re: The New York Times has social media blasting the South today

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How does that explain out west though?

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While equally rural (actually probably even more rural), there just aren’t any people in many of those counties out west. Can’t have data about movement when the Elk don’t have cell phones...

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How does that explain out west though?

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The West has a very low rural density. The rural parts of the South have a much higher population density. There's a whole lot of nothing in the rural parts of the West. Drive through any rural sections of the South and you'll consistently see housing. Get on a satellite view and you'll see even more because most are tucked behind trees.