Lack of opportunities, housing prompt youth to look elsewhere [View all]

SHERIDAN — While Wyoming’s population of youth has grown slightly in recent years, there are still few young people living and working in the state.

Experts and state representatives say efforts to retain and recruit young people should focus on expanding opportunities within the state, rendering the decision to leave a choice, not a necessity.

According to an article published earlier this year by Governing Magazine, which compared census data from 2010 with 2016 estimates, Wyoming ranked 23rd in the U.S. in its number of millennials (ages 16-35) and 31st in its population of Generation X individuals (ages 36 –51).

From 2010 to the 2016 estimate, Wyoming saw a 2.4 percent increase in millennials, compared to Colorado’s 13.8 percent and North Dakota’s 18 percent increases.

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