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US census data says about 650k people left California between 2018 and 2019, out of a population of 39M, or 1.6% In dramatic contrast, in Texas, 450k left out
by cjsplat 5y ago
US census data says about 650k people left California between 2018 and 2019, out of a population of 39M, or 1.6%
In dramatic contrast, in Texas, 450k left out of 28M, or 1.6%
Nationwide, 7 million people changed states out of 324 M, or 2.1%
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/geographic-mobility/state-to-state-migration.html https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/geograph...
- Forge36 5y agoI think the myth is self sustaining. 200,000 more people leaving than Texas makes California look 50% worse. Ignoring the larger population is easy/accidental in many discussions.
- SavantIdiot 5y agoThanks for posting real data.
- spoonjim 5y agoWhat about the inflows to each?
- Acrobatic_Road 5y agoThis guy has read "How to lie with statistics".
- koheripbal 5y agoPart of the problem is that when it comes to the wellbeing of a state, financially, one person is != to one person. If corporations and highly-skilled/high-earning labor are moving out, and low-skill/immigrant labor is moving in, then you develop a major fiscal tax revenue gap that has to support more low-income neighborhoods with the tax revenue from fewer and fewer corporations and high tax individuals. It can also have a snowball effect where people try to sell their homes before home prices fall further, or try to establish residency elsewhere before taxes are raised more. In a way, the more we talk about it, the worse it can get. I suppose that's why the denials are so vocal.