California population continues decline, driven by lower immigration, fewer births and pandemic deaths
by Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times
Dec 18, 2021
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES — California’s population has continued to decline after falling for the first time on record, new demographic data show — underscoring shifting immigration patterns, declining birthrates and the large number of deaths at the hands of the pandemic.
The state’s population declined by 173,000 between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, bringing the estimated total population to 39.37 million, according to
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