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in Salt Lake City, has stanched and Utah has undergone a strong migratory surplus
between 1995 and 2000 to a migration deficit between 2000 and 2005.
6.5. Migration of retired populations
0
50 0 km
Senior Migrations Balance
Migration Intensity
percentage of Seniors
(65 y. or more)
Hawaii
150,000
75,000
15,000
-15,000
-75,000
-150,000
0
500 km
1.0
- 1.5
1.5
- 2.5
Alaska
2.5
- 3.5
3.5
- 5.7
4.5
- 5.7
0
1 000 km
Source: US census Bureau
Conception et réalisation J Marc Zaninetti, université d'Orléans, laboratoire CEDETE
Figure 6.9. Migration of seniors 1995-2000
The attention generated by the residential mobility of retirees is not proportional
to the retirement migrations' share in total migration, of only about 6.7% of total
migration flows (see Figure 6.9). Contrary to popular belief, the geography of
retirement migration is quite similar to that of internal migration, except that
destinations with migratory surpluses are more concentrated. Eight states of the
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