See which regions of the U.S. rapidly gain population, and those which are left with a stagnating population.
Data from the Decennial US Census
| X Axis | McDowell County, WV, Population | Chico, CA, Population | Douglas County, WI, Population |
| 1860-01-01 | 1535 | | 812 |
| 1870-01-01 | 1952 | | 1122 |
| 1880-01-01 | 3074 | 3300 | 655 |
| 1890-01-01 | 7300 | 2894 | 13468 |
| 1900-01-01 | 18747 | 2640 | 36335 |
| 1910-01-01 | 47856 | 3750 | 47422 |
| 1920-01-01 | 68571 | 9339 | 49771 |
| 1930-01-01 | 90479 | 7961 | 46583 |
| 1940-01-01 | 94354 | 9287 | 47119 |
| 1950-01-01 | 98887 | 12272 | 46715 |
| 1960-01-01 | 71359 | 14757 | 45008 |
| 1970-01-01 | 50666 | 19580 | 44657 |
| 1980-01-01 | 49899 | 26716 | 44421 |
| 1990-01-01 | 35233 | 40079 | 41758 |
| 2000-01-01 | 27329 | 59954 | 43287 |
| 2010-01-01 | 22113 | 86187 | 44159 |
| 2020-01-01 | 19111 | 101475 | 44295 |
