A Press Release by the United States Census Bureau revealed that the top county in terms of population loss was Los Angeles County, which lost 90,704 people over a one-year period from 2021 to 2022.
Elsewhere in California, Santa Clara County lost 15,650 people and Alameda County lost 14,840 residents.
Cook County Illinois, home to the city of Chicago, lost 68,314 people during the same period.