4 of the top 5 states listed in that cherry picked (as you so eloquently stated) Oxfam study are in the top 10 states for net migration/growth.
I would be willing to bet that the 5 states on the other end study are net losers due to cost of living, taxes, quality of life, affordability, and many other factors not measured.
BOTTOM LINE: the single most important factor in population dynamics is where people choose to live. These states are winners, and nobody wants to live in Mississippi. Not even Mississippians.
