NYC Lost 5.3% of Its Population — Nearly Half-Million People — Since COVID, Most Heading South
New York City’s population is continuing to flounder in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic — and most city-dwellers have flocked to southern states, new data shows.
The US Census Bureau revealed Thursday that the Big Apple’s population is 5.3% lower than it was when the novel coronavirus first hit the country. Over 468,200 people fled the city between April 2020 and July 2022.
Only three other major cities suffered worse population losses — San Francisco lost a baffling 7.5% of its citizens, while Revere in Massachusetts lost 5.9% and Louisiana’s Lake Charles lost 6.9%.
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