[ExI] US population changes in 2021

[BillK]

Over Two-Thirds of the Nation’s Counties Had Natural Decrease in 2021
March 24, 2022

<https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/population-estimates-counties-decrease.html>

Quotes:
COVID-19 pandemic's impact on births and deaths results in a record
number of counties experiencing natural decrease. Natural decrease
occurs when there are more deaths than births in a population over a
given time period.  In 2021, fewer births, an aging population and
increased mortality – intensified by the COVID-19
pandemic--contributed to a rise in natural decrease.

In 2021, all counties in Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island experienced natural decrease. Some counties also experienced
population declines attributable to migration. Counties with net
international migration loss (more people moving out of than into the
country), were most frequently found in California (41.4%), Oregon
(27.8%) and Mississippi (23.2%). States with the highest percentages
of counties with net domestic migration loss (people moving from one
area to another within the United States) were Alaska (80.0%),
Louisiana (71.9%) and Illinois (65.7%).

Most of the nation’s counties – 2,063 or 65.6% -- experienced positive
domestic migration overall from 2020 to 2021. Arizona’s Maricopa
County gained the most (46,866) residents from domestic migration,
followed by Riverside County, California (31,251), and Collin County,
Texas (30,191). Los Angeles County, California, experienced the
greatest net domestic migration loss (179,757 residents), followed by
New York County, New York (113,642).
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There is also a map showing the population changes and more detail in
the article.
One suggestion is that people are moving away from areas with high
taxes and high housing costs.

BillK