"Population Shrinks in California, Still Most Populous State" — NBC Los Angeles, May 2, 2020 [0] > California had a population of 39.78 million as of January [

"Population Shrinks in California, Still Most Populous State" — NBC Los Angeles, May 2, 2020 [0] > California had a population of 39.78 million as of January [2020], the state Department of Finance said, down from its previous report of 39.96 million residents in July [2019]. That's the most recent 6 month period we have reported numbers for, and occurred in the 2nd half of 2019. For the full year in 2019, population was still slightly up overall. [0] https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/population-shrinks-in-california-still-most-populous-state/2355776/#:~:text=The%20nation's%20most%20populous%20state,39.96%20million%20residents%20in%20July https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/population-shrinks-in-cal....