Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 10, 2020
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January 10, 2020: Ten states have fewer residents than a year ago.[1]
The biggest population drain was found in New York with 76,790 fewer residents than the year before.[1]
According to Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli, that’s at least partly because “The cost of living in New York — the high taxes, regulations and housing costs — are making it untenable to live the American dream here.”[2]
Marketwatch reports that the top three reasons people are leaving many northeastern states are high costs, the weather, and job opportunities.[3]
The other states losing population were Illinois (51,250), West Virginia (12,144), Louisiana (10,896), Connecticut (6,233), Mississippi (4,871), Hawaii (4,721), New Jersey (3,835), Alaska (3,594), and Vermont (369).[1]
Five states saw their population grow by more than 100,000 residents: Texas (367,215), Florida (233,420), Arizona (120,693), North Carolina (106,469), and Georgia (106,292).[1]
Yesterday’s Number of the Day noted that more people moved out of California than any other state. However, people moving from one state to another is just one component of population change. Overall population growth or loss is also impacted by the so-called Natural Increase (the number of births minus the number of deaths) and international immigration.
In California, the Natural Increase and international immigration were more than enough to offset the number of Californians moving away. Overall, California added 50,635 new residents.[1]
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- January 9, 2020 –203,414 residents moved out of California last year
- January 8, 2020 –24 states will have a higher minimum wage in 2020
- January 7, 2020 –9.8 percent of Americans moved last year, lowest mobility ever recorded
- January 6, 2020 –30.2 million Americans moved to a new home last year
- January 3, 2020 –7 states could gain Representatives in Congress following the census
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 United States Census Bureau, "2019 National and State Population Estimates, NST-EST2019-05: Table 5. Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019," accessed January 9, 2020
- ↑ CBS New York, "Goodbye Big Apple: More People Are Leaving New York Than Any Other State In The U.S.," January 1, 2020
- ↑ Marketwatch, "3 reasons so many people are getting the hell out of the Northeast," December 19, 2019
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