Los Angeles County, California
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Los Angeles County is a county in California that is by far the largest county in the United States by population.[7] At the 2020 census, 10,014,009 people lived in the county.[4] Its population is larger than that of 41 individual U.S. states. It is the third largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a nominal GDP of over $700 billion, larger than those of Belgium, Norway, and Taiwan.[8]
Los Angeles County | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: Downtown Los Angeles in June 2019; Venice, Los Angeles during sunset; Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills; satellite picture of Santa Catalina Island; the Santa Monica Pier; Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve; and the Hollywood Sign | |
Nickname: "L.A. County" | |
Coordinates: 34°3′N 118°15′W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Southern California |
Metro area | Greater Los Angeles |
Formed | February 18, 1850[1] |
County seat | Los Angeles |
Largest city | Los Angeles |
Incorporated cities | 88 |
Area | |
• Total | 4,751 sq mi (12,310 km2) |
• Land | 4,058 sq mi (10,510 km2) |
• Water | 693 sq mi (1,790 km2) |
Highest elevation | 10,068 ft (3,069 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,014,009 |
• Density | 2,468/sq mi (953/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
ZIP Codes | 90xxx–918xx, 92397, 92821, 92823, 93243, 935xx[5] |
Area codes | 213/323, 310/424, 442/760, 562, 626, 657/714, 661, 747/818, 840/909 |
FIPS code | 06-037 |
GNIS feature ID | 277283 |
GDP | $712 billion[6] |
Website | lacounty.gov |
The county seat is the City of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County, one of the first counties of California, was created in 1850, the year that California became a state.[9]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 4,751 square miles (12,310 km2). Of that, 4,058 square miles (10,510 km2) is land and 693 square miles (1,790 km2) (15%) is water.[10]
Los Angeles County includes San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina Island. They are part of the Channel Islands archipelago off the Pacific Coast.
Census | Pop. | %± | |
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1850 | 3,530 | — | |
1860 | 11,333 | 221.0% | |
1870 | 15,309 | 35.1% | |
1880 | 33,381 | 118.0% | |
1890 | 101,454 | 203.9% | |
1900 | 170,298 | 67.9% | |
1910 | 504,131 | 196.0% | |
1920 | 936,455 | 85.8% | |
1930 | 2,208,492 | 135.8% | |
1940 | 2,785,643 | 26.1% | |
1950 | 4,151,687 | 49.0% | |
1960 | 6,038,771 | 45.5% | |
1970 | 7,041,980 | 16.6% | |
1980 | 7,477,421 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 8,863,164 | 18.5% | |
2000 | 9,519,338 | 7.4% | |
2010 | 9,818,605 | 3.1% | |
2020 | 10,014,009 | 2.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13] 1990–2000[14] 2010–2020[4] |
According to the 2020 United States Census, 10,014,009 people lived in Los Angeles County, whoo were 3,259,427 (32.5%) White, 1,499,984 (15.0%) Asian, 794,364 (7.9%) African American, 163,464 (1.6%) Native American, 24,522 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,784,180 (27.8%) from other races, and 1,488,068 (14.9%) from two or more races.[15]
The county has many Asian Americans. It has more immigrants who are Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Korean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Thai than anyone else in the world.[16]
Los Angeles County has a large Latino population. 73% of the Latino population in Los Angeles County is of Mexican heritage, according to 2020 Census estimates. Another 9.6% were of Salvadoran heritage, 6.0% Guatemalan, 3.1% South American, and Honduran 1.3%. The others were of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, other Central American, or other Hispanic/Latino origin in Los Angeles County.[17]
Population, race, and income (2022) | |||||
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Total population[18] | 9,721,138 | ||||
White[18] | 2,857,095 | 29.4% | |||
Black or African American[18] | 739,392 | 7.6% | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native[18] | 135,624 | 1.4% | |||
Asian[18] | 1,453,709 | 15.0% | |||
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[18] | 24,450 | 0.3% | |||
Some other race[18] | 2,510,738 | 25.8% | |||
Two or more races[18] | 2,000,130 | 20.6% | |||
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[18] | 4,766,616 | 49.0% | |||
Per capita income[19] | $43,171 | ||||
Median household income[20] | $82,516 | ||||
Median family income[20] | $92,506 |
The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that in 2008, Los Angeles County had more than a third of California's undocumented immigrants. They are more than ten percent of the population.[21]
In 2015, there were over 2,000 Christian churches. Most of those churches are Catholic. Roman Catholics are about 40% of the population. 202 Jewish synagogues, 145 Buddhist temples, 48 Muslim mosques, 44 Bahai worship centers, 37 Hindu mandirs, 28 Tenrikyo churches and fellowships, 16 Shinto worship centers, and 14 Sikh gurdwaras are in the county.[22] The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has about 5 million members, and it is the biggest diocese in the United States.
