Which states are losing/gaining college graduates?
One of the Census 2000 special reports published by the US Census Bureau looked at the migration of the young, single, college-educated population by comparing the metro area of residence in 1995 (as reported on the Census 2000 long form) with the place of residence at the time of Census 2000. You can download a pdf version of the report for the Census Bureau’s website. You can also download the full tables of supporting data. In this report “young” is defined as 25 to 39, “single” means people who had never married, or were either divorced or widowed at the time of the census, and “college educated” means at least a college degree. This report focuses on metro areas, but Table 3 in the report covers states.
