The Remainder, after Dispersal

The U.S. Census Bureau has provided statistics on how Hurricane Katrina changed the demographics of the Gulf Coast in what the Houston Chronicle called possibly the largest, fastest forced migration of U.S. residents in the nation’s history..

Most of the news I hear about folks who left the Gulf Coast concerns how they’re trying to get back. I’d like to see some analysis of where the migrants went who do plan to return. In terms of migration patterns, this event may be as seminal as the Dust Bowl.