LOS ANGELES – 1000’s of residents in Hawaii are saying aloha to the Islands and aloha to California as a substitute.
That is in line with the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, which for the seventh straight yr confirmed Hawaii’s inhabitants continues to steadily decline.
From July 2021 to July 2022, the state’s inhabitants dropped by 0.5% from 1.447 million to 1.440 million, knowledge confirmed. Final yr, Hawaii ranked fifth within the nation for the largest decline by complete inhabitants, behind West Virginia, Louisiana and Illinois, and New York.
Ex-residents mentioned they have been relocating from the Islands attributable to a number of causes, together with the excessive cost of living and lack of reasonably priced housing.
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In keeping with the report, greater than 67,000 folks left Hawaii between 2021 and 2022, whereas 56,200 moved to Hawaii from different states.
Diamond Head and Accommodations Lining Waikiki Seaside (Photograph by Douglas Peebles/Corbis through Getty Photographs)
Of the Hawaii residents who left in 2022, greater than 10,000 moved to California, knowledge confirmed. That was the primary state folks have been relocating to. On the opposite finish, greater than 10,500 Californians moved to Hawaii.
Different prime states Hawaii residents moved to have been Washington, Texas, and. North Carolina.
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