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How Many People Left New York Since The Pandemic?

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COVID-19 took out USD 34B in revenue from the Big Apple
Around 3.5 million people moved to NYC from January 1 to December 7, 2020
However, around 3.57 people from from NYC area in the same period as well
This number is more emigrants than the entire population of any other US city except Los Angeles
A paper studied the impact of migration on 3 NYC neighborhoods
- New York
  - Immigration: 3,500,000
  - Emigration: 3,570,000
  - Net Migration: -70,000
  - Income Inflow: USD 274,000,000,000
  - Income Outflow: USD 298,000,000,000
  - Net Income Loss: USD -34,000,000,000
- Williamsburg
  - Immigration: 13,000
  - Emigration: 19,000
  - Net Migration: -6,000
  - Income Inflow: USD 1,000,000,000
  - Income Outflow: USD 1,330,000,000
  - Net Income Loss: USD -330,000,000
- Astoria
  - Immigration: 14,000
  - Emigration: 19,000
  - Net Migration: -5,000
  - Income Inflow: USD 1,000,000,000
  - Income Outflow: USD 1,290,000,000
  - Net Income Loss: USD – 290,000,000
- Tribeca
  - Immigration:4,500
  - Emigration: 8,000
  - Net Migration: -3,500
  - Income Inflow: USD 00,000,000
  - Income Outflow:USD 1,600,000,000
  - Net Income Loss: USD -1,000,000,000
New York is included amongst the top outbound states for relocation this 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Washington, D.C.
- New York
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Delaware
- California
- Minnesota
- Massachusetts
- Florida
- Washington
Here are the states that are popular inbound locations for those moving from New York and other populated areas.
- Vermont
- North Dakota
- Connecticut
- Montana
- Michigan
- Arkansas
- Oregon
- Massachusetts
- Ohio
- Utah