The true number of Americans who have fled Dem-led crime-ridden cities since the pandemic
The true number of Americans who fled Democrat-led, crime-ridden cities has been revealed in official census figures, with New York seeing the biggest exodus.
Violence, homelessness, coronavirus restrictions and high taxes sparked an unprecedented shift in populations across the country over the last two years.
NYC saw the largest population drop with an incredible 404,750 people fleeing the Big Apple between 2020 and 2022, the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday. More than 75,000 Chicagoans left the Windy City, while 74,000 ditched LA.
The data revealed that most people are fleeing to the South and to smaller cities in Red States like San Antonio in Texas, Phoenix, Arizona and Port St. Lucy, Florida.
Among the hundreds and thousands making the move from major cities are billionaires Elon Musk, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones.
The introduction of working from home due to coronavirus, high taxes and the rapid rise in the cost of living has led to huge population changes across the country
New York City saw the greatest population decrease with an incredible 404,750 fall down to 8,335,897 between 2020 and 2022
A total of 73,598 citizens left Los Angeles where 3,822,238 people live
Boston, Massachusetts suffered an exodus of 20,864 people as it saw its population shrink to 650,706 between 2020 and 2022 while 18,227 left Portland, Oregon which now has 635,067 residents.
Detroit, Michigan saw 16,966 move out of the city and it now has a population of 620,376 and 13,208 departed from Baltimore in Maryland which has 569,931.
Memphis, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky, are the only southern cities in the top 10 outbound places with 10,112 and 7,997 people fleeing, leaving them with a population of 621,056 and 624,444 respectively.
Four out of the top 10 cities which had an influx of residents between 2020 and 2022 are in Texas with two in Arizona, two in Florida and one each in Idaho and Nevada.
A total of 33,684 flocked to San Antonio, Texas to boost its population to 1,472,909, 33,133 people moved to Fort Worth, Texas which now has 956,709 residents and Phoenix, Arizona added 32,072 new inhabitants to its population of 1,612,337.
Other popular cities among Americans were in Florida with Port St. Lucie gaining 24,982 new residents, expanding its population to 231,790, and Cape Cora securing 21,584 additional people to boost its number of residents to 216,992.
The state of Florida gained more than 655,200 people between 2020 and 2022, according to the data.
While Georgetown in Texas enjoyed the largest population increase with 14.4 percent more people, equivalent to 18,214, moving to the city which now has 86,507 inhabitants.
Henderson in Nevada saw 12,376 move to the city, taking its population to 331,415, and Buckeye in Arizona had an influx of 11,813 residents and its population now sits at 105,567.
And the population in Meridian in Idaho increased by 10,331 to 129,736 and McKinney, Texas, enjoyed a rise of 10,033 and has a total of 207,507 residents.
The new data suggests that the trend of people looking to leave the hustle and bustle of major cities—along with high taxes and living costs—is continuing.
It was brought about by the shift of flexible working which came as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for more home space.
While experts have suggested that Americans are ‘voting with their feet’ and waving goodbye to eye-watering taxes, high living costs and bad job prospects in Democrat-leaning areas for better deals in red states.
Mark Perry, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank, said the overall population drift was from Democrat-run states to mostly Republican-administered boomtowns in the South and West of the country.
Chicago saw 75,037 leave and now has 2,665,039 residents.
Data revealed that most people are fleeing to the South and to smaller cities like San Antonio (pictured) in Texas which saw 33,684 people flock there to boost its population to 1,472,909
Phoenix, Arizona added 32,072 new residents to its population of 1,612,337.
‘Americans are moving from blue states that are more economically stagnant, fiscally unhealthy states with higher tax burdens and unfriendly business climates with higher energy and housing costs and fewer economic and job opportunities,’ Perry said.
They’re opting for ‘fiscally sound red states that are more economically vibrant, dynamic and business-friendly, with lower tax and regulatory burdens, lower energy, and housing costs and more economic and job opportunities.’
The counties which lost the most residents are all located in high-tax states, namely California, Illinois, and New York. They have also been wracked by homelessness, drug taking and high rents and living costs.
California is the epicenter of America’s homelessness crisis. About a third of the entire US homeless population — 171,521 people — is in California, and Los Angeles hosts around 65,000 of them.