California was the third largest net exporter of citizens behind Illinois (82,000) and New York (126,800). In total, 30 states and the District of Columbia experienced net domestic losses between 2013 and 2014.Three of the five top destination states for internal moves have no state income tax: TX, FL, and WA. This is unlikely to be a coincidence.
But California was number one in exporting the highest income spread. California’s average income per person is $36,100, which equates to about $17.00 per hour. But the average citizen that migrated out of the state had an average income of about $43,200, or $21.00 an hour.
According to Hoover Institution research fellow Carson Bruno, who studies California’s political and policy landscape, “Not only are Californians leaving the state in large numbers, but the people heading for the exits are disproportionately middle class working families — the demographic backbone of American society.”
Texas had the highest net domestic migration in the 2013 to 2014 period, with 229,300. Florida was ranked second in net domestic migration, with 114,400 — which was nearly 4 times as large as third ranking South Carolina (30,100). Colorado followed closely, at 29,500 net domestic migrants, with Washington placing fifth with 27,000.
CA swapped middle class folks for poor immigrants, mostly undocumented, for an actual (albeit modest) population gain. Gov. Brown bragged about adding 2+ million new jobs, which turn out to be the exact low-paying service jobs for which those illegal immigrants are typically qualified.
CA continues to morph into a "plantation economy" of highs and lows with few middles and those few mostly government employees, the "overseer class" of the plantation.
