@AppliedPopLab

DCES, CALS, UWEX, Demographic and Spatial Experts at UW-Madison

 Madison, Wisconsin
apl.wisc.edu
Joined October 2012
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College admission rates, from the most to least selective
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Births in the U.S. are increasingly to higher-educated mothers: Pre-2020, approximately 66% of births were to mothers without a college degree; 32% were to mothers with a college degree or higher. Post-2020, it is now 63% and 35%, respectively.
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Census Bureau municipal estimates, 7/1/2023, Wisconsin, change since 2020: Of state's top 10 numeric gainers, 6 are in Dane County.
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In case you missed it, our @MiDataAnalytics demography team advises on Michigan’s population and demographic data and manages the state’s relationship with the @uscensusbureau. Learn more at michigan.gov/mcda/about.

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Did you know that @MiDataAnalytics partners with the @uscensusbureau to produce population estimates for Michigan? Search for information by area: bit.ly/2L9Qp7L
Photo of family moving into their new home and unpacking boxes. Small children stepping on bubble wrap while their parents watch smiling.

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Crash fatalities for Milwaukee County residents have steadily risen over time, with recent increases due in part to crashes in which excessive speed is a factor. This trend sharply contrasts with the rest of the state, where such fatalities have declined. wispolicyforum.org/research/…

Wisconsin Policy Forum | Traffic Deaths Surge in Milwaukee County While Falling Elsewhere

Motor vehicle fatalities for Milwaukee County residents, as well as Black and Hispanic Wisconsinites, have been on the rise, with more recent increases ...

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Our new brief — “Mass. Migration: An Analysis of Outmigration from Massachusetts Over the Last Two Decades” buff.ly/43Nt7fl — explains that Massachusetts’ population growth hides the fact that many people are leaving the state, including high numbers of young adults.
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The future of some UW campuses are at risk without major changes, new financial reports show jsonline.com/story/news/educ…

The future of some UW campuses is at risk without major changes, new financial reports show

Reports for two universities said "without significant and immediate change, the future of the institution is at risk."

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“Over the past several years, approval rates have trended downward. ... The 60.2 percent passage rate for 2024 school district referenda so far is the lowest in a midterm or presidential year since 2010.” @CorriHess @wpr cites our latest findings. wpr.org/news/wisconsin-voter…

Wisconsin voters approve just 60 percent of school referendums

Wisconsin voters were asked to approve more than 100 school district referendums in February and April. But with an approval rate of only 60 percent, voter fatigue appears to have set in.

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The April election saw the most school referenda on the ballot for a spring elections since at least 2000. More districts asked to increase taxes for operations vs capital needs -- a sign of stresses they face from inflation, expiring federal aid & more. wispolicyforum.org/research/…

Wisconsin Policy Forum | School Referenda Passage Rates Remain Low

Voters across Wisconsin approved 62 of the 103 school district referenda placed on primary and general election ballots this spring. The 60.2% approval ...

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Opinion | Biden had a much better Wisconsin primary than Trump did captimes.com/opinion/john-ni…
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.@MilwaukeeMPS continues to grapple with longstanding revenue constraints, workforce hurdles, and high rates of students in poverty. Yet questions also can be raised about how district leaders have set the stage for such a large ask from voters. wispolicyforum.org/research/…

Wisconsin Policy Forum | The ABCs of the 2024 MPS Referendum

On April 2, the Milwaukee Public Schools will ask Milwaukee voters to allow the district to exceed state revenue limits by up to $252 million over four ...

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Urban counties lost population in 2023, though less than in 2021 and 2022. Lower-density suburbs grew fastest. The fastest growing metros were all mid-size and small metros in the South; NY, LA, & Chicago metros shrank. Long thread w/ charts! New Census data this AM. 1/n
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Perinatal (late fetal deaths at 28 or more weeks gestation and early neonatal deaths under age 7 days) mortality rate for Black women was about twice as high as that for White and Hispanic women for both 2020 and 2021 bit.ly/NCHS1035
Chart of perinatal mortality rate, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2020–2021.

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The Detroit area has the most Arabic speakers of any U.S. metro area, amounting to 13% of the country’s Arabic-speaking population. Those Arabic speakers make up 4.7% of the Detroit metro’s total population ages 5 and older. pewrsr.ch/415ibbO
A table and bar chart showing U.S. metro areas with the largest populations of Arabic speakers ages 5 and older, 2021.

ALT A table and bar chart showing U.S. metro areas with the largest populations of Arabic speakers ages 5 and older, 2021.

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Zoomers will overtake boomers at work next year buff.ly/3sW46AP
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💉NEW from Malia Jones (@UWCeSoc) & colleagues in Preventative Medicine Reports "Designing and testing social media campaign messages to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence among rural adults" doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023…
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Fresh snow covers the western shore of #LakeMichigan from the tip of the Door County Peninsula south to Chicago in this VIIRS Day Night Band image from overnight. There are lots of other new snow patches around the #GreatLakes too. Winter is coming! cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/viirs/im…
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NCHS@NCHStats1 Nov 2023
BLOG: Infant Mortality Rate Sees First Rise in 20 Years bit.ly/3SiwjMx
A white Calla lily flower and a lit white candle. The infant mortality rate increased 3% from 2021 to 2022.

ALT A white Calla lily flower and a lit white candle. The infant mortality rate increased 3% from 2021 to 2022.

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ICYMI: Conservative groups created a #2030Census plan for a Republican president that includes pushing for a citizenship question that's likely to lower the counts for Latinos and Asian Americans npr.org/2023/10/28/120493615…

A GOP plan for the census would revive Trump's failed push for a citizenship question

Conservative groups created a census plan for a Republican president that includes pushing for a citizenship question that's likely to lower the counts for Latinos and Asian Americans.

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previous #TweetoftheMonth most viewed tweet from a SDC, affiliate or partner: Oct: MN’s @minnpop @ipums Sept: WI’s @AppliedPopLab Aug: MN’s @metrogram July: KY’s @UofLKSDC June: @NYElectionNews May: @UofLKSDC Apr: @EstadisticasPR March: @TN_SDC Feb: @KemGardnerInst @UtahSDC
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