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Originally Posted by New Era
I think you're reading it wrong. In 2018, California does lose 691,145 (.017% of population) they have a gain of 772,335 from other states and out of country, giving them a net of +81,190. You have to look at the cross tab numbers to see the gains from state-to-state and out of country. Also, that 691,145 loss is based off a population of 39,114,889. Compare that to Texas where they lost 462,140 of 28,333,482 (.016%) and that is a similar loss. You could also look at Alaska where they lost 39,246 of 727,164 (.053%) or or Arizona where they lost 179,586 of 7,090,137 (.025) and see how the numbers compare. It's not a massive population loss any way you look at it, even on just loss stats and not looking at gains.
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The charts are labeled
State to State Migration. Yes California's population is growing due to international immigration and natural growth, but domestically it's losing population, quite a lot, while similar states (Arizona, Texas) are gaining. I thought this was obvious.
Look at the chart BoLevi posted, it shows a net loss of ~3 million people over 18 years.