50% of US Population Lives in Less Than 5% of US Counties

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Did you know that half of the US population lives in just 146 counties?

I didn’t either.  That’s crazy when you think about it.  There are over 3,000 counties in the US, but fully half of the US population lives in less 5% of them.

I was also surprised to discover that where I live — in Volusia County,Florida — is one of the counties in the top 5%. I knew Volusia county was big, but didn’t think it was THAT big.

Wouldn’t you imagine that we’d have a major sports team, a large booming city or something to draw in such a high population density.  We don’t.  While it is true that Volusia County is the home of the Daytona 500, I don’t think that’s the draw.

Perhaps it’s simply because our county is so big in area and we were once the home of the World’s Most Famous Beach.

Thanks to Business Insider for the link.