CT’s Population and Migration Trends: A Multi-Data Source Dive

This report examines whether the common narrative that "young people” and the “wealthy” are leaving Connecticut is substantiated by the data. The report examines a variety of publicly available data sources to ascertain Connecticut's migration trends and answer the following questions:

• What is driving Connecticut’s recent population declines?
• Is Connecticut unique in these declines?
• Who is migrating in and out from Connecticut on three dimensions - age, educational attainment, and income?

This report does not make any assertions toward why people are migrating in and out of Connecticut.

Citation
Srivastava, M., & Riordan-Nold, M. (2017). Connecticut's Population and Migration Trends: A Multi-Data Source Dive. Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/budget/resourcesanddata/CTs_Population_and_Migration_Trends.pdf.