For most of its history, California has been a magnet for newcomers who were drawn to a state where the future always arrives first, with population growth literally reflecting a gold rush—until now.
In 2013, California's state finance department, which issues demographic reports every 10 years, predicted that the trajectory of population growth in the Golden State would look like a space launch in the next three decades: rocketing from 35M to nearly 53M by 2060.
The financial department issued its 2023 forecast this week—and the rocket launch has been canceled: the experts are projecting that California's population has plateaued at around 39.5M and will hover at that level until 2060.
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