In 2022, over 545,000 New Yorkers left the state, seeking refuge in places like Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. More New Yorkers moved to Florida in 2022 than any other state, with 91,000 people moving. This is according to data from the US Census, which says that New York experienced a net population loss of 244,000 residents. This is despite more people moving to New York in 2022 than in the past decade (301,000 new residents). Despite this mass exodus, New York City's housing costs remain high, with median rents near post-COVID-19 highs. In Manhattan, median rents reached $4,350, while Brooklyn and Queens reported median rents of $3,700 and $3,528, respectively. The data shows that this trend has been ongoing since 2012, with departures significantly outnumbering new arrivals.