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Study finds pandemic ushered in population losses of historic proportions from big cities

by Lily Jamali

Jul 13, 2022

Domestic migration, with people leaving cities for other areas, was a key reason urban populations declined, according to the Brookings Institution.

New York and San Francisco are among the cities that faced an exodus of people during the pandemic.

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