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Blue states that have repeatedly imposed mask mandates, vaccine requirements, and lockdowns over the last year have lost population to red states that have done away with such policies.
Newly released data from the United States Census Bureau reveals that while blue states like California and New York have increasingly lost population from July 2020 to July 2021, red states such as Texas and Florida have seen population increases.Thirty-three states saw population increases over the last year while 17 states, and Washington, D.C., saw their
populations decline. New York has suffered the largest numerical population decline with roughly 319,000 fewer residents today than a year ago.
New York, especially New York City,
has imposed school closures, business lockdowns, vaccine requirements, and mask mandates sporadically in the last 12 months.
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