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California Could Lose Most Populous Status in 20 Years, Caltrans Predicts Population Decline Through 2050

California Could Lose Most Populous Status in 20 Years, Caltrans Predicts Population Decline Through 2050
A person wears a protective mask as he walks in front of the skyline on Bernal Heights Hill during the COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco on Dec. 7, 2020. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
5/20/2023|Updated: 5/23/2023
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Estimates released by the California Department of Transportation show the exodus out of the state continuing, with the population expected to decline to approximately 35.7 million by 2050 from about 39 million today.

The transportation department began analyzing populations to guide road and highway planning and development in 2000.

Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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