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Old 05-27-2020, 10:08 AM
 
Location: California → Tennessee → Ohio
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Just found this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._by_median_age

Youngest States
Utah
Alaska
Texas
North Dakota
Nebraska
Idaho
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Georgia
Colorado

Oldest States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
West Virginia
Florida
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Jersey
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Old 05-27-2020, 12:13 PM
 
Location: West Seattle
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Surprised Kansas is so young since it isn't growing much and it's a pretty white state with little Mormon presence.
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Old 05-27-2020, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Calera, AL
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KS also has a surprisingly large Hispanic presence, as does Nebraska. Hispanics/Latinos on average tend to be among the youngest ethnicities.
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Old 05-27-2020, 12:55 PM
 
Location: NC
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I thought the title related to attaining statehood.

Funny, but in some ways it does.
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Old 05-27-2020, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Atlanta metro (Cobb County)
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Georgia is uniquely young for a state this far east - we do tend to draw more young households and not as many retirees as some of the surrounding states. Interesting that all the 10 oldest states are in the Eastern Time Zone (aside from extreme northwest Florida).
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Old 05-27-2020, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Baltimore
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The youngest states are places young people are moving too.

The oldest states are places where young people are moving from. They have exceptionally old white non Hispanic populations (Florida CT NJ RI, maybe DE and PA as well) and much younger minority populations.

NH VT ME are NH VT ME...

Does anyone else think it’s odd Northeastern states aren’t trying to attract more young people? Or American people in general. It’s content with just immigrants, rich folks and rich transplants, and Lower middle class to poor POC and white locals who can’t move?

For years I’ve just said it’s normal/natural but after losing some much or gaining so little for going in two decades you’d think that elected officials in the northeast would feel some pressure to modernize/adapt.
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Old 05-27-2020, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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Surprised Kansas is so young since it isn't growing much and it's a pretty white state with little Mormon presence.
Yes, Kansas and Nebraska are a surprise and it certainly could be due to the hispanic migration. North Dakota is a head scratcher though.
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Old 05-27-2020, 03:04 PM
 
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Yes, Kansas and Nebraska are a surprise and it certainly could be due to the hispanic migration. North Dakota is a head scratcher though.
The influx of laborers for the Bakken oil field boom in western N.D.? Is that still going on? (See the "Williston" threads here on C-D forum). The Dakota Indian reservations?
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Old 05-27-2020, 03:46 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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The youngest states are places young people are moving too.

The oldest states are places where young people are moving from.
They have exceptionally old white non Hispanic populations (Florida CT NJ RI, maybe DE and PA as well) and much younger minority populations.

NH VT ME are NH VT ME...

Does anyone else think it’s odd Northeastern states aren’t trying to attract more young people? Or American people in general. It’s content with just immigrants, rich folks and rich transplants, and Lower middle class to poor POC and white locals who can’t move?

For years I’ve just said it’s normal/natural but after losing some much or gaining so little for going in two decades you’d think that elected officials in the northeast would feel some pressure to modernize/adapt.
I think it might have more to do with birth rates than young adults moving? If you look at a list of the highest birth rate states it’ll have a striking resemblance to this list. It won’t mirror it exactly, but it’ll be very similar.
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Old 05-27-2020, 03:59 PM
 
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Georgia is uniquely young for a state this far east - we do tend to draw more young households and not as many retirees as some of the surrounding states. Interesting that all the 10 oldest states are in the Eastern Time Zone (aside from extreme northwest Florida).
Georgia gets the double whammy of younger hispanic/latino immigrants from Florida seeking manual labor jobs (the explosive growth in Metro Atlanta means a ton of construction projects) and young professionals that either transferred for the low COL or are starting their careers at one of the many F500 companies.
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