Map shows counties with growing and shrinking populations across New York State. Oleksii Liskonih / iStock / Getty Images Plus. While New York's population has continued to decline, the pace is ...

New York State’s population increased by nearly 130,000 residents in 2024, its largest one-year hike since before the pandemic, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York.

And Florida, which passed New York less than a decade ago in population, is now more than 2.5 million residents ahead of the Empire State, with a population of 22.2 million. Back to Top Albany ...

The population of New York continues to decline faster than any other state, according to the latest estimates out Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a net loss of just under 102,000 ...

New York state’s population could plummet by more than 2 million people by 2050 – a drop of more than 13%, a shocking new study claims. The population is projected to shrink markedly because ...

Of the eight states that saw their populations fall in 2023, New York lost the most, seeing 101,984 people depart the Empire State. That was followed by California, which lost 75,423 residents ...

Among all 50 states, New York took in the fourth-highest number of foreign immigrants in this period, exceeded only by California (361,057), Florida (411,322), and Texas (262,618). New York’s 7.4 ...

— New York state’s population could decline by over 2 million people over the next 25 years, according to a new projection from Cornell University. That’s a drop of more than 13%.

New York state's population has declined in each of the past two years according to Census estimates, and its net migration rate remains near the bottom of the country.