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Page | 14 MN STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER JANUARY 2015 As we have seen, the likelihood of moving across state lines peaks in the late teens and early 20s, and then tapers gradually into older adulthood. However, after accounting for all movement in and out, we find statistically significant net losses of residents to domestic migration among three segments of Minnesotans: those age 18-24 (about 9,300 lost annually), age 35-39 (about 1,500 lost annually), and age 60-69 (about 2,200 lost annually) (see Figure 13). Over the past five years then, these losses sum to more than 65,000 Minnesotans who have out-migrated in these few age groups. If we are to focus our attention most precisely, the greatest losses occur among Minnesota’s 18- and 19- year-olds—more than 3,000 apiece each year, or half of the total annual net domestic loss that Minnesota experiences all together. Among 18- and 19-year-olds, MN has lost a net of more than 33,000 people in the past five years. Many, but not all of these migrants, are college-bound. The Great Migration Of College Students Of all the people migrating in and out of Minnesota in any given year, a large segment is made up of students moving to attend college or graduate school (see Figures 14 and 15). About one-fifth of Minnesota’s new arrivals and one-fourth of our new leavers are students of higher education. While our data source, the American Community Survey, does not directly ask respondents why they moved to another state, we can estimate students by identifying those who moved in the past year and are currently enrolled in post-secondary school. 10 10 “Students” were identified in the data as those who began attending school within the year following their move , who are under age 50. These individuals are presumed to have moved for the purpose of attending higher education. Figure 13: Age Groups With Net Losses From Migration To Other States, By Average Annual Number Of People Lost, Minnesota, 2008-2012 Source: IPUMS version of U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey. Tabulations by MN State Demographic Center. -3,600 -3,000 -2,600 -1,500 -1,400 -900 18 19 20-24 35-39 60-64 65-69 AGE Figure 14: Annual Leavers From Minnesota, By Age Group And Student Status, 2008-2012 Source: IPUMS version of U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey. Tabulations by MN State Demographic Center.