According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minneapolis and St. Paul continue to lose residents while exurban Lakeville booms

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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau

American  Experiment, 6/19/2023

The population of children between the ages of 7 and 17 living in both cities has dropped by more than 6% since before the pandemic, according to a Star Tribune analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Education. Minneapolis and St. Paul, along with two inner suburban districts, were the only ones in the metro to see declines of that size.

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Ohio.  (6/27/2023)

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Wisconsin.  (6/27/2023)