How to resolve AdBlock issue? CAPITAL REGION - The Capital Region continued to grow through the pandemic, making it one of only two economic development regions in the state to see total population gains between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. Even more, the eight-county region had New York’s greatest number of annual net domestic movers during that period, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, the eight-county region’s population grew by 1,212 or 0.1% to 1,106,274. Saratoga County had the state’s third largest total population annual gain (+1,670) and saw New York’s second biggest gain in annual net domestic movers. Driving the Capital Region’s growth was an annual net domestic migration of 3,176 and a net international migration of 541.
“We are a million-strong region and getting bigger. The Center for Economic Growth launched our CapNY talent attraction campaign in April 2021. We sensed that if we could raise awareness about all the opportunities and lifestyle in the Capital Region, then more people would want to come here and work and live,‚ said CEG President and CEO Mark Eagan. “We were onto something, and these Census Bureau population estimates show that. The GoCapNY.com website is attracting much traffic, especially from the New York City and Boston areas, and we will be launching new initiatives to engage and connect with interns this summer.‚
Read the full brief on www.saratogabusinessreport.com.
