Inflow translated to 1.09% of California’s population – worst “attraction rate” in US
Few Americans are moving to California, when you see the inflow in national terms.
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Last year, California drew 422,075 people from other states. My trust spreadsheet’s review of new state-to-state migration data from the Census Bureau tells me those arrivals equal 5.6% of the nation’s 7.55 million interstate relocations. That’s less than half the state’s 11.6% share of Americans aged 1 or older.
That’s the third-largest inflow among the states. Tops was Florida at 636,933, and next was Texas at 611,942. But in the last 20 years, minus 2020’s statistical lockdown, California arrivals have never been lower.
It’s zero secret that California is a horrifically expensive place to live – scaring off many who’d otherwise enjoy the state’s culture and climate. And there’s a good slice of non-Californians who don’t care for the state’s progressive politics.
So stalled arrivals isn’t that surprising. The 2023 inflow was 11% below 2022, the largest one-year percentage-point dip in the past two decades.
Now interstate moves were off 8% nationally, but only 17 states fared worse for drops in newcomers than the Golden State, led by Connecticut, off 35%, and Montana, off 24%.
Rational people who are interested in freedom of life a life without government intrusion and a taxation rate that does not destroy ability to earn a living don’t want Kallie.
It is simple….not rocket science….. People who think automatically reject Democrat stupidity and proven failures of Socialism and Communism.
So stalled arrivals isn’t that surprising. …………….how about that for for a quote.
Stupid is as stupid does……..