Those who move to California also tend to have higher education levels than those who move out-an especially important factor given the state’s strong need for college graduates. In general, those who move here are more likely to be working age, to be employed, and to earn high wages-and are less likely to be in poverty-than those who move away.
People who move to California are different from those who move out. According to Department of Finance estimates, the state has lost residents to other states every year since 2001. Since 2010, about 7.5 million people moved from California to other states, while only 5.8 million people moved to California from other parts of the country.
This migration, over the decades, has the power to reshape the state. Much has been made of the California exodus to other states, and rightly so. Even so, it is a continuation of a decades-long slow down. It is a remarkable turnaround for California-long the epicenter of population growth in the United States. But the primary driver of the state’s population loss over the past couple years has been the result of California residents moving to other states. Lower levels of international migration, declining birth rates, and increases in deaths all play a role.
California appears to be on the verge of a new demographic era, one in which population declines characterize the state.
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