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Are you saying this sentiment has existed for decades or the population loss has existed for decades? New York and New Jersey each recorded their highest popul
by moorhosj 8y ago
Are you saying this sentiment has existed for decades or the population loss has existed for decades?
New York and New Jersey each recorded their highest population levels ever in the 2010 census.
- anoncoward111 8y agoAh, apologies. I thought the population was shrinking. What is actually happening is that the "population growth rate" in NY and NJ is not as high (anymore) compared to the population growth rate in other states. This isn't due to babies being born in Florida but not New York-- it's due to older, existing humans moving from NY to FL. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/nyregion/22nycensus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/nyregion/22nycensus.html headline: New York will lose 2 of its 29 seats in the House, while New Jersey will lose 1 of its 13 seats, because of population shifts reported by the Census Bureau on Tuesday.
- moorhosj 8y agoYes, western and southern states are growing faster than northeastern states, this isn't new information. It's almost like that part of the country was settled first and then saw two Great Migrations in the 20th century. When those migrations ended in the 1970s, the population began re-orienting towards the south and west and away from the northeast and midwest.
- anoncoward111 8y agoI am becoming confused. 1) Do you believe people are leaving NY/NJ despite overall population rising? 2) Do you believe that of those people who are leaving, they are leaving because it's too expensive and crowded here? 3) Do you believe that of those people who are staying/moving here, do you think they are moving here because it is NOT crowded?
- moorhosj 8y agoHuh? I corrected your initial statement that population was falling. I never mentioned crowing or cost-of-living. I was simply explaining why other states are growing faster than NY/NJ and the rest of the northeast.
- autokad 8y agoBoth New Jersey (-1) and New York (-2) lost electoral seats. Just because their population rises, doesn't mean the rest of the country doesn't rise faster.
- moorhosj 8y agoSure, but that wasn't at all what the comment said.