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More Americans leaving California than ever before

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More Americans leaving California than ever before
More Americans leaving California than ever before

Between 2007 and 2016, some 5 million residents moved in to California and 6 million people moved out to other states — a net loss of about 1 million residents.

People making $55,000 or less a year were mostly moving out of California between 2007 and 2016, the report found, while people making more than $200,000 a year moved in, according to the US Census Bureau.

FOR THE FIRST TIME INTHE STATE'S HISTORY..THE CENSUS ISPROJECTING THATCALIFORNIA WILL LOSE ASEAT IN THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES..WEAKENING ITSNATIONAL POLITICALPOWER.

2088569 18:07 "THESEARE LITERALLY MY ROOTS.

MYWHOLE LIFE IS HERE, ALL MYFRIENDS, MY FAMILY AND ITSUCKS TO LEAVE ALL THATAND START SOMEWHERENEW." BUT KATIE DIEGOSAID THAT'S WHAT SHEHAS TO DO.2088569 12:40 "WE'RETRYING TO JUST GET OUT OFTHAT STRUGGLE SO THAT WECAN GIVE THE KIDS MORE INTHE FUTURE CAUSE HERE IDON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S GOINGTO HAPPEN." KATIE LIVESWITH HER 2 CHILDRENAND HUSBAND IN HERMOTHER'S 2-BEDROOMHOME..2088569 14:48 "I'MGREATFUL THAT I DO HAVEMY MOM BECAUSE A LOT OFPEOPLE DON'T, SO WITH MYMOM'S HELP WE'VE BEENABLE TO SAVE MONEY THATWAY." AND NOW AFTERFIVE YEARS..SHE HAS HER SIGHTS SETON GREENER..CHEAPER PASTURES.IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.2088569 08:37 "OVERTHERE, IT'S 12-HUNDREDAND YOU GET 50+ ACRES OFLAND AND SOME EVEN HAVETWO HOUSES ON THEM!"THE MEDIAN HOME PRICEIN SANTA CRUZ COUNTYIS 827-THOUSANDDOLLARS..COMPRED TO 153-THOUSAND IN NIAGARACOUNTY NEW YORK.2088577 24:51 "WE'REJUST WAITING TO SEE WHICHONE WE GET ADN WHERE."SHE'S ALREADY MASEVERAL OFFERS..AND WITH A STORAGESHED FULL OF HERFAMILY'S POSSESSION'STHEY'RE PLYAING THEWAITING GAME..2088577 24:35 "ONCE WEGET A PLACE, WE COMEHERE WE LOAD THE BACK OFTHE TRAILERS AND WE GO.EVERYTHING ELSE IS READY."AND SHE'S NOT THE ONLYONE.CALIFORNIA IS SEEINGGOLDEN STATE EXODUS..MORE AMERICANS ARELEAVING THE STATETHAN MOVING INTO IT..IT HAS SEEN A NET LOSSOF MORE THAN A MILLIONPEOPLE OVER THE LASTDECADE..2088569 18:56 "I DON'TWANT TO LET GO OF MYHOME OR MY ROOTS.EVERYTHING IS HERE." ASSCARED AS KATIE IS TOCALL ANOTHER STATEHOME..SHE SAYS THE RISK ISWORTH IT TO MAKE FORA BETTER QUALITY OFLIFE ..2088569 19:30 "IT'S ALL ASLONG AS MY KIDS ARE OKAND WE ARE NOTSTRUGGLING, IT'S WORTH IT.IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BEWORTH IT." OVERALL BECAUSE OFNEW PEOPLE BEING BORNAND INTERNATIONALMIGRATION..CALIFORNIA'SPOPULATION HAS NOTDECREASED..

BUT IT HASSLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY..THIS PAST YEAR WAS THELOWEST GROWTH RATESINCE 1900.ON THE SCHOOLWATCH.MONTEREY PEN

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