Brain Drain?

A Census Bureau press release from Friday, April 13th:

“Historical Migration of the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1965 to 2000 — Analyzes the growth of this group and compares their migration destinations with those of other segments of this age group and with the general population. Specifically examines decennial census results from 1970 to 2000 to determine how likely this group was to have changed residences in the five years preceding each census.”

Within the report both Kansas and Missouri are categorized on the map as a “consistent decliner” with respect to the net migration of the young, single, and college-educated population between 1965-2000.

Image Source: “Historical Migration of the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1965 to 2000”, U.S. Census Bureau, April 2012.