California’s population has grown year after year since its statehood in 1850. However, the number of California’s population decreased by more than 182,000 in 2020, and is the first time in California’s history that the population has declined.
According to KTLA, the latest population statistics for California were released on the 7th. Last week the U.S. Census Bureau said California is likely to lose a seat in the House of Representatives in Congress because California’s population growth has been significantly slower than other states over the past decade. Especially in recent years, more and more Californians have moved away. In response, Republicans believe it is due to California’s high taxes and high home prices. The average price of a detached home in California reached an all-time high of $750,890 in March this year, 23.9 percent higher compared to the same period last year.
However, California Governor Newsom said the decline in population numbers in 2020 is just an exceptional case, saying it is due to the epidemic.
According to an analysis of demographic data by the Public Policy Institute of California, from 2010 to 2020, about 6.1 million people in California moved to other states, and 4.9 million people moved to California from out of state. However, in previous years, because California’s international migrant population and native birth rate outweighed the death rate, it usually made up for the number of people California lost, but in 2020 the situation changed.
In earlier years, California had 140,000 to 150,000 immigrants from other countries each year, but in 2020 there will be only 29,000. California officials believe that one reason for this is Trump’s visa policy. 2020 global city closures have led to a 29 percent decrease in international students coming to California, about 53,000.
Also, the declining birth rate in California is a contributing factor, and in fact the birth rate is declining across the United States.
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