That’s too bad. It was nice when they were all trapped together. Now they’ll be fleeing to red states….
That’s too bad. It was nice when they were all trapped together. Now they’ll be fleeing to red states….
Portland, Oregon, lost $1 billion between 2020 and 2021 as residents fled rampant homelessness and crime, taking their tax dollars with them.
According to an analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by Oregon Live, Multnomah County, where Portland is located, hemorrhaged 14,257 persons filing taxes, resulting in a record loss of $1 billion in revenue.
Those who moved were also relatively wealthy, with the former residents holding incomes 14% higher than persons who had moved out of the area the year before. Over the course of the year, the average income of county residents who stayed declined slightly.
That is a large shift for the Portland area historically, which had experienced 15 consecutive years of growth only to become one of America's "fastest-shrinking" cities, according to Fox 12 News, which also reported that from July 2021 to July 2022, the area lost another 8,308 residents.
From the summer of 2020 to the summer of 2022, Portland lost nearly 3% of its population.
[Source.](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/portland-lost-1-billion-residents-fled-homelessness-crime)
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Portland, Oregon, lost $1 billion between 2020 and 2021 as residents fled rampant homelessness and crime, taking their tax dollars with them.
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According to an analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by Oregon Live, Multnomah County, where Portland is located, hemorrhaged 14,257 persons filing taxes, resulting in a record loss of $1 billion in revenue.
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Those who moved were also relatively wealthy, with the former residents holding incomes 14% higher than persons who had moved out of the area the year before. Over the course of the year, the average income of county residents who stayed declined slightly.
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That is a large shift for the Portland area historically, which had experienced 15 consecutive years of growth only to become one of America's "fastest-shrinking" cities, according to Fox 12 News, which also reported that from July 2021 to July 2022, the area lost another 8,308 residents.
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From the summer of 2020 to the summer of 2022, Portland lost nearly 3% of its population.
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