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April 18, 2019 08:55 AM 3 HOURS AGO

New York City's population is shrinking

Bloomberg

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New York City is shrinking.

Newly available Census Bureau population estimates indicate the Big Apple’s population is getting smaller for the second year in a row.

Beyond the city, more people have fled New York state than any other over this decade and that could cause a loss in congressional representation.

New York City’s five boroughs—also classified as counties—have contracted by a net of almost 40,000 over the last year. Only Staten Island is estimated to have grown.

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About three-quarters of New York state’s counties have seen a population decline over the past year. Only two counties grew by more than 1,000 people—Orange County with 2,148 residents, faster than any other, and Saratoga by 1,061.

From April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, domestic migration left the Empire State with 1.2 million fewer inhabitants, though foreign immigration cushioned the loss. Also offsetting the loss, births outnumbered deaths. The overall change from April 1, 2010 is a modest gain of 164,085.

From July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018, New York state’s population fell by 48,510 and New York City lost 39,523.

As a result, New York could lose congressional representation after the 2020 Census. By law, the number of seats in the House of Representatives is capped at 435 and population totals determine how the seats are divided nationwide.

Current population estimates show that New York will be the only state to lose two seats, putting it behind California, Texas and now Florida in the number of House members.

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California population adds 215,000, inches toward 40 million

Sacramento Region Added 25,000 Residents In 2018 While Los Angeles Lost 7,223

• Chris Hagan

Thursday, April 18, 2019 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink

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The Sacramento region added nearly 25,000 residents in 2018 while Los Angeles lost population, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday.

Sacramento’s population gain was second only to the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area, which added more than 50,000 according to new Census estimates. Nationally Dallas, Phoenix and Houston grew the most.

While the Los Angeles metro area saw a slight decline of 7,223 residents — only 0.05 percent — it was the first time the region has lost population this decade. The New York and Chicago metro areas also experienced declines.

Here are some other notes from the Census release:

• California’s population is up about 1,570,000 people since last year, up to 39,557,045.
• That was even though California as a whole lost 156,068 to domestic migration, people moving within the United States.
• The Sacramento metro area brought in 10,448 people from other places in the country as well as 5,831 international migrants.
• Amador and Placer counties were some of the fastest-growing areas of the state, each increasing their population by around 2%. Yuba County grew at a rate of 1.6%. San Benito County on the Central Coast grew 2.2%, tops in the state.
• Alpine County, the smallest in California with only around 1,100 residents, also lost 1.78% percent of its population in the past year, the most of any county in the state in 2018.

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/04/18/sacramento-region-added-25000-residents-in-2018-while-los-angeles-lost-population/