California’s big cities are slowly bouncing back, new population data show

California’s population increased for the second consecutive year, with much of the growth coming to the state’s biggest cities, according to new data from the California Department of Finance released Thursday.

The latest numbers for calendar year 2024 confirm the end of the so-called California exodus that saw the Golden State’s population shrink for the first time in decades.

Read more at the Los Angeles Times.

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