Exodus: Bay Area, California population drops in 2021, state says
SAN JOSE — The population in the Bay Area and California shrank during 2021 in a slump that was driven in large part by big declines in San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, according to a new state report.
The slowdown was triggered by a slump in births and immigration and a rise in deaths and an ongoing exodus from California, the state agency reported. San Francisco lost 6,700 residents, a drop of 0.8% while Oakland lost 5,600 residents, a decline of 1.3%, the state finance agency population estimate shows.
Of statewide note: One of the biggest population gainers among California cities in 2021 was Santa Cruz. The seaside municipality added 6,481 people, an increase of 11.3% from the year before, for a new total of 64,075 residents. “Huge percentages of those leaving aren’t departing the Bay Area,” said Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a San Jose-based think tank. “They’re just going to the perimeter, where housing is more affordable.”
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