california became the most populous state in 2000.
california became the most populous state in 2000.
when did california become the most populous state?
2000
california is the most populated sub-national entity in north america. if it were an independent country, california would rank 34th in population in the world. it has a larger population than either canada or australia. its population is one third larger than that of the next largest state, texas. california surpassed new york to become the most populous state in 1962. however, according to the "los angeles times", california's population growth has slowed dramatically in the 21st century. in 2010, the state's five most populous counties were los angeles county, san diego county, orange county, riverside county, and san bernardino county, with riverside county having the largest percentage increase in population. the largest metro areas in california, as of 2010, are los angeles, san francisco-oakland-san jose, san diego, riverside-san bernardino, and sacramento. from 2006 until 2016, the state lost a net population of about 1 million people from domestic emigration; the plurality of whom moved to texas, yet the population of the state continued to grow due to immigration from overseas.
demographics of california
the nation's most populous state until the 1960s, new york is now the fourth most-populous state. the distribution of change in population growth is uneven in new york state; the new york city metropolitan area is growing, along with saratoga county, while cities such as buffalo, rochester, and syracuse and several others having been losing population for decades. new york city gained more residents between april 2010 and july 2014 (316,000) than any other u.s. city. conversely, outside of the ithaca area, population growth in much of western new york is nearly stagnant. according to immigration statistics, the state is a leading recipient of migrants from around the globe. between 2000 and 2005, immigration failed to surpass out-migration to other parts of the united states, a trend that has been reversing since 2006. new york state lost two house seats in the 2011 congressional reapportionment, secondary to relatively slow growth when compared to the rest of the united states. in 2000 and 2005, more people moved from new york to florida than from any one state to another, contributing to new york becoming the u.s.'s fourth most populous state in 2015, behind florida, texas, and california. however, new york state has the second-largest international immigrant population in the country among the american states, at 4.2 million ; most reside in and around new york city, due to its size, high profile, vibrant economy, and cosmopolitan culture.
new york (state)