬ time sent us only 7.305 of their own ilk. When you study the tables, they arc discouraging. Out of the 48 states, only 14 of them sent us more citizens than we contributed to them. Of this group. Georgia ranks next to South Carolina in supplying us with population. All we can think of to say to these far-gone Tar Heels is that they can come home now. All is forgiven. Where Where N. C. N. C. Residents Native. were born now live Alabama . .. .. 12.310 7.370 Arizona 475 1.765 Arkansas 2.915 3.710 California 4.290 27.425 Colorado 1.050 2.875 Connecticut 2.375 7.420 Delaware 1.075 3.825 Florida .. . 10.815 42.580 Georgia 49.080 32.940 Idaho . 415 1.555 Illinois ... 6.665 11.055 Indiana 4.400 5.470 Iowa . . 2.410 1.660 Kansas . 1.935 1.910 Kentucky 7.850 6.560 Louisiana 2.930 4.090 Maine 1.285 480 Maryland 7.305 59.910 Massachusetts 6.050 7.810 Michigan 4.450 16.855 Minnesota . 1.710 1.015 Mississippi 4.700 3.690 Missouri 4.110 4.320 Montana 485 1.060 Nebraska 1.100 1.035 Nevada . 80 490 Now Hampshire 795 425 New Jersey . 7.475 36.830 New Mexico 440 1.605 New York 18.085 104.893 North Carolina 3.530.075 3.530.075 North Dakota 405 165 Ohio . . 9.285 23.250 Oklahoma .... 2.770 4.405 Oregon 520 3.585 Pennsylvania 17.955 61.775 Rhode Island 915 1.960 South Carolina 148.875 71.830 South Dakota 405 310 Tennessee .... 25.700 38.945 Texas 6.320 16.215 Utah 315 640 Vermont 660 215 Virginia 75.475 197.985 Washington 1.130 9.435 West Virginia 8.775 13.790 Wisconsin 2.370 1.285 Wyoming 240 670 THE STATE, Vol. XXI: No. 23. Entered as second-class mailer. June I. 1933. ai ihe Postomee al Raleigh, North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1*79. Published by Sharpe Publishing Co.. Inc., lawyers Bid*., Raleigh. N. C. Copyright, 1933. by the Sharpe Publishes Co.. Inc.