Why So Few Americans Live In This HUGE Area Of The East Coast

We keep it empty so we can hide our F-35's there.

As a truck driver, who has been through all of these areas I can tell you there's more than enough people living there already

I've lived in this area for 15 years. It definitely does not seem empty. You described an area that includes Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, etc. I used to live in the dead area of Nevada between Reno and Vegas. Now that's empty space.

As someone who grew up in the Carolinas the population has been growing a great amount. Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington are all growing. Even the Outer Banks have grown. Florida hasn't hurt much from hurricanes. Myrtle Beach was very small when i was a kid in the 1960's and Wilmington was about 60,000 when i was in high school in the '70's. Both have grw tremendously in my opinion.

Geoff should have also mentioned that Atlanta is an airline hub because its far enough south that it doesn't experience snow storms and far enough inland that it doesn't get hit by hurricanes, which makes it a perfect place for airlines to never worry about the weather affecting there airport schedules.

I live in Charleston SC, smack in the middle of the "empty coast" if you had to drive to work in morning traffic, you would not think this place was "empty"

I was stationed at Fort Stewart outside of Savannah. I really enjoyed the culture, access to beaches (Tybee Island + Hilton Head), and low cost of living. Like many places with low costs of living, jobs typically don't pay as much as similar jobs do elsewhere. And there aren't as many jobs available.

Come visit the Columbia Metro during rush hour traffic. The I-77 @ I-20 interchange/ Clemson Rd corridor and the I-20, I-126, I-26 battleground we locally call Malfunction Junction are both a headache every day and a nightmare during bad weather.

As someone who's lived in both Georgia and North Carolina at different times, I can tell you that one of the big reasons not a lot of people in those states live near the coast is because it can got ungodly humid there, especially in the summer.

As a Geography degree holder, I have my own opinion on this video. The areas of NC, SC and GA focused here are coastal plains of these three states. Meaning they tend to be closer to the ocean, lower in altitude, the soil tends to be poor... oftentimes sandy or red clay mud soil. It goes back to the days when the British colonized the eastern seaboard of North America. The British sought out the premium regions for farming, seafaring and also tried to avoid the basically subtropical climates of the southern most states. Back then, air conditioning did not exist, malaria actually existed in these areas because of so many swamp, canals, etc. Alligators existed and still do. The vegetation was much thicker, nastier and jungle like than northern and even mid Atlantic colonies. Colonists in the south did not have freezers with ice machines to keep their meat, eggs and milk cold. Cold beer did not exist. Add to this, these areas along with Florida (then Spanish), took the brunt of frequent hurricanes and their was no NOAA, no weather satellites, no radio to warn of brewing hurricanes in the Caribbean. The British focused the core colonies further North, from around Virginia on up to New England because the climate, terrain was more like Europe (normal). And once you get to the Virginia coastline and above, the hurricanes usually peter out to Nor easters. Water moccassins, coral snakes and alligators did not exist in the colonies north of these areas. The British were expert geographers and oceanographers and they decided early on these areas would be where theyd be growing tropical crops like rice, cotton, some tobacco in. These colonies were primarily colonized by Irish and African American slaves forced to come here from central Africa who were already used to extremely hot humid climates. And had some natural resistance to malaria.

I live in Inman, SC, and lived on Hilton Head for 8 years. HHI is a resort area, expensive as far as real estate. Inman is just north of Spartanburg, and Tryon, NC is just 15 miles away, and is where the mountains begin, to the north. This area is the foothills just to the south of the mountains. The climate here can be hot, but generally not jungle hot, like along the coast. This area is growing fast, houses popping into existence in development after development. I've got 3 acres, surrounded by trees, and they're not pines, for the most part. A creek forms the south border of the property, and no houses can locate next to me. I love it here.

I’m from a town just southeast of Atlanta on the edge of the “empty coast” region you outlined. Growing up, the term “fall line” was everywhere. It’s the transition from the coastal plain to the rolling hills and it’s where all the rivers (Savannah, Ocoee, Ocmulgee) all drop in elevation. This led to mills, factories and dams being built which brought jobs, people and cities. The fall line is the defining geographic feature in my hometown and I believe the reason the town of Milledgeville exists today. Thanks for all your great videos.

Anyone who grew up on the East Coast knows why many major cities are inland. They are at or above the 'fall line,' where the flat coastal plan, as you call it (known locally at the Tidewater) borders the Piedmont. This was as far as vessels could go before needing locks. Building cities at or above the fall line was safer during the rainy/flood seasons.

My parents live in Eastern NC, and it is a beautiful and unique place. The Outer Banks serve as a slight extreme weather buffer, but they are still fairly hurricane-prone up there. The breeze out there actually makes it less humid than where I live in Atlanta in my opinion. Now Eastern SC on the other hand... Woah I am melting.

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You realize that the Port of Savannah is the 4th busiest port in the country and the largest single container terminal in the North American continent. If you combine that with the Port of Brunswick and the Port of Columbus (which are the other 2 ports in GA that make up the Georgia Port Authority) pushes the GPA to a solid second place. They are also currently the most technologically advanced port in the country and once the Savannah Jasper Ocean Terminal is complete will actually be the largest port in the country.

What’s interesting is the Savannah-Charleston region is now growing like crazy all of a sudden. The Gulfstream corporate HQ and the ports have traditionally been the biggest employers over the last 20-30 years, but now Hyundai is making a several billion dollar plant in between the two cities, and people are moving there in droves. Savannah has also become the second largest port by tonnage on the east coast (not including the Gulf of Mexico) only behind NY. And Charleston isn’t too far behind.

How on gods green earth did I find an entire well made video about the exact question I randomly had at 3AM. Earned my sub, that’s for sure!

Nice video. As someone that live in Fayetteville N.C. I never really noticed how big population game was between this side of the state and the western side.

I worked for the Port of Charleston for the 25 years and for that entire time we were the 2nd largest port as far as tonnage moved on the east and gulf coast. That’s a pretty major port.