{"id":1983218,"date":"2023-07-26T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-population-will-remain-stagnant-through-2060-state-forecast-projects\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:32:54","slug":"california-population-will-remain-stagnant-through-2060-state-forecast-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-population-will-remain-stagnant-through-2060-state-forecast-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s population is projected to remain stagnant until 2060, according to state forecasts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-population-will-remain-stagnant-through-2060-state-forecast-projects%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=1983218&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>\n<h2>California Population Growth Projections Revised Downward<\/h2>\n<p>New \u2063projections from the California government suggest the state will see little\u2064 population growth through 2060, \u200ca\u2064 far less optimistic outlook than previous\u200c forecasts.<\/p>\n<p>The data from\u200b the California Department of Finance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/amid-california-exodus-state-population-projected-be-same-2060-today-data-shows\">show<\/a> a predicted\u200c population\u2062 of 39.51 million in 2060. The state currently has a \u2062population of 39.24 million \u200band had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymotherlode.com\/news\/local\/3188503\/shift-in-californias-population-projections.html\">projected<\/a> it would reach 45 million people by 2060 in previous years. At \u200d39.52 million, California&#8217;s \u20632020 population is higher than \u2062its projected 2060 number.<\/p>\n<p>The projections also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/amid-california-exodus-state-population-projected-be-same-2060-today-data-shows\">show<\/a> California reaching 40\u2064 million people in \u20632050, a far cry from \u2064the state&#8217;s 2007\u200b projection that it would have a population of 59.5 million in that year.<\/p>\n<h3>Population Loss and\u200d Rising Crime Rates<\/h3>\n<p>The state posted its first population loss \u2063in 2020, as \u200bcrime increased \u2064and \u2062pandemic measures were some\u200d of the strictest in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Crime is up in \u200dmany of\u2062 the state&#8217;s major cities.\u200d Homicides in San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/tens-of-thousands-flee-san-francisco-as-liberal-leaders-struggle-with-crime-and-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased<\/a> nearly 40 percent from 2020 \u200bto \u200b2022 and deaths\u200b from fentanyl \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-dems-go-easy-on-fentanyl-dealers-as-overdose-deaths-spike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiked<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2023\/03\/20\/los-angeles-crime-rates-map-safest-neighborhoods\/11032761002\/#:~:text=Los%20Angeles%20saw%20an%2011,per%201%2C000%20residents%20in%202019.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los\u200b Angeles saw<\/a> \u200ban 11 percent increase in \u200cits\u200b crime rate in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>San \u200cFrancisco <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/tens-of-thousands-flee-san-francisco-as-liberal-leaders-struggle-with-crime-and-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> more than \u206350,000 residents last year\u2014marking the highest population decrease for any major U.S. city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;L.A. is finished,&#8221; rapper Curtis &#8220;50 \u200cCent&#8221; Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/rapper-50-cent-says-la-is-finished-after-city-abolishes-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> earlier this month\u200b after Los Angeles County reinstated a\u2063 zero-bail policy for people charged with nonviolent felonies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u200cthis month, a man reported as homeless <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/santa-monica-city-councilman-attacked-by-homeless-man\/\">attacked<\/a> \u200c a \u2062Santa Monica city councilman. The man was charged with\u200d battery and grand theft, marking his \u200bthird felony arrest in \u200cless \u200cthan three \u2062weeks. He \u2063had been released twice\u2063 from Los\u200d Angeles County jail on felony charges days before \u200cthe\u200d attack.<\/p>\n<h3>Progressive\u2062 Prosecutors and Government Control<\/h3>\n<p>Progressive prosecutors bankrolled by billionaire megadonor \u2063George Soros have piled on to the\u200b crime increase by refusing to convict\u2064 criminals \u200band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-maine-senator-who-opposed-barrett-confirmation-says-she-supports-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson\/\" title=\"GOP Maine Senator Who Opposed Barrett Confirmation Says She Supports Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\">giving lenient sentences<\/a> when they do.<\/p>\n<p>Alameda County district attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-soros-funded-da-says-her-job-has-no-impact-on-crime\/\">Pamela Price<\/a>,\u200b who is facing a recall effort\u200d after just six\u2063 months \u2062in office,\u2064 said this month that her job &#8220;has no impact on crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats \u200dare meanwhile focused\u200c on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-population-will-remain-stagnant-through-2060-state-forecast-projects\/\" title=\"California's population is projected to remain stagnant until 2060, according to state forecasts.\">increasing\u200c government control<\/a>, including\u200c by <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-dems-can-now-set-wages-for-private-businesses-experts-say-this-will-destroy-jobs\/\">restarting<\/a> a\u200b commission that gives the state the\u200b power to set wages in certain industries. \u200cExperts are\u2064 warning \u200bthe move could kill jobs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-15-minimum-wage-would-raise-childcare-costs-hurt-families-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s  Minimum Wage Would Raise Childcare Costs, Hurt Families: Heritage Foundation\">hurt small businesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>reach 50 million by 2060. However, the latest projections indicate a slower growth rate, with only a slight increase in population over the next four decades. The California government now expects a population of 39.51 million in 2060, painting a less optimistic picture for the state&#8217;s future population growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1983219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983218","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\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}