Homelessness and crime in Portland are costing the state of Oregon serious money.
According to recent analysis, the county of Multnomah, where Portland is located, has lost over a billion dollars as residents have fled the area.
This is not surprising to anyone who has been paying attention. Portland has allowed far left radicals like Antifa to run wild with no consequences for years now.
Multnomah County, where Portland, Oregon, is located, reportedly lost more than $1 billion in income between 2020 and 2021 as a result of residents fleeing the state amid surging crime, homelessness and safety concerns.
Data analysis conducted by Oregon Live showed that 14,257 tax filers and their dependents left Multnomah County during the first year of the pandemic in 2020 and took a record $1 billion of income with them.
The data showed that higher earners were more likely to leave since their jobs could be done remotely during coronavirus shutdowns, and the average income of people leaving was 14% higher than people who left the year before.
Portland is one of the fastest-shrinking US cities
Census data shows Portland lost the sixth-most people in the U.S. in the last year.
After 15 straight years of growth, Portland’s population began declining in 2020.
Amanda Ghest has lived in Portland for about 15 years. She says she enjoys it and is troubled to hear many are packing up and leaving.
“I know it’s been really tough for a lot of people through the pandemic,” Ghest said. “It’s been hard to see Portland at the forefront of some of those tensions.”
The data shows Portland lost 8,308 people from July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2022…
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