After decades of super-charged economic and population growth, Colorado is at a turning point. So, is this state growing or shrinking? And why does it matter either way? Earlier this year, host Bree Davies sat down with Colorado’s State Demographer Kate Watkins to hear about how things like declining school enrollment and a slowing economy can play into our population numbers, and we’re revisiting that conversation today about what the ripple effects of all these big-picture changes could mean for you. Kate even gets into a forecast of what Coloradans might expect population-wise in 2060!

This episode originally ran on January 20, 2026.

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