Population growth in United States cities is shown through Census data of counties that make up the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of cities. The counties within these MSAs are integrated economically and socially through commutes. The Raleigh-Cary MSA depicts one situation of population growth. Raleigh has been growing because its economic sectors attract new residents and employers that contribute to the metropolitan area’s well-being as part of the highly educated Research Triangle. This growth is also indirectly affected by the regional decentralization of employers and jobs from the Northern/Midwestern region to the Southern and Western regions, which have smaller tax burdens and nicer climates. Cleveland is one of the Midwestern
