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Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have left states with near-total abortion bans.
A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit economic research organization, estimated population changes by analyzing address-change data collected by the United States Postal Service. It found that since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, the states with near-total abortion bans — 13 at the time of the analysis — appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter. Single-person households, which typically skew younger, were more likely to move out of states with bans.
“Our results show that reproductive rights policies can significantly affect where people choose to live,” the researchers wrote.
The loss of young people has particular implications for a state’s economic trajectory.
“States with abortion bans may face challenges in attracting and retaining workers, especially younger workers who represent future economic potential,” the paper said. “These population flows and demographic shifts could affect a wide range of economic factors from tax bases to housing markets to the availability of workers in key industries.”
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A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit economic research organization, estimated population changes by analyzing address-change data collected by the United States Postal Service. It found that since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, the states with near-total abortion bans — 13 at the time of the analysis — appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter. Single-person households, which typically skew younger, were more likely to move out of states with bans.
“Our results show that reproductive rights policies can significantly affect where people choose to live,” the researchers wrote.
The loss of young people has particular implications for a state’s economic trajectory.
“States with abortion bans may face challenges in attracting and retaining workers, especially younger workers who represent future economic potential,” the paper said. “These population flows and demographic shifts could affect a wide range of economic factors from tax bases to housing markets to the availability of workers in key industries.”
Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state
New research suggests that states could see huge economic implications.
