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Originally Posted by iheartthed
If California is the Sun Belt, SF probably has a good claim for #2. If California is not included, Dallas and Houston are probably #1 and #2.
I could see Atlanta ultimately overtaking Houston in the future.
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Originally Posted by Chisouthside
If California counts as the Sunbelt, the Bay area is definitely #2.
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It's 100% unarguably established that regions don't have to always be made of entire states.
Example 1) NY State has parts that are "Great Lakes/Rust Belt" and parts that aren't.
(Lake Erie/Ontario waterfront, vs the eastern tip of Long Island)
Example 2) Texas has parts that are "Southern" and parts that are "The Southwest".
(The bayou area of East Texas near the Louisiana border, vs El Paso)
Similarly, the Inland Empire of Southern California is not forced to be in the same region as the Oregon border of the state.