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Populations along the coasts are growing exponentially, which could mean problems when it comes to hurricane season.
According to 2012 United States Census Bureau data, the nine states with the highest population density are all located along the East Coast. NOAA’s State of the Coast research indicates that coastal populations will continue to grow at a faster rate than the rest of the country, with an expected increase of 37 people per square mile for shoreline counties and only an 11 person per square mile increase for the United States as a whole. From 1970 until 2010, coastal populations have risen by 39 percent.
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NOAA State Of The Coast
The coast is substantially more crowded than the U.S. as a whole. In 2010, over 123 million people, or 39 percent of the nation’s population, lived in Coastal Shoreline Counties, representing less than 10 percent of the U.S. land area (excluding Alaska). This situation presents coastal managers with the challenge of both protecting coastal ecosystems from a growing population, and protecting a growing population from coastal hazards.
