Many of the nation’s most populous cities shrank when covid struck, causing speculation about whether the change would be permanent. But those cities are for the most part rebounding, according to new data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday.
Most of the 37 cities with more than 500,000 people saw demographic slowdowns in the first year of the pandemic, with the most severe declines in San Francisco, which lost 6.79 percent of its population, and New York City, which lost 3.22 percent.
At the beginning of the pandemic, when many workers who were able to telecommute fled crowded cities for the suburbs or rural areas, businesses and demographers were left guessing whether the moves would be permanent. The new data implies they were not. But regaining population does not necessarily mean that city centers will bounce back.“We’re talking about whole cities, not just downtowns,” Frey said.
Immigration has also increased in the past year and immigrants tend to head to larger cities, Frey said. Last year immigrant population inflow to many large cities rebounded to levels not seen since the Obama administration.a slowdown in suburban growth. Fewer than half of the suburbs in 56 metropolitan areas with populations over 1 million saw bigger gains or fewer losses last year, Frey’s analysis found.percent, a slightly higher rate than its suburbs.
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