Economics

New York City's Population Is Shrinking: Demographic Trends

  • State could lose seats in Congress after 2020 Census
  • New county level population data released by Census Bureau

Pedestrians cross a street in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Photographer: Craig Warga/Bloomberg

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New York City is shrinking.

Newly available Census Bureau indicate the Big Apple’s population is getting smaller for the second year in a row.