Commentary 
Americans are on the move.  Before the pandemic, many Americans had already relocated in search of career opportunities and better quality of life.  However, once the reality of working from home set in, millions more decided to see what other states had to offer. This redistribution of population, in which warm-weather states—with the exception of California—have attracted hundreds of thousands of new residents, could become known as The Great Southern Migration.
The shifting demographics have created some unprecedented circumstances. For two years in a row, the population of California has decreased. In 2021, about 280,000 more people left California than relocated to the Golden State.  Los Angeles and the Bay Area had especially large population losses. Meanwhile, in New York state and New Jersey, the pattern is similar. In New Jersey, for every seven people who left the state, only three moved in.  New York state saw a loss of 300,000 residents between 2020 and 2021….