Exodus From America's Big Cities Slowed Last Year as Pandemic Receded
The U.S. Census Bureau released new figures that show suburbs and smaller metro areas claimed the most growth in the U.S. from mid-2021 to mid-2022.
New census data shows that big cities lost fewer residents in the last year, as more immigrants moved into these cities, and fewer people died. They also saw more babies born.
The urban exodus is gaining steam
Early in the pandemic cooling.
According to a Wall Street Journal population estimate released on Thursday, the suburbs of large cities and smaller and medium-sized metropolitan areas continue to account for most of the growth in the United States. Rural and small towns remained almost flat.