The state of Oregon had been experiencing population growth for decades, but that trend is now reversing.
In 2022, more people left the state than those who moved in. Does the timing of this seem significant? It should.
Right around the time the pandemic began, Antifa basically took over the city of Portland. Homelessness and crime rule the downtown of the city, making it nearly impossible for businesses to thrive.
This report from Oregon Live never even mentions that:
More left Oregon than arrived last year, Census Bureau says, reversing decades of growth
More people left Oregon than moved into the state in 2022, a reversal of growth trends that had endured since the 1980s.
The new U.S. Census Bureau numbers mark the first time Oregon saw more people leaving than arriving since a housing crash in the early ‘80s caused a sharp recession in the state.