It sure is! It gets even better. From the 100th Meridian west to the Sierra Nevada and Cascades ranges, there are 30 million Americans, just 9% of the population. That's about the same as live in the Metro New York area.
A third of that 30 million lives in Denver, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. More than half of the 30 million live in eight cities: Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso and Boise. So only 15 million people live in the west outside those eight cities.
LOTS of elbow room!
