Counties that are home to the Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City metros saw the largest exodus of people in the country last year, according to new data. Meanwhile, counties in Arizona, Texas, and Florida saw the greatest gains in population.
Los Angeles County posted the biggest drop in population between July 2021 and July 2022, falling by more than 90,000 and continuing a downward trend, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 estimates published March 30.
However, the number of people leaving Los Angeles last year is significantly lower than the roughly 180,000 who left the previous year during the height of the pandemic. That’s when the rate of remote work increased due to stay-at-home orders and many people fled to more affordable communities….