2015 county predictions

[hopper]

In New Jersey it looks like the Migration Patterns are evening out between most of the counties. Most of the Northeastern Counties were disproportionately gaining new migrants in the first half of the decade when compared to other counties in the state. For example,  Hudson County has gained 10,270 migrants so far this decade but in the past year they actually lost 108 people. Middlesex County has gained 10,811 migrants this decade but only gained 346 new migrants this past year. Essex County which is a Northeast County that was left out of the Northeast Migration Boom in the first half of the decade is the 2nd worst county this decade at losing migrants in the state. Its only 8th worst in he past year out of all the counties in the state of losing migrants. Bergen County is still gaining a lot of new migrants in the Northeast Part of the state though.

[hopper]

Largest percentage gain in NY was... the Bronx!  Warms my heart.

NY State would have had a population loss were it not for the City.

....and if not for a lot of international migration as well.

[hopper]

Largest percentage gain in NY was... the Bronx!  Warms my heart.

NY State would have had a population loss were it not for the City.

That used to be true in IL, but apparently no longer. Cook lost 10K which is about half of the overall loss for the state. The Chicagoland area no longer makes up for losses in downstate IL. In fact the greater Chicagp metro extending into IN and WI lost 7K last year in the new estimates.

I'm surprised a lot of people are leaving Cook County. You see people like on the HGTV show "House Hunters" shopping for a place. I haven't really watched "House Hunters" in like 2 years so I might be a little behind the curve!