The New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago metro areas are all losing people, according to 2018 population estimates just released by the Census Bureau.
This includes nine major metros of more than 1 million people.
America is experiencing economic and demographic divergence, with some cities booming while a significant share of the nation's metro areas shrink.
While population growth is not the sole, or perhaps even the best, measure of urban health, population loss can cause serious problems.
The new Census release included only county and metro-area data, but because some cities are coterminous with counties, the municipal population of some locations can be determined from the information.
New York is now experiencing the curious juxtaposition of high housing costs and falling population on both a regional and municipal basis.
Meantime, San Francisco added 4,139 people to reach a new all-time population high.
https://www.city-journal.org/shrinking-population-major-cities
This includes nine major metros of more than 1 million people.
America is experiencing economic and demographic divergence, with some cities booming while a significant share of the nation's metro areas shrink.
While population growth is not the sole, or perhaps even the best, measure of urban health, population loss can cause serious problems.
The new Census release included only county and metro-area data, but because some cities are coterminous with counties, the municipal population of some locations can be determined from the information.
New York is now experiencing the curious juxtaposition of high housing costs and falling population on both a regional and municipal basis.
Meantime, San Francisco added 4,139 people to reach a new all-time population high.
https://www.city-journal.org/shrinking-population-major-cities
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