California is a National Leader in Outbound Moves: Where Did They Go? #realestate #homeownership

Source:  The Orange County Register

California continues to see more folks moving elsewhere in the nation rather than relocating here, a sign the state looks relatively unappealing to others.

Last year, California had 142,932 more residents exit to live in other states than arrive, according to an analysis of a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This "domestic net out-migration" was the second-largest outflow in the nation behind New York and just ahead of Illinois and New Jersey.  And it was up 11 percent (13,699 net departures) vs. 2015.  California's net out-migration has been ongoing for two-decades plus.

Yet the state's population continues to grow:  by this count, up 108,201 in 2016 - or 0.3 percent - to 38.8 million.

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