Since Covid Lockdowns, New York Lost More of Its Population than Any Other State

[Manuel Tavares]

Since Covid Lockdowns, New York Lost More of Its Population than Any Other State
Posted on 01/24/2023 by EraOfLight — https://eraoflight.com/2023/01/24/since-covid-lockdowns-new-york-lo...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has frequently bragged that Florida is in high demand among people looking to relocate. In a new report released this week from the Census Bureau, it seems that he’s been correct. According to the Bureau’s report:

After decades of rapid population increase, Florida now is the nation’s fastest-growing state for the first time since 1957, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 population estimates released today.

Florida’s population increased by 1.9% to 22,244,823 between 2021 and 2022, surpassing Idaho, the previous year’s fastest-growing state.

In raw numbers, that amounts to an increase of about 416,000 people, which is the size of a medium-sized American city. This quickly leads to the question of why so many people are moving to Florida. Much of this narrative—at least among Florida boosters—has centered around the idea that Florida became a place to go to obtain freedom from lockdowns, mask mandates, business closures, and other covid-panic measures imposed by state governments....+ https://eraoflight.com/2023/01/24/since-covid-lockdowns-new-york-lo...