🏙️ More than 100K People Left New York State in 2023

What We’re Showing

This graphic ranks the U.S. states by their population declines between 2022–23, along with the % change. Data is sourced from latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, released May 2024.

Key Takeaways

• A demographic reshuffling is taking place across the U.S., with states in the Northeast and the West seeing shrinking populations
• Conversely, Southern states (Texas, Florida, and North Carolina to name a few) saw population gains over the same period