What’s the Midwest anyway?
It’s an expansive region, stretching from the Appalachian foothills to the Great Plains. But the exact states are up for debate.
By Lynnea Domienik
What’s the Midwest anyway?
It’s an expansive region, stretching from the Appalachian foothills to the Great Plains. But the exact states are up for debate.
By Lynnea Domienik
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When you think of the Midwest, do you include South Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma? What about Buffalo, N.Y., and Pittsburgh? While the core of the Midwest might seem set in stone, there are some states that are hotly contested.
Reset settles the debate with listeners and a data columnist working to define regions in the U.S. using Airbnb data.
GUEST: Andrew Van Dam, columnist at The Washington Post’s Department of Data