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New York's population continues to decline faster than any state, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

ALBANY – New York's population continues to decline faster than any state, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The report found New York was just one of nine states to see a decrease in population, losing an estimated 48,510 residents between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018.

Out-migration
The problem facing New York is out-migration, when residents leave a state for another, according to EJ McMahon, founder of the Empire Center, an Albany based conservative think-tank.

The number of births in the state surpassed deaths by 61,371 and while the state added 70,375 immigrants, according to census data. That's a 131,746 increase.

However, the state's out-migration reached 180,306 in the 12 months prior to July 1, netting an overall decrease in population of 48,510 or a drop of 0.2 percent.

The domestic migration trend is key in determining whether a state is an attractive place to live, according McMahon. Most of the population decline has been upstate: Since 2010, 42 of the 50 upstate New York counties recorded a loss of population.

"Unfortunately, we’re still headed in the wrong direction, losing more people to the rest of the country than we’re gaining from foreign immigration or from net natural growth due to births," McMahon said.

Out-migration is nothing new for New York.

Last year, New York lost approximately 190,000 residents to other states, pushing the total number of people migrating from the state to 1 million since 2010.