Resident population in California 1960-2023

In 2023, the resident population of California was 38.97 million. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, with 39.03 million people in 2022. This makes it the most populous state in the U.S. Californian demographicsAlong with an increase in population, California’s gross domestic product (GDP) has also been increasing, from 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000 to 3.23 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. In the same time period, the per-capita personal income has almost doubled, from 33,403 U.S. dollars in 2000 to 77,339 U.S. dollars in 2022. In 2023, the majority of California’s resident population was Hispanic or Latino, although the number of white residents followed as a close second, with Asian residents making up the third largest demographic in the state. The dark side of the Golden StateWhile California is one of the most well-known states in the U.S., is home to Silicon Valley, and one of the states where personal income has been increasing over the past 20 years, not everyone in California is so lucky: In 2023, the poverty rate in California was about 12 percent, and the state had the fifth-highest rate of homelessness in the country during that same year, with an estimated 46 homeless people per 10,000 of the population.

至2023年，加利福尼亚州常住人口达到3897万。相较于上一年3930万的数字，略有减少。这使得加利福尼亚州成为美国人口最多的州。加利福尼亚州的人口统计学随着人口的增加，加利福尼亚州的国内生产总值（GDP）亦呈现增长态势，从2000年的17万亿美元增至2023年的32.3万亿美元。在同一时间段内，人均可支配收入几乎翻倍，从2000年的33403美元增至2022年的77339美元。2023年，加利福尼亚州居民中大多数为西班牙裔或拉丁裔，尽管白人居民数量紧随其后，位居第二，而亚洲居民构成了该州第三大人口群体。金州之暗面尽管加利福尼亚州是美国最为知名的州之一，坐拥硅谷，也是过去20年间个人收入持续增长的州之一，但并非加州所有居民均享有这样的幸运：2023年，加州的贫困率约为12%，且该州同年成为全国第五大无家可归者比例的州，每10000人中约有46名无家可归者。