California’s population fell by at least 182,000 people last year, marking the state’s first annual population decline ever recorded, state officials announced Friday afternoon.
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California’s population fell by at least 182,000 people last year, marking the state’s first annual population decline ever recorded, state officials announced Friday afternoon. Officials said the state’s population saw a 0.46% drop to around 39.5 million between January 2020 and January 2021, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Its four largest cities — Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco — lost a combined 88,000 people. Officials attributed the decline to an increase in deaths because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued exodus of residents leaving the state.
