California reports first ever yearly population decline - KCRA Sacramento
State officials say a declining birth rate, plus reductions in international immigration and an increase in deaths because of the coronavirus, led to the state's first year-over-year population loss.
The new state numbers reflect the state's population as of January 2021.State officials say a declining birth rate, plus reductions in international immigration and an increase in deaths because of the coronavirus, led to the state's first year-over-year population loss.