Maryland seems to be the state with the least decline.
New England has cratered
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Oregon is in trouble.
Our demographics coupled with the business environment, public education rankings, and high cost of living mean that we will be unattractive to young people looking to relocate. It will likely be a spiral given our 3rd lowest in the nation birth rates.
Businesses don’t relocate to high cost areas without suitable volumes of workers.
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Data source: [US Census Bureau intercensal estimates analyzed by Annie E Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Center](https://datacenter.aecf.org/data/tables/99-total-population-by-child-and-adult-populations?loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-53/false/1096,1/39,40,41/416,417)
Tools: python, jupyter, matplotlib, geopandas, pandas, polars
[Blog post with full replication code, walkthrough, and analysis](https://aaronjbecker.com/posts/comparing-child-share-population-1990-vs-2024-by-state/)
Even Utah turned red from baby churning yellow
Why does Utah have so many ?
Maryland seems to be the state with the least decline.
New England has cratered
Oregon is in trouble.
Our demographics coupled with the business environment, public education rankings, and high cost of living mean that we will be unattractive to young people looking to relocate. It will likely be a spiral given our 3rd lowest in the nation birth rates.
Businesses don’t relocate to high cost areas without suitable volumes of workers.