Young Adults Are Leaving Minnesota, Causing Population Crisis: Report

MINNEAPOLIS — Far more young people are leaving Minnesotan than moving here, creating a population crisis for the state, according to a new report.

If current trends hold, within 20 years Minnesota will have more residents die each year than are born, according to the Star Tribune.

The state loses around 8,000 more 18-to 24-year-olds each year than it gains. Between 2006 and 2021, Minnesota had a net loss of 156,000 people in the age range.

"This is a clear trend we want to reverse," Peter Frosch, of the Greater MSP group, told the newspaper.

"It matters to Minnesota colleges and universities today who need and want students in their classrooms. And it really matters to a region and state with one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates."

Read more at the Star Tribune.