Ohio Economic Experts Panel

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December 22, 2025: Population Growth Trend

The population growth rate in Ohio is currently declining. According to the Ohio Department of Development, the state is expected to lose more than 675,000 people by 2050. By 2030 alone, Ohio is expected to drop from the seventh most populous state to the ninth.

Question A: Employment opportunities are a major contributor to Ohio's current population growth trend.

Question B: Cost of living is a major contributor to Ohio's current population growth trend.

Question C: State-level decisions on social policy issues are a major contributor to Ohio’s current population growth trend.

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Goal: Policymakers need information from experts to craft policy that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a tool for promoting better policy outcomes by providing policymakers, policy influencers, and the public with the informed opinions of Ohio’s leading economists.

About: The Ohio Economic Experts Panel consists of over 40 economists from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio. Panelists answer monthly questions of relevance to state policy indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with a policy question and their confidence in their answer based on available evidence.

The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a social bottom line service of Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

Suggest Questions : If you would like to suggest a question for the Ohio Economic Experts Panel, please email it to michael@sciotoanalysis.com. Questions most likely to be chosen will be those posed as agree/disagree propositions.

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