10 states stealing California’s population

September 24, 2012

 

{ Stealing? I don’t think so. There’s really nothing positive to say about California as a (w)hole! Only jersey is worse!  http://albertpeia.com/calihole.htm  And, as recently as the Reagan ‘80’s that was not nearly the case concerning California which has fallen fast and far. }

 

‘A study released Monday finds that California, once the ultimate destination of millions of Americans dreaming of a better life, has been losing  millions of its citizens to other states over the past 20 years.

 

The report, by the Manhattan Institute,  found that California’s net outflow of population has topped 3.4 million over the past two decades.

 

And those people have taken billions of dollars in taxable income with them, only exacerbating California’s chronic budget woes.

 

California’s overall population does continue to grow, but only because of immigration from foreign countries and a relatively high birthrate.

 

The states seeing the biggest inflows from California are clustered in the South and Southwest and tend to have lower taxes, and more business friendly regulations, according to the report.  They are:

 

1. Texas
2. Nevada
3. Arizona
4. Oregon
5. Washington
6. Colorado
7. Idaho
8. Utah
9. Georgia
10. South Carolina

 

-Tom Bemis ‘