How State Populations Changed in 2023, Where People Are Moving
South Carolina, Florida, and Texas saw the highest rates of population increase. At the same time, New York saw the largest percent decline.
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South Carolina, Florida, and Texas saw the highest rates of population increase. At the same time, New York saw the largest percent decline.
Critics say people are still "fleeing our state in droves," but state officials say the exodus is slowing and will return to slow growth in a couple years with the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported the country's population experienced its largest growth this year, since before the pandemic.
The slight increase comes after losing population for the previous two years in a row.
Another population update from the U.S. Census Bureau confirms a long-running trend: Pennsylvania continues to shrink.