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Social Explorer’s Andrew Beveridge Explains NYC Population Growth on NY1 [VIDEO]

SUNDAY, MAR 27, 2016

New York City has officially reached over 8.5 million in population growth–a new milestone–according to newly released Census Bureau estimates, with Queens and the Bronx especially driving the growth. NY1 reporter Michael Scotto reports on changes across the city and interviews Social Explorer's Andrew Beveridge about the numbers, which also reveal large population increases downstate and stagnation upstate.

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“What's happened, and what I think really turned it around, and what's driving the population is the large number of births,” said Andrew Beveridge, a demographer and a professor of sociology at Queens College.

The city's growth rate last year was the slowest in a decade, but it still leaves the city as a demographic bright spot in the state. Upstate lost 16,596 people in the last year, a 0.24 percent decline, continuing a trend that has gone on for some time. 

“Except for Albany and Saratoga and one other county up north, there's really no growth at all. In fact, population loss in New York State,” Beveridge said.

Watch the full story here.

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