Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

I focus on 2024 because that was the most recent year with fresh data reported last week. Based on the data on inflation and population it appears that real per capita income fell by over 2% in Texas in 2024. So California beating Texas on real per capita income growth is perhaps not that impressive.

But I've also looked at longer periods. Blue states have been doing better on all sorts of metrics. The gaps in terms of life expectancy and other health metrics and economic outcomes have been growing not shrinking. It is a striking thang. But hey blue states have luck and red states have obesity.
 
nsacpi said:
I focus on 2024 because that was the most recent year with fresh data reported last week. Based on the data on inflation and population it appears that real per capita income fell by over 2% in Texas in 2024. So California beating Texas on real per capita income growth is perhaps not that impressive.

But I've also looked at longer periods. Blue states have been doing better on all sorts of metrics. The gaps in terms of life expectancy and other health metrics and economic outcomes have been growing not shrinking. It is a striking thang. But hey blue states have luck and red states have obesity.
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You bowed out of the last decade of data I showed you. Oh, sorry... last 9 years.

Florida beat California despite the massive valuation spikes of shares of silicon valley
 
From 2013 to 2023 (the most recent ten year period for which per capita real gdp are available) California saw an increase of 44% and Florida saw an increase of 26%. It aint even close.

Moreover, we can readily infer from the 2024 income data that the divergence continued to widen in 2024.

But hey California has nice weather, luck and stock options. Florida has "good policy" and obesity and the wrong demographics.
 
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Everything i look i see a different number.

Im seeing equal growth per grok.

But seems so silly for Californians to flee such a high income growth rate for such a low one

Makes no sense
 
sturg33 said:
Everything i look i see a different number.

Im seeing equal growth per grok.

But seems so silly for Californians to flee such a high income growth rate for such a low one

Makes no sense
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I'm not sure what is causing the divergence in our numbers. I suspect you are looking at income and I'm looking at per capita income. Plus we have slightly different definitions of what constitutes a ten year period.
 
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