Americans Are Leaving Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Chicago and Philadelphia
While New York County did see a significant population decline in the year that ended on July 1, 2021 (when it dropped by 99,177), it saw population increases in the years that ended on July 1, 2022 (16,488) and 2023 (2,908).
So, why did Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Chicago and Philadelphia lose population?
Did people stop having babies there? No.
In Los Angeles County, there were 95,354 babies born in the year that ended on July 1, 2023, according to the Census Bureau. At the same time, there were 73,138 deaths. That resulted in what the Census Bureau calls a "natural change" in population of 22,216.
Did Los Angeles County lose population because people did not migrate there from foreign countries? No. In the year that ended on July 1, 2023, according to the Census Bureau, "international migration" brought 40,388 people to the county.
However, during that same period, Los Angeles lost 119,037 people to "domestic migration" -- people who moved from that county to somewhere else in the United States. When you subtract the 40,388 who came into the county from foreign locations from the 119,037 who left the county for other domestic locations, it results in what the Census Bureau calls a "net migration" loss of 78,649 people for Los Angeles in the year that ended July 1, 2023.
Subtract the natural change that resulted from births exceeding deaths (22,216) from the population lost through net migration (78,649) and it gives you 56,433-or approximately the 56,420 in total population the Census Bureau estimates Los Angeles County lost in the year that ended on July 1, 2023.
Kings, Queens, the Bronx, Cook and Philadelphia counties were similarly impacted negative domestic migration.
In Brooklyn (Kings County), births (31,066) exceeded deaths (16,892) in the year ending on July 1, 2023, resulting in a natural increase of 14,174. In addition, the borough saw 13,292 people come in through international migration. But 55,308 people left Brooklyn through domestic migration, resulting in a net migration that removed 42,016 people from the borough.
There were 23,304 babies born in Queens in the year leading up to July 1, 2023, and 15,544 people died -- resulting in a natural change of 7,760. International migration brought another 16,290 to the borough. But domestic migration drew 50,161 people out of Queens, giving the borough a negative net migration of 33,871.
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