Since COVID-19, more people moved farther away from city centers.
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*Population Rebounds for Many Cities in Northeast and Midwest*
"South Continues to Lead the Way With Largest and Fastest Growth"
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Large cities in the Northeast and Midwest grew in 2023, reversing earlier population declines, according to Vintage 2023 Population Estimates [ [link removed] ] released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cities with populations of 50,000 or more grew by an average of 0.2% in the Northeast and 0.1% in the Midwest after declining an average of 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2022. Those in the West went up by an average of 0.2% from 2022 to 2023. Cities in the South grew the fastest – by an average 1.0%.
“The population growth across the South in 2023 was driven by significant numeric and percentage gains among its cities,” said Crystal Delbé, a statistician in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. “Thirteen of the 15 fastest-growing cities were in the South, with eight in Texas alone.”
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More People Moved Farther Away From City Centers Since COVID-19
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In a possible sign of the COVID-19 pandemic’s lasting impact, the country’s fastest-growing places are increasingly likely to be far-flung exurban communities on the outer margins of metro areas, according to July 1, 2023, population estimates released today.
Fewer of the fastest-growing places between 2022 and 2023 were inner suburbs than in 2019 before the pandemic, and more were on the far outskirts of metro areas — 30, 40 and even more than 60 miles away from the largest city’s downtown. *Read more* [ [link removed] ].
Sun Belt Cities and Towns Led Nation in Population Growth
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While the nation’s fastest-growing cities continue to be in Sun Belt states, new population estimates show that some of the top gainers are now on the outskirts of metropolitan areas or in rural areas.
Today’s release of July 1, 2023, population estimates for cities and towns reveals geographic shifts in population growth compared to pre-pandemic July 1, 2019, estimates. *Read more* [ [link removed] ].
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