{"id":205988,"date":"2026-04-22T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205988\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:24:29","slug":"new-york-city-lost-114000-more-residents-than-it-gained-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205988\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City lost 114,000 more residents than it gained, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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New York City<\/a> lost more residents than those that moved in last year, according to a new study from the Citizens\u2019 Budget Commission released Monday.<\/p>\n

The Citizens Budget Commission reported that the city\u2019s overall population declined in 2025. The study explained further that the decline in population is due to the 70% drop in New Yorkers moving to other areas and international migration.<\/p>\n

According to the study, “Across all income levels, more people moved out of New York City than moved in last year.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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New York City lost more residents than those that moved in last year, according to a new study from the Citizens\u2019 Budget Commission released Monday. (Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Last year, New York City lost 114,000 more residents to other U.S. cities than it gained. Although it\u2019s an increase from 2024, it still did not surpass the pandemic-era exodus.<\/p>\n

The study also found that in 2024, New York City lost more low- and middle-income residents than it did high-income residents. More New Yorkers with incomes in the bottom 40% moved out between 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

New York City is often criticized for its high cost of living. Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> pledged to tackle affordability with a government-run grocery store and rent freezes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (Adam Gray\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO STILL HASNT RECOVERED SINCE PANDEMIC EXODUS: REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News Digital previously reported on residents claiming Mamdani is backtracking on campaign promises<\/a> to lower housing costs, pointing to a proposed property tax hike, rising water bills and higher electricity costs as signs that life is only getting more expensive.<\/p>\n

Mamdani’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

The city’s losses came after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/a> lamented the flight of wealthy tax-paying residents to red states like Florida and Texas. .<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at an event. Lurie called a recent immigration arrest at San Francisco International Airport “upsetting” and said the incident appeared to be isolated. (Christina House\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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San Francisco’s population experienced a similar decline, in which it had not recovered since pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

“San Francisco metro area\u2019s population failed to grow again in 2025, despite a swelling boom in AI,” The San Francisco Chronicle reported<\/a> in March. “Unlike in almost every other major metro in the country, that\u2019s left the region\u2019s total population well below its 2020 level, according to newly released U.S. census estimates.”<\/p>\n

The city has been plagued by skyrocketing costs of living<\/a> for the past several years. Former residents have explained<\/a> that they found a better quality and cost of living outside the Bay Area, where homelessness and housing prices have skyrocketed. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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The issue led residents to moderate Daniel Lurie in 2024<\/a>, defeating incumbent Democrat London Breed in a shift away from lenient policies on crime, drugs and homelessness that critics say contributed to the city\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n

Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Joshua focuses on cultural trends, education<\/a>, and public policy. He extensively covered reparations developments across the U.S., the Department of Education, and immigration issues.<\/p>\n

Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and received the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Public Policy Certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Story tips can be sent to joshua.nelson@fox.com and Joshua can be followed on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n