New York leads U.S. in population decline, House may lose seat


U.S. More residents fled New York last year than any other state, according to estimates released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.

Preliminary figures show that between July 2019 and July 2020, about 126,355 people tailed him out of the imperial state.

New York has been losing locals since 2016, but has declined significantly in recent years compared to previous years.

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It was also the state with the largest population decline in the country, followed by Illinois with a 0.63 percent decline; Hawaii with 0.61 percent and West Virginia with 0.58 percent.

This estimate is based on the 2010 census and with the new MLA map, the official results of the 2020 census will be announced.

A decade later the national main census determines how the 435 seats of the House of Representatives are divided into 50 states based on recorded population changes.

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The New York Times reports that if the numbers are up, New York could lose a seat, which would come down to 26, according to an analysis by William Frey, the Brookings Institution’s chief demographic, The New York Times reported.

It will leave the Empire State for the first time with fewer seats than Florida, the report said.

Overall, according to Census Bureau statistics, U.S. The population grew at the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020. Democrats attribute this trend to the toll of the coronavirus epidemic on the nation.

Due to the reduction in fertility and immigration restrictions, the U.S. Population growth in the virus was already sluggish.

But Frey pointed to at least 322,000 Americans who have lost their lives since March as the stagnant growth trend worsened.

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“I think that’s the first glimpse of where we can have low population growth,” Frey told the Associated Press.

“It tells you that this is having an effect on the population.”