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The number of New Yorkers moving to Texas surpassed 30,000 for the first time in 2022 — up from
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North Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia and Georgia rounded out the top ten destinations.

Out of all 51 other states the least popular choices were Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Mississippi and South
Dakota which all saw less than 500 people move from New York in 2022.

South Dakota was the least preferred, with just 52 people scampering to the Mount Rushmore State last
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A Post analysis of the census bureau’s state-to-state migration figures shows a steady decline from New
York each year since 2012, with departures vastly outpacing inbound moves and roughly 4.6 million
people waving goodbye to New York over the past decade

Roughly 2,700,000 people relocated to New York over that span — resulting in a net population loss of
1.9 million residents.

Compared to 2012, the number of exits in 2022 was up a startling 34%. That year, 405,00 people left the
state, while 270,000 moved in — a less marked loss of 135,000 residents.

New York Migration data 2022, per US census bureau:

Florida: 91,201
New Jersey: 75,103
Connecticut: 50,670
Pennsylvania: 44,807
California: 31,255
Texas: 30,890
North Carolina: 25,024
Massachusetts: 21,186
Virginia: 17,516
Georgia: 16,535
South Carolina: 15,537
Illinois: 12,072
Maryland: 9,453
Colorado: 8,526
Ohio: 8,431
Michigan: 6,161
Tennessee: 5,821
District of Columbia: 5,647
Arizona: 5,071
Washington: 4,732
Delaware: 4,603
Indiana: 4,124
Alabama: 3,827
Nevada: 3,795
Oregon: 3,712
Minnesota: 3,196
Vermont: 3,196
Louisiana: 2,946
Maine: 2,885
Puerto Rico: 2,847
Missouri: 2,742
New Mexico: 2,467
Alaska: 2,430
Rhode Island: 2,324
Utah: 2,236
Kentucky: 2,200
New Hampshire: 1,939
Kansas: 1,865
Oklahoma: 1,840
Wisconsin: 1,626
Hawaii: 982
West Virginia: 949
Idaho: 880
Arkansas: 666
Nebraska: 554
North Dakota: 526
Wyoming: 463
Montana: 441
Iowa: 381
Mississippi: 113
South Dakota: 52

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Frank Merrill
1 hour ago
The answer is to secede from the domination of blue urban centers to form new red states.
ecause today, an urban area versus a rural area, small-town suburban area, has different
interests, low taxes, low crime, safety, cultures and economies. So if all the legislation
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Jay Arr
1 hour ago
Florida home prices continue upward. If you’re going to leave, do it soon.
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Alex Kije
1 hour ago
Appalachia is ready to form its own country.
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primitivepigeon
56 minutes ago
I'm in CA, and I'm thrilled that people are leaving. It's gotten way too crowded here. I'm just
that Newsom will start filling the gap with more 3rd worlders.
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Wellington Mara
41 minutes ago
Or ‍ ’s
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Joe Shmoe
1 hour ago
50,000 to NJ, Great. They should reopen Ellis Island to control the number of New Yorkers
here.
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Stugotti
35 minutes ago
In my NJ town they are building 3 residential developments concurrently. No wonder,
is ludicrous. No jobs being added just people.

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