California lost more residents to other states than it got last year. Who they are and where they went

The skyline of Midland, Texas. Since 2001, about 410,000 more people have left California for Texas than arrived from there./ James Durbin /McClatchy Tribune

 

By Phillip Reese | The Sacramento Bee

About 130,000 more residents left California for other states last year than came here from them, as high costs left many residents without a college degree looking for an exit, according to a Bee review of the latest census estimates.

They most often went to cheaper, nearby states – and Texas. Since 2001, about 410,000 more people have left California for Texas than arrived from there. That’s roughly equivalent to the population of Oakland.

California has seen more than 15 consecutive years of net resident losses to other states. The trend was sharpest at the height of the housing boom between 2004 and 2006. It slowed markedly during the housing bust but quickened again during recent years.

How did Arizona fare?

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