California and New York saw the biggest resident losses between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021, Census data published on March 24 show. The loss of residents was due to a combination of deaths outweighing births—further exacerbated by the pandemic—an aging population, and an uptick in people moving to less populous or less expensive areas amid a surge in remote working. Los Angeles County, California, which has had the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, experienced the largest population loss of any county, losing around 184,465 residents in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the data. Three other California counties also saw sizable resident losses: San Francisco County (-58,764), Santa Clara County (-50,751), and Alameda County (-33,797). California’s losses were followed closely by those of New York, which at one point in spring 2020 became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, leaving hospitals overwhelmed. New York County lost 117,375 residents, according …