California exodus: A record number of people are fleeing the Golden State for Florida

Texas has long been the top landing spot in the United States for residents leaving California. Nevada and Arizona, two states that share a border with California, have also traditionally been among the top destinations. There’s suddenly a new contender attracting people fleeing California: Ron DeSantis’s Florida. New data from the census bureau show that more people left California for Florida in 2022 than in any year going back to at least 2005. An estimated 50,701 people moved from California to Florida between 2021 and 2022, according to census figures, making Florida the third-most popula...