As picked up on Reddit (the original is on Wikipedia), this map shows what each state would look like if you resized each state according to its population. That Wikipedia page has a handy ...

While California did see a small increase in its population last year, the overall trend since 2019 has been that of gradual decline, decreasing from 39.53 million in 2020 to 38.97 million in 2023 ...

Capitol Alert California cities leading in population growth, density By Dan Walters dwalters@sacbee.com March 4, 2015 10:37 AM ...

Estimates released Monday by the California Department of Finance show that the state’s population dropped from 39,303,157 on Jan. 1, 2021, to 39,185,605 on Jan. 2, 2022 — a decrease of 0.3%.

California population grew by 1% in 2013, reaching 38.3 million Los Angeles’ population climbed by more than 38,000 to 3.9 million in 2013, according to state figures released Wednesday.

An estimate released in Decembe r by the U.S. Census Bureau said California's population fell by 75,000 residents in 2023. But those estimates were targeting different points in time.