Immigration — long a pipeline for population growth — has ebbed significantly under a federal crackdown. L.A. County had a net loss of 105,000 residents because of domestic migration in 2025, a slight increase from the previous year when the county lost 99,629. L.A. County is a historic hub for immigrants from Latin America and Asia, and a place where 1 in 3 residents is an immigrant. About 17% of the 30,000 displaced that were tracked by Melissa, a global tracking company, left L.A. County. (Security Pacific National Bank Collection)For well over a century, Los Angeles’ population lurched upward.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 09, 2026 15:28 UTC