Bay Area Residents Leaving in Droves: Without immigration, the region's population would shrink

Bay Citizen reports on the San Francisco Bay area:

More people are leaving the Bay Area than moving here from other locations in the United States, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

If it weren't for a steady influx of people moving to the region each year from other countries, the Bay Area's population would be in decline, the data show.

Approximately 400,000 local residents move out of the Bay Area every year between 2005 and 2009, while just 345,000 people moved here from other parts of the country — a loss of about 55,000 residents annually.

The struggles of blue America.