Nearly 176,000 residents moved out of Los Angeles during the first full year of the pandemic, from mid-2020 to mid-2021, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau,
ABC7 reports.
L.A. was among several large cities, including New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, to see significant drops in population amid the pandemic as many Americans fled for smaller areas with more affordable housing. L.A. had the second largest decline in residents nationwide.