Despite a recent uptick in population, California still has a long way to go to make up for the exodus that began in 2019 and accelerated during the pandemic.
Over in Merced County, the population rose from 285,193 in 2022 to 287,303 in 2023, marking an increase of 2,110 people. Gustine was the only city in either county to experience a loss of population, ...
Several states have experienced drops in urban population numbers this past year. The interactive map produced by the U.S. Census Bureau shows how populations are shifting across the major cities and ...