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  • FIPS 06037
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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County had 9,757,179 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,060.3 square miles of land. It is the most populous of California's 58 county-equivalents.

Population
9,757,179
#1 of 58 in California · #1 in US
Area
4,060.3 sq mi
#11 of 58 in California · #118 in US
Density
2,403 / sq mi
#3 of 58 in California · #54 in US
Median household income
$86,499
#24 of 58 in California · #299 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Los Angeles County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Los Angeles County population, land area and income

Los Angeles County had 9,757,179 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,060.3 square miles of land. It is the most populous of California's 58 county-equivalents. That works out to 2,403.1 people per square mile, 25.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Los Angeles County is 52.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $86,499 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,757,179

3144th1st

1st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,060 sq mi

3144th1st

118th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2,403.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

54th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$86,499

3143rd1st

299th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

9,757,179

58th1st

1st of 58 (CA)

Land area

4,060 sq mi

58th1st

11th of 58 (CA)

Density

2,403.1 / sq mi

58th1st

3rd of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$86,499

58th1st

24th of 58 (CA)

How Los Angeles County's population changed since 2020

Los Angeles County lost 239,455 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 45th of 58 in California for growth. The median California county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Los Angeles County recorded 403,946 births and 326,153 deaths, a natural change of +77,793. Net international migration added +257,229 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -589,592. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 589,592 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
403,946
Deaths
326,153
Net international migration
+257,229
Net domestic migration
-589,592
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+25,342

Where Los Angeles County is

The Census internal point of Los Angeles County is at 34.196400, -118.261900. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Los Angeles County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Los Angeles County: -2.4%Kings County: +1.4%Sierra County: -3.6%Riverside County: +4.3%Santa Barbara County: -0.8%San Bernardino County: +1.4%Nevada County: -0.1%Santa Clara County: +0.1%Yuba County: +6.7%Fresno County: +1.4%Plumas County: -4.7%Monterey County: -1.0%Amador County: +3.6%Alameda County: -1.9%Tulare County: +2.0%San Joaquin County: +4.5%Alpine County: -6.8%Siskiyou County: -3.4%Butte County: -0.9%Kern County: +1.8%San Diego County: -0.1%Sacramento County: +1.5%Ventura County: -1.0%Yolo County: +3.4%Lake County: -0.6%Napa County: -3.4%Tehama County: -1.9%San Francisco County: -5.4%El Dorado County: +0.8%Calaveras County: +2.5%Inyo County: -2.7%Shasta County: -0.6%Lassen County: -12.3%San Luis Obispo County: -0.0%Mariposa County: -0.5%Trinity County: -2.8%Contra Costa County: +0.6%Mendocino County: -2.4%Imperial County: +1.1%Santa Cruz County: -3.4%Placer County: +6.9%Orange County: -0.5%San Benito County: +7.2%Marin County: -1.9%San Mateo County: -2.6%Colusa County: +0.9%Del Norte County: -2.2%Solano County: +0.5%Glenn County: -2.0%Tuolumne County: -2.7%Sonoma County: -0.6%Humboldt County: -2.9%Mono County: -1.8%Stanislaus County: +0.6%Merced County: +4.9%Sutter County: -0.9%Madera County: +5.8%Modoc County: -2.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
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  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Los Angeles County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
34.196400, -118.261900
DMS
34°11'47.04"N 118°15'42.84"W
UTM
11N 383731.7E 3784652.4N
Geohash
9q5fsck23
Plus code
85635PWQ+H6

Towns in Los Angeles County

85 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Los Angeles County, 8,785,076 people together, or 90% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Los Angeles County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Los Angeles with 3,878,704.

  1. 01Los Angeles3,878,704
  2. 02Long Beach450,901
  3. 03Santa Clarita229,159
  4. 04Glendale187,823
  5. 05Lancaster167,426
  6. 06Palmdale162,536
  7. 07Pomona147,966
  8. 08Torrance139,576
  9. 09Pasadena137,195
  10. 10Downey109,368
  11. 11West Covina106,920
  12. 12El Monte104,639
  13. 13Burbank103,533
  14. 14Inglewood102,774
  15. 15Norwalk98,230
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Los Angeles County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Los Angeles County. The most populous is Orange County, CA, with 3,170,435 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 352.0 miles NNW of Los Angeles County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Glendale, CA (population 187,823), 1.4 miles away.

Los Angeles County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Los Angeles County is 06037: state code 06 for California plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $86,499.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Los Angeles County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,757,179. That is down 239,455 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,996,634.

What is the FIPS code of Los Angeles County?

06037. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents inside Los Angeles County in 2024.

Which counties border Los Angeles County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, CA; San Bernardino County, CA; Kern County, CA; Ventura County, CA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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