-Source: Edward Humes, historian, Over Here: How the G. I. Bill Transformed the American Dream, 2014 “If the G. I. Bill of Rights altered the landscape of higher education in America, it transformed the cultural and physical landscape of the country even more dramatically. The American suburban exodus of the 1950s did not simply spring into existence on its own: It is no exaggeration to say that the creation of suburbia and the resulting extension of home ownership to a majority of families in American was launched, underwritten, and paid for by the G. I. Bill.”

Which of the following pieces of historical evidence from the United States census could best be used to support the argument in the excerpt?

A. data showing changes in the number of suburban neighborhoods
B. data showing population growth in the South and West
C. data showing the number of veterans who bought houses
D. data showing the average earnings of American households