New York, NY – NYC No. 1 In Growth IN The USA.

New York, NY – The Census Bureau reports today that New York City ranks No. 1 in attracting new residents since 2000, adding nearly 206,000 people. That’s more than Phoenix, Houston or Los Angeles gained. Of the 35 cities that added the most population, New York is the only one not located in the South or West.

Economic prosperity and the arrival of new immigrants, who have higher birth rates than the overall population, are driving the city’s growth. “It’s written into the DNA of New York that immigrants are welcome,” says Warren Brown of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research. [usatoday]