{"id":1406347,"date":"2022-03-29T07:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406347"},"modified":"2022-03-29T07:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:14:58","slug":"california-sees-nation-leading-population-declines-in-local-hellholes-los-angeles-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sees-nation-leading-population-declines-in-local-hellholes-los-angeles-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"California Sees Nation-Leading Population Declines in Local Hellholes Los Angeles, San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-sees-nation-leading-population-declines-in-local-hellholes-los-angeles-san-francisco%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><em>By Madison Hierneisen (The Center Square)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">California counties and metropolitan centers saw some of the largest population declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">San Francisco County saw America\u2019s second-highest population decline at -6.7% \u2013 only outpaced by New York County with a 6.9% drop. Nearby San Mateo County saw the fifth-highest percentage decline at -3.5%, according to the data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In terms of sheer numbers, Los Angeles County saw the most significant population loss of any county nationwide, losing nearly 160,000 residents in 2021 (though the county was not in the top 10 for percentage decline).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/prosecutors-indict-former-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-on-22-counts-of-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prosecutors Indict Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan On 22 Counts Of Corruption<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite these population losses, Los Angeles County remains the most populous in the nation as of July 2021 and is home to more than 9.8 million residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The data comes as part of an\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2022\/population-estimates-counties-decrease.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>annual estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau<\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which showed that the number of deaths surpassed the number of births in most U.S. counties in 2021. According to the data, 73% of counties are experiencing a \u201cnatural decrease\u201d \u2013 up from 55.5% in 2020, according to the data. Experts said that fewer births, an aging population and increased mortality, which was \u201cintensified by the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d contributed to this rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While about 65% of the nation\u2019s counties saw positive domestic migration between 2020 and 2021, several counties in California and the nation\u2019s largest cities saw sharp declines.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The report noted that some declines in California\u2019s counties are attributable to international migration losses during the pandemic, with California being home to 41.4% of the counties that saw these losses. Other experts say that the rise of remote work and a desire to flee coronavirus infection centers played a role in population dips across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When the pandemic hit, thousands either stayed in place or sought out \u201csafe harbors\u201d to get away from disease centers, Dowell Myers, an expert in urban planning and demography at the University of Southern California, told The Center Square. In New York, people fled to Long Island or Western Connecticut to escape the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While those \u201csafe harbors\u201d may not be as clear in California, Myers noted that residents did fan out within the state searching for more space \u2013 particularly as remote work became more common. He said he believed \u201cflight from the coronavirus\u201d contributed to population declines seen in San Francisco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSuddenly, people had to have their offices at home, and if you\u2019re living in a small apartment, it\u2019s not very convenient to do that,\u201d Myers said. \u201cEspecially if two people are on a Zoom call at the same time \u2013 does not work well. So people were moving out, looking for more space and looking for more safety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The annual estimates from the Census Bureau revealed that Riverside County gained the second-most residents from domestic migration in the nation. The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro region also ranked fifth among the top 10 metro areas in numeric growth between summer 2020 and 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/thanks-to-gavin-newsom-built-ford-tough-really-means-built-in-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanks To Gavin Newsom, \u2018Built Ford Tough\u2019 Really Means \u2018Built In Mexico\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Myers said that experts would be keeping a close watch on how quickly people return to metropolitan areas, like San Francisco, as the pandemic slows down. At this point, he said many aren\u2019t sure office reopenings will impact that return and noted that rising home prices during the pandemic might be a \u201cdeterrent\u201d that could discourage people from returning to California\u2019s metropolitan areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Myers also noted that an undercount of the Latino population could have impacted estimated population losses in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The U.S. Census\u2019 annual population estimates use its decennial count as a baseline and rely on local statistics such as birth and death records to estimate population trends year-over-year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Madison Hierneisen (The Center Square) California counties and metropolitan centers saw some of the largest population declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1406347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}