Los Angeles County has voted for the Democratic candidate in most of the presidential elections in the past 40 years. It voted for the Democrat in every election since 1988. However, it did vote twice for Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956), Richard Nixon (1968, 1972), and Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984). Nixon and Reagan were from California.
Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
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2020 | 26.86% 1,145,530 | 71.03% 3,028,885 | 2.11% 89,950 |
2016 | 22.41% 769,743 | 71.76% 2,464,364 | 5.83% 200,201 |
2012 | 27.83% 885,333 | 69.69% 2,216,903 | 2.48% 78,831 |
2008 | 28.82% 956,425 | 69.19% 2,295,853 | 1.99% 65,970 |
2004 | 35.60% 1,076,225 | 63.10% 1,907,736 | 1.30% 39,319 |
2000 | 32.35% 871,930 | 63.47% 1,710,505 | 4.19% 112,719 |
1996 | 30.96% 746,544 | 59.34% 1,430,629 | 9.70% 233,841 |
1992 | 29.04% 799,607 | 52.54% 1,446,529 | 18.43% 507,267 |
1988 | 46.88% 1,239,716 | 51.89% 1,372,352 | 1.23% 32,603 |
1984 | 54.50% 1,424,113 | 44.35% 1,158,912 | 1.14% 29,889 |
1980 | 50.18% 1,224,533 | 40.15% 979,830 | 9.67% 235,822 |
1976 | 47.78% 1,174,926 | 49.69% 1,221,893 | 2.53% 62,258 |
1972 | 54.75% 1,549,717 | 42.04% 1,189,977 | 3.20% 90,676 |
1968 | 47.65% 1,266,480 | 46.02% 1,223,251 | 6.33% 168,251 |
1964 | 42.52% 1,161,067 | 57.43% 1,568,300 | 0.06% 1,551 |
1960 | 49.45% 1,302,661 | 50.25% 1,323,818 | 0.30% 8,020 |
1956 | 55.38% 1,260,206 | 44.29% 1,007,887 | 0.32% 7,331 |
1952 | 56.21% 1,278,407 | 42.71% 971,408 | 1.09% 24,725 |
1948 | 46.51% 804,232 | 47.00% 812,690 | 6.48% 112,160 |
1944 | 42.68% 666,441 | 56.75% 886,252 | 0.57% 8,871 |
1940 | 40.58% 574,266 | 58.13% 822,718 | 1.29% 18,285 |
1936 | 31.62% 357,401 | 67.00% 757,351 | 1.39% 15,663 |
1932 | 38.55% 373,738 | 57.19% 554,476 | 4.27% 41,380 |
1928 | 70.22% 513,526 | 28.71% 209,945 | 1.07% 7,830 |
1924 | 65.51% 299,675 | 7.33% 33,554 | 27.16% 124,228 |
1920 | 69.10% 178,117 | 21.59% 55,661 | 9.31% 23,992 |
1916 | 50.59% 135,554 | 42.58% 114,070 | 6.83% 18,297 |
1912 | 1.32% 2,181 | 33.34% 55,110 | 65.34% 108,005 |
1908 | 56.77% 41,483 | 30.21% 22,076 | 13.02% 9,518 |
1904 | 66.50% 32,507 | 20.52% 10,030 | 12.98% 6,346 |
1900 | 55.10% 19,200 | 37.76% 13,158 | 7.15% 2,490 |
1896 | 49.62% 16,891 | 47.13% 16,043 | 3.25% 1,108 |
1892 | 44.89% 10,226 | 35.64% 8,119 | 19.47% 4,434 |
Population and registered voters | ||
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Total population (2020) | 10,014,009 | |
Registered voters[24][note 1] | 5,635,972 | 56.3% |
Democratic[24] | 2,993,744 | 53.1% |
Republican[24] | 965,584 | 17.1% |
Democratic–Republican spread[24] | +2,028,160 | +36.0% |
American Independent[24] | 151,114 | 2.7% |
Green[24] | 22,255 | 0.4% |
Libertarian[24] | 42,905 | 0.8% |
Peace and Freedom[24] | 34,631 | 0.6% |
Unknown[24] | 44,779 | 0.8% |
Other[24] | 38,880 | 0.7% |
No party preference[24] | 1,342,080 | 23.8% |
In the United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is split between 17 congressional districts.[25]
In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is split between 13 legislative districts.[26]
In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts.[27]
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.
