“two trends are really at work here. One is a large wave of retirements from baby boomers, so moving out of the working age cohort to the retiree cohort. And the second one is declining fertility rates.”
Pennsylvania’s population shrank by .20% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once state-appointed experts have combed through the new detailed population counts from last year’s census, lawmakers will have what they need to officially start the once-a-decade process.
Data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that Pennsylvania’s population grew by 2.4% between 2010 and 2020.
By Sarah Anne Hughes/Spotlight PA The state has become one of the most important presidential battlegrounds but will have one fewer electoral vote to offer candidates in the next election.
By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania 