Along with the 0.5% rate of population decline, New York also recorded the largest decline in pure numbers, with a drop of almost 102,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census.

New York lost more residents – and at the largest rate – in 2023 than any other state, despite an overall rise in the U.S. population, according to U.S. Census data.

The bureau released a map showing the percentage change in state populations between July 2022 and July 2023 – New York stands out as the only state colored a deep orange, a label for a percentage change of -0.5 or more.

  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
    675·
    11 months ago

    In order to live next to all the city stuff? Some people like cities after all, and more space is more space to clean

    • theangryseal@lemmy.world
      2154·
      11 months ago

      I am so country that the only time I ever visited a city I got vertigo and couldn’t look in any direction but down.

      It wasn’t even a huge city. It was Charlotte NC.

      When I was a kid I dreamed of going to a city and playing music and being a part of the culture.

      The girls got to me though and I have instead repopulated a rural area. :p

      I have 7 kids, 2 adopted, 5 biological.

      My guitar is used almost exclusively to play Yellow Submarine and sing the family’s names in place of yellow. “We all live in little Abby’s submarine, in mommy’s submarine, in daddy’s submarine.”

      My youngest thinks Beatlemania is still a thing. First thing every morning. “Daddy, I want my Beatles.” Sister comes in swinging demanding Pinkfong.