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June 17, 2004 North Dakota Loses Many of Its Young, Single and College Educated Adults Between 1995 and 2000, approximately 3,700 more young, single and college educated adults left North Dakota than moved into the state. This net loss translates into a rate that, when compared to other states, is the highest net outmigration in the nation. This month’s “Economic Briefs,” a monthly publication from the North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University, focuses on a tabulation from Census 2000 that looks at the migration of young, single and college educated adults for states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) throughout the nation. North Dakota had the highest net outmigration rate of young, single and college educated. Of the 276 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the Grand Forks MSA had the 5th highest net outmigration rate of young, single and college educated, and the Fargo-Moorhead MSA had the 35th highest rate. “The high net losses in these North Dakota metropolitan areas reflect the high concentration of college educated young adults in these places and the tendency for them to move once they graduate,” says Richard Rathge, State Data Center director. “The metropolitan areas with the greatest losses are cities dominated by major universities unable to absorb a constant flow of graduates. The challenge we face in North Dakota is to create opportunities throughout the state for our graduates.” The western and southern states were most attractive to young, single and college educated adults between 1995 and 2000. Nevada and Colorado had the highest net inmigration rates of this select group while the Midwest and Northeast both experienced net outmigration. Iowa and South Dakota followed North Dakota with the second and third highest net outmigration rates in the nation of young, single and college educated adults. The young are defined as those who were age 25 to 39 in 2000. The single are those who were never married, or were widowed or divorced in 2000. The college educated are those who had at least a bachelor's degree in 2000. The net migration rate is based on an approximated 1995 population, which is the sum of young, single and college educated people who reported living in the area in both 1995 and 2000 and those who reported living in that area in 1995 but lived elsewhere in 2000. The net migration rate is calculated by dividing the net migration between 1995 and 2000 by the approximated 1995 population and multiplying by 1,000. ### Source: Richard
Rathge, (701) 231-8621, Richard.Rathge@ndsu.nodak.edu
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