Americans are still ditching New York and LA at alarming rates, but Miami’s on the list now, too

Six years after the pandemic reshaped the American map, the exodus from the nation’s largest coastal cities has not only persisted but also evolved to include a former boomtown. According to a January 2026 report from the Bank of America Institute, Americans are continuing to leave New York and Los Angeles in droves, but they are now fleeing Miami at equally alarming rates.

Data from the fourth quarter of 2025 reveals that Miami and Los Angeles topped the list of major U.S. cities suffering...