Even before the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, millennials were already abandoning large American cities.
According to Business Insider, migration data from 2018 revealed at least ten US cities were experiencing negative net migration of millennials.
Number three on the list was Washington, D.C. 19,866 millennials moved in, but 25,212 moved out, creating a net negative migration of -5,346.
In Chicago, 26,353 moved in, but 34,292 upped stakes, resulting in net negative migration of -7,939.
New York City saw 48,612 millennials came to seek their fortune, while 99,057 made like bananas and split. Negative net migration? -50,445.