Posted on 12/20/2023 7:07:39 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
New York was one of eight states to lose population over the past year with nearly 102,000 residents — the most in the nation — fleeing the Empire State, new data finds.
While Democrat-run New York and California saw a notable drop in population from July 2022 to July 2023, Republican-helmed states like Texas and Florida notched a considerable net increase of people moving in, the US Census Bureau said Tuesday.
New York’s population was about 19.57 million as of July 1 after it was roughly 19.67 million just 12 months ago — the largest decline of any state in the country, census data shows.
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Took me 30 years to convince my wife to come here, now she says she can’t understand why we didn’t come sooner. Well, as anyone with an extensive extended family knows, it just ain’t that easy. If we could have convinced her Mom and Dad to come with us it might have been, but as the old man said; “The next novel for me is across the street (cemetery). He was true to his word.
move=/=novel
This time of year is PERFEC5 to visit. Moderate temps, weather is absolutely gorgeous! Small town Texas wasn’t my reason for moving here, it was the scenery. I am still in awe of the natural beauty this state has to offer.
New York State population decreases for third consecutive year, lawmakers want to find out why
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“The legislation would create a commission on New York State out-migration. The commission — which would be made up of 13 lawmakers, three appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul — would take a year to research why people are leaving.”
The commission is expected to cost taxpayers how many millions?
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