• Over two decades, Kansas lost 200,000 residents while neighbors gain

    Over two decades, Kansas lost 200,000 residents while neighbors gain0

    Families are moving across the country for jobs and opportunities…but not to Kansas. U.S. Census Bureau data collected in KPI’s 2023 Green Book shows that between 2000 and 2022, Kansas had a net loss of 192,518 residents from domestic migration: that’s a little under the total population of Overland Park. Nationally, the Sunflower State ranked

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  • Kansas economy falling behind by staying in the same place

    Kansas economy falling behind by staying in the same place0

    The Red Queen Hypothesis is a theory in evolutionary biology that species must continuously evolve to compete in their environments and not go extinct. This philosophy can also be applied to the economies of states and countries: those that do not reform to stay competitive will lose residents and opportunities to other states. Recently released

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