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• Source: Charlotte Observer
• Date: January 21, 2007
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• Bylines: Leigh Dyer , Ted Mellnik
• Topics: Demographics
• Data Types: Federal Data
• Description/Excerpt: Since its 1950s high, Buffalo's population has declined by more than half, to around 280,000. Meanwhile, since 2000, Charlotte has added 46,000 residents. And now, an Observer analysis of new data from the Internal Revenue Service shows a significant chunk of upstate New York's population has moved to the Charlotte region. The information, using address changes on tax returns, paints a picture of the migration into and out of the Charlotte region. It shows that Mecklenburg County is the No. 1 out-of-state destination for people leaving Erie County, home of Buffalo. It's the No. 2 out-of-state destination from Monroe County, home to nearby Rochester. The data also show strong migration from upstate New York to Union, Cabarrus, Iredell and York counties.
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