{"id":484942,"date":"2021-05-08T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=484942"},"modified":"2021-05-08T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T16:05:52","slug":"californias-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Population Shrinks For The First Time Ever In 2020"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcalifornias-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2020%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=484942&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/California.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>More people reside in California than any other state, but data released on Friday indicates more folks left in 2020 to live in other places than moved there, resulting in the population shrinking for the first time in the Golden State\u2019s recorded history.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/californias-population-fell-time-history-77558322\">reported<\/a>, \u201cCalifornia\u2019s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation\u2019s most populous state, a growth streak that dated to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With approximately 39.5 million residents remaining, California is still America\u2019s most populated state, but news of the overall decline comes after the 2020 census numbers released last week showed California would lose one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following reapportionment, dropping its delegation from 53 to 52 members while states like Texas and Florida gained representatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-05-08\/california-lost-population-in-2020-for-the-first-time-in-history-does-it-matter\">According<\/a> to the Los Angeles Times, \u201cState Department of Finance officials attributed the one-year loss on a declining birth rate, reductions in immigration and an increase in deaths because of the coronavirus, which killed 51,000 people last year.\u201d Still, many Republicans have blamed California\u2019s high cost of living and cite an overall declining quality of life, problems they say are exacerbated by the state\u2019s progressive politics. The AP reported, \u201cThe average sale price of a single-family home in California hit a record $758,990 in March, a 23.9% increase from a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GOP candidates hoping to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a potential recall election used the declining population numbers to solicit support for that effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers don\u2019t lie,\u201d tweeted Kevin Faulconer, the former mayor of San Diego and first Republican to announce he would enter the expected race to replace Newsom. \u201cPeople are leaving our state because it\u2019s not affordable to live here. One party rule has made it almost impossible to raise a family. It\u2019s time for real change.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5447470817121\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The numbers don\u2019t lie. People are leaving our state because it\u2019s not affordable to live here. One party rule has made it almost impossible to raise a family. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for change. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WiX0wy0bw4\">https:\/\/t.co\/WiX0wy0bw4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Faulconer (@Kevin_Faulconer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Faulconer\/status\/1390762920993124354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican John Cox, who lost to Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial election, has also declared himself a recall candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState officials like pretty boy @GavinNewsom should look in the mirror,\u201d Cox tweeted on Friday. \u201cThey are driving thousands of families from California.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3029045643154\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">State officials like pretty boy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> should look in the mirror. They are driving thousands of families from California. We need beastly changes NOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAgov?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAgov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RecallNewsom?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RecallNewsom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jqjJ1WulYN\">https:\/\/t.co\/jqjJ1WulYN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cox (@BeastJohnCox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeastJohnCox\/status\/1390730124920639488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this week, before the new numbers were announced, Caitlyn Jenner, another Republican who has announced a run for governor, had appeared on the Sean Hannity show on FOX News and revealed, \u201cMy friends are leaving California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recounting a conversation with a frustrated Californian, Jenner told Hannity: \u201cActually my hangar, the guy right across, he was packing up his hangar and I said, \u2018Where are you going?\u2019 And he says \u2018I\u2019m moving to Sedona, Arizona, I can\u2019t take it anymore. I can\u2019t walk down the streets and see the homeless.\u2019 I don\u2019t want to leave. Either I stay and fight, or I get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from the AP:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"35\">\n<p><em>California has been steadily losing people to other states for years. From 2010 to 2020, about 6.1 million people left for other states and only 4.9 million arrived from other parts of the country, according to an analysis of census data by the Public Policy Institute of California.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But the influx of international immigrants and births outpacing deaths have always been enough to overcome that loss. That changed in 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In a normal year, California might have between 140,000 and 150,000 people move in from other countries. In 2020, it was just 29,000 people \u2014 a direct impact, state officials say, of the Trump administration halting new visas for much of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Global lockdowns because of the coronavirus prompted a 29% decline in international students coming to California, or about 53,000 people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Births continued their steady decline, mirroring a national trend. But deaths soared as the coronavirus killed 51,000 people in California last year, accounting for a 19% increase of the state\u2019s death rate compared to the previous three-year average.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ca-gubernatorial-candidate-caitlyn-jenner-cites-private-airplane-hangar-while-discussing-homeless\">CA Gubernatorial Candidate Caitlyn Jenner Cites Private Airplane Hangar While Discussing Homeless<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More people reside in California than any other state, but data released on Friday indicates more folks left in 2020 to live in other places than moved there, resulting in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277567,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/California.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California\u2019s Population Shrinks For The First Time Ever In 2020","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-484942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/California.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California\u2019s Population Shrinks For The First Time Ever In 2020","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484942","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}