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Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago leading the way. Between July 2020 and July 2021, New York lost more than 305,000 people, while Chicago and Los Angeles contracted by 45,000 residents and 40,000 people, respectively.
Although San Francisco's not among the 10 largest cities, almost 55,000 residents left that city, or 6.3% of its 2020 population, the highest percentage of any U.S. city.
Among the 10 largest U.S. cities, only San Antonio and Phoenix gained new residents, but they added only about 13,000 people each, or less than 1% of their populations, according to 2021 vintage population estimates.
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Austin and Fort Worth in Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Columbus, Ohio also registered modest population gains.
In March, the Census Bureau released estimates for metro areas and counties showing changes from mid-2020 to mid-2021. The estimates released on Thursday offer a more granular perspective. For instance, the March data showed metro Dallas had the largest population gain of any metro area in the U.S., adding more than 97,000 residents, but Thursday's estimates show the city of Dallas lost almost 15,000 residents. The growth occurred in Dallas suburbs like Frisco, McKinney, and Plano.
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I left Houston for a rural area of Texas over 20 years ago, and I noticed during the pandemic there was a significant increase in interest in the rural lifestyle. For years there was one other family living on this stretch of road in Washington County. But since the pandemic, there have been four or five other houses added. It is still a rural area with people building on several acre tracks. There has also been growth in nearby small cities.
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