Biggest US cities lost population during pandemic, Sunbelt saw gains, census data shows

Goodbye NYC; Estimates Show Big City Losses, Sunbelt Gains

Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. She knew every corner of Manhattan and had worked hard to build a community of friends. Living in a small apartment, she found her attitude shifting early in the pandemic. After her brother accepted a job in Seattle in the summer of 2020, she […]

Goodbye NYC: Census shows big city losses, Sunbelt gains

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading the way. Between July 2020 and July 2021, New York lost more than 305,000 people, while Chicago and Los Angeles contracted by 45,000 residents and 40,000 people, respectively.

SF tops list of cities experiencing population decline

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — New census data reveals some of the United States’ most populous cities experienced some of the largest exoduses of people. The U.S. Census Bureau’s first r…

Big cities saw population declines during pandemic

Of the country's nine cities with more than 1 million people, only Phoenix and San Antonio saw population gains.

Goodbye NYC: Estimates show big city losses, Sunbelt gains

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading the way.

Did the Twin Cities population grow or shrink during the pandemic?

Two new datasets showing city-level population estimates give quite different results.