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Colorado’s population growth hit a wall. Here’s what to expect in the coming decades

It’s been 33 years since the state added this few new residents

Newly arrived Colorado resident Emily Paxton poses for a portrait in her apartment on Jan. 18, 2023, in Denver. Paxton moved to Colorado from Louisiana. She loves living in Colorado because of the lifestyle, access to the outdoors, good restaurants, nightlife and walkability of her Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Newly arrived Colorado resident Emily Paxton poses for a portrait in her apartment on Jan. 18, 2023, in Denver. Paxton moved to Colorado from Louisiana. She loves living in Colorado because of the lifestyle, access to the outdoors, good restaurants, nightlife and walkability of her Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2: Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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For a state used to growing at a torrid pace for decades, the past two years were tantamount to Colorado crashing headlong into a demographic brick wall.
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