ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan area saw the largest net gain of adults aged 18 to 35 in New York since the start of COVID, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Economic Growth. Still, migration out of state continues as we lose population over the cost of living.

According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, New York's population grew in 2023 and 2024, helping the state regain about a third of the people it lost during the pandemic. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area gained 5,419 adults aged 18 to 35 between April 1, 2020, and July 1, 2024.

That 2.4% increase earned the Capital Region the top spot out of 13 metro areas, a positive trend contrasting with the gloomier overall picture:

A metropolitan statistical are

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