I can find no real data on this.
But I suspect the proportion of Americans living in the same county as their parents, grandparents, and great grandparents in an unbroken chain is VERY low.
And continuous familial presence in a county for 4+ generations infinitesimally rare. https://t.co/2g1lnjsF5L
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