San Diego County Population Growth Has All But Stopped
I was on one of my statistical journeys through U.S. Census data when I unexpectedly stumbled upon this the following important fact:
According to the latest census figures, the population of San Diego County — a huge county larger than the state of Rhode Island that is home to over 3.3 million people — barely increased in population in the last reported year. From July 1 2017 to July 1, 2018, the county population grew by only 5,679 people. That’s an annual growth rate of 0.17%. If this trend continues, in the coming 10 years, the county will grow by less than 2%. That 2% is NOT “per year” — that’s per TEN years.
The most recent California STATE population growth has also been slowing. But slow as our state population growth is, it’s still growing two to three times faster than San Diego County. Moreover, while the nation’s overall population growth has also been slowing, the last two years the other 49 states’ population has been growing 50% faster than California.… Read More