New York's population is declining for the third year in a row: the state leads in population loss

New York City topped national outmigration charts for the third year in a row, losing more than 101 people, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The publication told in more detail Times union.

Regionally, the South continues to lead in population growth and remains the most populous region of the United States, while the Northeast leads in population decline and remains the most sparsely populated. Among Northeast states, only New York and Pennsylvania saw population declines this year.

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The Census report says the state is returning to pre-COVID-19 levels, with 1,6 million more people this year and more states with growing populations than there have been since the pandemic began.

New York continues to be the fourth most populous state, behind California, Texas and Florida.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik blamed the population decline on "the effects of far-left Democratic leadership." Stefanik said lawmakers in Albany have an "extremist agenda."

“Far-left Kathy Hochul and the Democrats in Albany have made New York so unlivable that our state leads the nation in population loss, with more than 102 residents leaving in one year alone,” Stefanik said. “With record crime and a cost of living well above the national average, the exodus from New York City is far from over.”

In addition, the state leads other states in population decline since the pandemic: from April 2020 to July 2022, it lost more than 631 residents, accounting for 000% of the state's population.

More residents left the metro area than arrived between 2020 and 2021, with the exception of Saratoga County, which added 2000 people.

During the same period, the population of the Hudson Valley increased, while that of New York and surrounding counties decreased.

In 2022, Albany and New Rochelle were the only cities in New York's 12 most populous states to add residents. For the year ending July 1, 2022, Albany's population increased by 91 residents to 100 people. In New Rochelle, growth was more dramatic, with the population increasing by 826 people during this period to 899.

New York City, which was expected to have a population of just over 2020 million in April 20,2, according to census data, fell to less than 19,6 million residents in July.

Enrollment in the state's public schools has also plummeted.

Between the 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 school years, the state's public school enrollment fell 6%, by about 157 students, the largest decline of any state reporting such data. (Tennessee has not yet released its latest enrollment data).

Enrollment fell in every New York county during that time period, with the most significant declines in New York City and Greene, Schuyler, Ulster and Columbia counties, according to state data.

Enrollment in the state's public schools is down 10% from a decade ago and is at its lowest level since the mid-1950s, according to Ken Girardin, director of research at the Imperial Center, a nonprofit think tank in Albany.

The Schuyler Center for Analysis published a report saying that from October 1, 2022, to August 1, 2023, about 150 immigrants arrived in New York, including 000 children, a third of whom were under the age of five.