Oregon

I have chosen to use Oregon as the state to investigate. Oregon has a population of around 3,960,564, making it the 27th most populous state in the US despite being the 9th largest state in terms of land area. The population has continued to rise since the population statistics were begun to be collected in 1850. In 2013, Oregon had the highest % (61%) of people moving into the state of any state in the US, beating Washington D.C which had been highest for the last 5 years. Statistics also show that less and less people are moving out of Oregon. This number can explain the continued rise in population, having been 2nd on the list in 2012.
78.5% of the population is White, 1.7% is Black and 11.7% is Hispanic and/or Latino.
Oregon has many different climates, from temperate rainforest climates on the Oregon coast. Mediterranean in the inland valleys, alpine in the higher mountain regions and desert in the southeast.
46% of the state is covered in forest. West of the cascades, 80% of the land is covered in forest.
Portland was voted the 3rd most popular city in the US for hipsters, losing to Washington D.C and New Orleans.