Total Persons in the U.S. 2008

This image is a map taken from AmericanFactFinder. This map represents the total population of the U.S., specifically, which states are most densely populated in 2008. I would imagine that in 2005, Louisiana would have been a darker shade of green on this map. That being said, I am curious as to whether or not Hurricane Katrina would have had a big impact on how this map is depicted at all. Moreover, if we were to stack this map on top of the Hometowns vs. Relocations Map in the earlier post, it would seem that the two do not correlate. In other words, it seems that although many Post-Katrina survivors relocated in or around the South, it is not very apparent on this 2008 population map. I also find it interesting that if we layer this map on top of the poverty map, we would find the highest rates of poverty in some of the lower-populated states; particularly in Louisiana. This just reinforces my earlier suggestion of how poverty is still a very real threat to Post-Katrina Survivors. There may not be many people living in the most damaged parts of Louisiana, however, they are the poorest in the country and are in need of aid.



Now, although I generally do not go to Wikipedia for academic aid, I found this interesting map that reaffirms by predictions in the earlier segment of this post. This map represents population change from 2000-2008, and if you look closely, the greatest loss of population occurred in Louisiana at -1.3%. Evidently, Hurricane Katrina did, indeed, have a great impact on survivor relocation.