Population and crime rates | ||
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Population[28] | 9,787,747 | |
Violent crime[29] | 54,747 | 5.59 |
Homicide[29] | 699 | 0.07 |
Forcible rape[29] | 2,114 | 0.22 |
Robbery[29] | 24,528 | 2.51 |
Aggravated assault[29] | 27,406 | 2.80 |
Property crime[29] | 155,583 | 15.90 |
Burglary[29] | 50,558 | 5.17 |
Larceny-theft[29][note 2] | 144,589 | 14.77 |
Motor vehicle theft[29] | 46,710 | 4.77 |
Arson[29] | 2,815 | 0.29 |
Cities by population and crime rates | ||||||||
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City | Population[30] | Violent crimes[30] | Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons |
Property crimes[30] | Property crime rate per 1,000 persons | |||
Agoura Hills | 20,667 | 12 | 0.58 | 236 | 11.42 | |||
Alhambra | 84,469 | 149 | 1.76 | 1,919 | 22.72 | |||
Arcadia | 57,295 | 57 | 0.99 | 1,388 | 24.23 | |||
Artesia | 16,793 | 60 | 3.57 | 262 | 15.60 | |||
Avalon | 3,795 | 13 | 3.43 | 64 | 16.86 | |||
Azusa | 47,111 | 220 | 4.67 | 1,204 | 25.56 | |||
Baldwin Park | 76,644 | 261 | 3.41 | 1,585 | 20.68 | |||
Bell | 36,062 | 225 | 6.24 | 662 | 18.36 | |||
Bellflower | 77,886 | 304 | 3.90 | 1,802 | 23.14 | |||
Bell Gardens | 42,769 | 125 | 2.92 | 728 | 17.02 | |||
Beverly Hills | 34,677 | 89 | 2.57 | 1,081 | 31.17 | |||
Bradbury | 1,067 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 9.37 | |||
Burbank | 105,057 | 243 | 2.31 | 2,493 | 23.73 | |||
Calabasas | 23,442 | 13 | 0.55 | 238 | 10.15 | |||
Carson | 93,233 | 520 | 5.58 | 2,709 | 29.06 | |||
Cerritos | 49,856 | 120 | 2.41 | 1,870 | 37.51 | |||
Claremont | 35,469 | 40 | 1.13 | 901 | 25.40 | |||
Commerce | 13,035 | 112 | 8.59 | 1,010 | 77.48 | |||
Compton | 98,057 | 1,218 | 12.42 | 2,399 | 24.47 | |||
Covina | 48,588 | 151 | 3.11 | 1,651 | 33.98 | |||
Cudahy | 24,201 | 151 | 6.24 | 347 | 14.34 | |||
Culver City | 39,528 | 179 | 4.53 | 1,760 | 44.53 | |||
Diamond Bar | 56,470 | 55 | 0.97 | 952 | 16.86 | |||
Downey | 113,628 | 381 | 3.35 | 3,537 | 31.13 | |||
Duarte | 21,673 | 71 | 3.28 | 507 | 23.39 | |||
El Monte | 115,356 | 395 | 3.42 | 2,230 | 19.33 | |||
El Segundo | 16,931 | 38 | 2.24 | 595 | 35.14 | |||
Gardena | 59,802 | 287 | 4.80 | 1,321 | 22.09 | |||
Glendale | 194,902 | 233 | 1.20 | 3,043 | 15.61 | |||
Glendora | 50,903 | 59 | 1.16 | 1,293 | 25.40 | |||
Hawaiian Gardens | 14,493 | 69 | 4.76 | 193 | 13.32 | |||
Hawthorne | 85,692 | 637 | 7.43 | 2,181 | 25.45 | |||
Hermosa Beach | 19,830 | 54 | 2.72 | 678 | 34.19 | |||
Hidden Hills | 1,887 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.12 | |||
Huntington Park | 59,079 | 373 | 6.31 | 1,917 | 32.45 | |||
Industry | 222 | 68 | 306.31 | 1,110 | 5,000.00 | |||
Inglewood | 111,488 | 780 | 7.00 | 2,673 | 23.98 | |||
Irwindale | 1,447 | 15 | 10.37 | 243 | 167.93 | |||
La Canada Flintridge | 20,584 | 12 | 0.58 | 324 | 15.74 | |||
La Habra Heights | 5,413 | 6 | 1.11 | 44 | 8.13 | |||
Lakewood | 81,382 | 227 | 2.79 | 2,062 | 25.34 | |||
La Mirada | 49,312 | 98 | 1.99 | 776 | 15.74 | |||
Lancaster | 159,155 | 859 | 5.40 | 3,498 | 21.98 | |||
La Puente | 40,479 | 121 | 2.99 | 521 | 12.87 | |||
La Verne | 31,575 | 50 | 1.58 | 823 | 26.06 | |||
Lawndale | 33,312 | 167 | 5.01 | 397 | 11.92 | |||
Lomita | 20,591 | 95 | 4.61 | 391 | 18.99 | |||
