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Originally Posted by BG918
Oklahoma has seen modest growth in its two large metros. I would suspect the rural areas, especially the Plains counties in the west and Panhandle, all lost population except for Lawton which has been growing rapidly due to BRAC and Fort Sill army base.
While Plains states are showing positive population growth, I would bet most of it is in the larger cities and that rural farm towns are continuing to empty.
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We don't have 2009-2010 comparison numbers. The difference you show might be partially "correction" between two counting methods, not an actual difference. Though Oklahoma apparently is doing well due to oil prices.