Bronx Registers Population Growth Almost as High As Manhattan & Brooklyn As Population of New York City Reaches above 8.4 Million

According to the New York Times, data released by the Census Bureau indicated that the Bronx is growing.

The Times reports:

Every borough registered a gain in population. Even the Bronx, a traditional laggard, recorded a rate nearly as high as top-ranked Brooklyn and Manhattan. While Manhattan and the Bronx lost more people to migration than they gained, the difference was made up by more births than deaths.

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