Press Connects reports:
More state residents are saying "I Leave NY."
Population losses, which have previously been concentrated in upstate, are now spreading to the five boroughs, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Most recently released Census Bureau estimates show Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau and Westchester counties lost population between July 2017 and July 2018. Even Manhattan showed a slight decline.
"In New York City and surrounding areas, domestic migration has changed from positive to negative," said Jan Vink of the Cornell University Program on Applied Demographics.
Statewide, the number of people calling New York home dropped by 48,500, a 0.25% decline to 19.5 million, over the most recent one year time frame measured by the Census Bureau. The nation witnessed 0.6% population growth.
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Also, student enrollment in its public schools have continued to fall. The 2.6 million students is the lowest level in nearly 30 years, according to the Empire Center.
The struggles of Blue America.
