The state's population has fallen in recent years, and a new report looking at migration trends is seeking to answer exactly who has moved out of New York and why.

The report by the Fiscal Policy Institute finds that many New Yorkers left the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report refutes concerns that New Yorkers are leaving the state in pursuit of lower taxes, instead saying that has not played a significant role.

Now that the pandemic is mostly in the past, the report says higher earners have returned to New York, while other New Yorkers continue to move to other states.

The report notes that trend was true in the three years prior to COVID-19, as well as in 2022, the most recent year with available data.

Nathan Gusdorf, the executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, joined political reporter Bobby Cuza Tuesday night on "Inside City Hall" to talk about the report's findings and more.