Rookie wrote:

martin wrote:Your sources typically will have a conclusion and then put data out there to match it.

Here is the same data in the NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/nyregion/nyc-census-population-data.html#:~:text=New%20York%20City%20had%208.58,to%20replace%20those%20who%20leave.

And census.gov
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/2025-popest-metro-micro-counties.html#:~:text=The%2520one%2520in%252010%2520counties,or%2520even%2520turn%2520into%2520loss.%E2%80%9D

Fortune magazine
https://fortune.com/2026/01/27/are-people-still-moving-out-of-new-york-los-angeles-bank-of-america-migration/

All the data shows New Yorkers are leaving and heading south for a variety of reasons. The data trend year after year is conclusive regardless of the source.

New Yorkers always retire to warmer States and many have always moved for various reasons while being replaced by immigrants or from others moving in from other States, what's the difference ?