More residents escaped from New York over the last year than from any other state, according to estimates released by the U.S.
Census Bureau on Tuesday. Some 126,355 people high-tailed it out of the Empire State between July 2019 and July 2020, a dip of 0.65 percent, the preliminary figures show.
New York has been losing locals since 2016, but the most recent drop was significantly larger than in years past. It was also the state with the nation’s biggest population decline, followed by Illinois with a 0.63 percent dip; Hawaii with 0.61 percent and West Virginia with 0.58 percent.
The estimates are based on the 2010 Census and the official 2020 Census results will be released next year, along with a new legislative map.