Every ten years, the Census Bureau gets their 15 minutes of fame reporting the latest trends as it pertains to the U.S. population, and they have some interesting data to share, courtesy of the pandemic, lockdowns, and Democrat governed cities that drove people out with their high taxes and policies.
Unsurprisingly, people kept flocking to warm weather cities. Phoenix is constantly growing, and did again from 2020-21, combining with Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta to add a total of 300,000 new residents during that time frame.
A common narrative that developed the past two years is that people are bailing on big cities like New York, LA, Chicago, and San Francisco, but is it an actual reality? Yeah, those four iconic towns lost over 700,000 people combined.
No question, certain areas are very popular for people to move to. The ten fastest-growing counties in the United States accounted for almost 80% of the population growth.
The study also pointed out that immigration levels dropped big time during the pandemic, which is most likely a significant factor in the large cities that saw their population plummet. As immigration gets back to normal, those numbers in major cities will rise.
Here’s a big question to consider when analyzing the info from the Census Bureau; just how accurate is their data? COVID made it a lot harder to get an accurate count, and the Bureau has an ample amount of critics that feel the system needs an overhaul.
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