Long Beach | 469,893 | 2,705 | 5.76 | 14,131 | 30.07 | |||
Los Angeles | 3,855,122 | 18,547 | 4.81 | 87,478 | 22.69 | |||
Lynwood | 70,908 | 541 | 7.63 | 1,373 | 19.36 | |||
Malibu | 12,854 | 15 | 1.17 | 329 | 25.60 | |||
Manhattan Beach | 35,719 | 62 | 1.74 | 855 | 23.94 | |||
Maywood | 27,850 | 175 | 6.28 | 286 | 10.27 | |||
Monrovia | 37,199 | 81 | 2.18 | 948 | 25.48 | |||
Montebello | 63,538 | 146 | 2.30 | 1,775 | 27.94 | |||
Monterey Park | 61,270 | 75 | 1.22 | 1,022 | 16.68 | |||
Norwalk | 107,295 | 433 | 4.04 | 2,609 | 24.32 | |||
Palmdale | 155,294 | 812 | 5.23 | 3,393 | 21.85 | |||
Palos Verdes Estates | 13,661 | 6 | 0.44 | 136 | 9.96 | |||
Paramount | 54,997 | 244 | 4.44 | 1,536 | 27.93 | |||
Pasadena | 139,382 | 433 | 3.11 | 3,379 | 24.24 | |||
Pico Rivera | 63,988 | 261 | 4.08 | 1,780 | 27.82 | |||
Pomona | 151,511 | 1,021 | 6.74 | 5,055 | 33.36 | |||
Rancho Palos Verdes | 42,335 | 35 | 0.83 | 498 | 11.76 | |||
Redondo Beach | 67,856 | 190 | 2.80 | 1,596 | 23.52 | |||
Rolling Hills | 1,891 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 14.28 | |||
Rolling Hills Estates | 8,202 | 9 | 1.10 | 129 | 15.73 | |||
Rosemead | 54,656 | 143 | 2.62 | 913 | 16.70 | |||
San Dimas | 33,923 | 51 | 1.50 | 668 | 19.69 | |||
San Fernando | 24,039 | 77 | 3.20 | 380 | 15.81 | |||
San Gabriel | 40,376 | 88 | 2.18 | 550 | 13.62 | |||
San Marino | 13,364 | 13 | 0.97 | 183 | 13.69 | |||
Santa Clarita | 179,248 | 342 | 1.91 | 2,742 | 15.30 | |||
Santa Fe Springs | 16,492 | 99 | 6.00 | 1,272 | 77.13 | |||
Santa Monica | 91,215 | 395 | 4.33 | 3,398 | 37.25 | |||
Sierra Madre | 11,098 | 4 | 0.36 | 112 | 10.09 | |||
Signal Hill | 11,198 | 43 | 3.84 | 536 | 47.87 | |||
South El Monte | 20,452 | 88 | 4.30 | 399 | 19.51 | |||
South Gate | 95,966 | 553 | 5.76 | 2,545 | 26.52 | |||
South Pasadena | 26,045 | 27 | 1.04 | 443 | 17.01 | |||
Temple City | 36,148 | 38 | 1.05 | 354 | 9.79 | |||
Torrance | 147,851 | 190 | 1.29 | 2,690 | 18.19 | |||
Vernon | 114 | 27 | 236.84 | 311 | 2,728.07 | |||
Walnut | 29,658 | 37 | 1.25 | 382 | 12.88 | |||
West Covina | 107,861 | 281 | 2.61 | 3,224 | 29.89 | |||
West Hollywood | 34,971 | 338 | 9.67 | 1,642 | 46.95 | |||
Westlake Village | 8,406 | 3 | 0.36 | 154 | 18.32 | |||
Whittier | 86,740 | 247 | 2.85 | 2,502 | 28.84 |
Crime in 2008 (reported by the sheriff's office or police)[31]
Crime in 2013
The entertainment and digital media industry are related to Los Angeles County. All five major movie companies Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios are in the county.
368,500 people work in high-tech in Los Angeles County.[34] 365,000 people work in manufacturing in Los Angeles County.[35]
These big companies have headquarters in Los Angeles County:
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There are 88 incorporated cities in Los Angeles County. The 2020 Census says the biggest are:[37]
City | Population |
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Los Angeles | 3,898,747 |
Long Beach | 466,742 |
Santa Clarita | 228,673 |
Glendale | 196,543 |
Lancaster | 173,516 |
Palmdale | 169,450 |
Pomona | 151,713 |
Torrance | 147,067 |
Pasadena | 138,699 |
Downey | 114,355 |
West Covina | 109,501 |
El Monte | 109,450 |
Inglewood | 107,762 |
Burbank | 107,337 |
Norwalk | 102,773 |
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