Escape from New York

Writing in City Journal, Wendell Cox looks at the migration from New York:

From 2001 to 2008, New York lost more than 1.5 million domestic migrants—a larger loss than any other state’s (see Chart 1). That’s also the largest percentage loss of any state—more than 8 percent of New York’s 2000 population—even beating out Katrina-ravaged Louisiana. Among the many reasons for the hemorrhaging are the high taxes and heavy regulations that make New York one of the least business-friendly states, as well as high housing costs in the New York metropolitan region.