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While California showed an increase in Latino and Asian populations along with a decrease in white and Black residents, researchers say additional information can better clarify and contextualize demographic changes and their effects.
California leaving: State population declines for first time State officials blamed the loss on a declining birth rate, reductions in immigration and an increase in deaths because of the coronavirus. Credit: AP Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:27 AM PDT May 10, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune...
SACRAMENTO: California’s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West. The figures released on Friday followed last week’s announcement from the US Census Bureau that California would lose a congressional seat for the first time because it grew more slowly than other states over the past decade. Still, California’s population of just under 39.5 million and soo...
Updated May 7 California’s population declines for the first time The nation’s most populous state lost more than 182,000 residents last year, halting a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850. By ADAM BEAMAssociated Press Jeff Chiu/Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West. The figures released Fr...
Updated May 7 California’s population declines for the first time The nation’s most populous state lost more than 182,000 residents last year, halting a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850. By ADAM BEAMAssociated Press Jeff Chiu/Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West. The figures released Fr...