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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 8 MIN

'Baby Bust': Wisconsin's declining youth population

from Lake Effect Spotlight · host WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Wisconsin’s population grew by 3.6% in the last census - but that data also shed light on another reality: the state’s youth population is continuing to decline. It’s been a trend that’s played out slowly over the last two decades, but now that trend is accelerating - especially here in Milwaukee.  John Johnson is a research fellow at the Marquette Law School Lubar Center and he recently published data on Milwaukee’s so-called “Baby Bust.” He joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to talk about it and what the baby bust could mean for the city’s future.   

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