America’s Cities Are Finally Growing Again—but There’s a Big Catch

New York City added 87,000 new residents, followed by Houston with 43,000 , and Los Angeles with 31,000 .

Sun Belt cities recorded the fastest percentage growth, but post-industrial cities like Philly , Detroit , and Newark also added thousands of people.

Economist Jed Kolko thinks the Census may be over-assigning those new arrivals as urban residents, based on historic migration patterns.