Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a county in California that is by far the largest county in the United States by population. At the 2020 census, 10,014,009 people lived in the county. 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.

The county seat is the City of Los Angeles.

History
Los Angeles County, one of the first counties of California, was created in 1850, the year that California became a state.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of . Of that,  is land and  (15%) is water.

Los Angeles County includes San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina Island. They are part of the Channel Islands archipelago off the Pacific Coast.

People

According to the 2020 United States Census, 10,014,009 people lived in Los Angeles County, who 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.

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.

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.Hispanics/Latinos in Los Angeles County - By the Numbers

Race and ancestry
 Population, race, and income (2022) Total population 9,721,138 White 2,857,095 29.4% Black or African American 739,392 7.6% American Indian or Alaska Native 135,624 1.4% Asian 1,453,709 15.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 24,450 0.3% Some other race 2,510,738 25.8% Two or more races 2,000,130 20.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,766,616 49.0% Per capita income $43,171 Median household income $82,516 Median family income $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.

Religion
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.Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Los Angeles County: 2000 Prolades.com  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has about 5 million members, and it is the biggest diocese in the United States.

Government
Politics
Overview
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.

+ Los Angeles County vote by party in presidential elections YearGOPDEMOthers202026.86% 1,145,53071.03% 3,028,8852.11% 89,950201622.41% 769,74371.76% 2,464,3645.83% 200,201201227.83% 885,33369.69% 2,216,9032.48% 78,831200828.82% 956,42569.19% 2,295,8531.99% 65,970200435.60% 1,076,22563.10% 1,907,7361.30% 39,319200032.35% 871,93063.47% 1,710,5054.19% 112,719199630.96% 746,54459.34% 1,430,6299.70% 233,841199229.04% 799,60752.54% 1,446,52918.43% 507,267198846.88% 1,239,71651.89% 1,372,3521.23% 32,603198454.50% 1,424,11344.35% 1,158,9121.14% 29,889198050.18% 1,224,53340.15% 979,8309.67% 235,822197647.78% 1,174,92649.69% 1,221,8932.53% 62,258197254.75% 1,549,71742.04% 1,189,9773.20% 90,676196847.65% 1,266,48046.02% 1,223,2516.33% 168,251196442.52% 1,161,06757.43% 1,568,3000.06% 1,551196049.45% 1,302,66150.25% 1,323,8180.30% 8,020195655.38% 1,260,20644.29% 1,007,8870.32% 7,331195256.21% 1,278,40742.71% 971,4081.09% 24,725194846.51% 804,23247.00% 812,6906.48% 112,160194442.68% 666,44156.75% 886,2520.57% 8,871194040.58% 574,26658.13% 822,7181.29% 18,285193631.62% 357,40167.00% 757,3511.39% 15,663193238.55% 373,73857.19% 554,4764.27% 41,380192870.22% 513,52628.71% 209,9451.07% 7,830192465.51% 299,6757.33% 33,55427.16% 124,228192069.10% 178,11721.59% 55,6619.31% 23,992191650.59% 135,55442.58% 114,0706.83% 18,29719121.32% 2,18133.34% 55,11065.34% 108,005190856.77% 41,48330.21% 22,07613.02% 9,518190466.50% 32,50720.52% 10,03012.98% 6,346190055.10% 19,20037.76% 13,1587.15% 2,490189649.62% 16,89147.13% 16,0433.25% 1,108189244.89% 10,22635.64% 8,11919.47% 4,434

Voter registration
 Population and registered voters Total population (2020) 10,014,009   Registered votersCalifornia Secretary of State. August 30, 2021 – Report of Registration. Retrieved September 21, 2021.Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow. 5,635,972 56.3%     Democratic 2,993,744 53.1%     Republican 965,584 17.1%     Democratic–Republican spread +2,028,160 +36.0%     American Independent 151,114 2.7%     Green 22,255 0.4%     Libertarian 42,905 0.8%     Peace and Freedom 34,631 0.6%     Unknown 44,779 0.8%     Other 38,880 0.7%     No party preference 1,342,080 23.8%

In the United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is split between 17 congressional districts. 
In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is split between 13 legislative districts.
In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts.

Crime
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 PopulationU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. American FactFinder. Retrieved October 26, 2013. 9,787,747 Violent crimeOffice of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2013.  54,747  5.59   Homicide 699  0.07   Forcible rape 2,114  0.22   Robbery 24,528  2.51   Aggravated assault 27,406  2.80 Property crime 155,583  15.90   Burglary 50,558  5.17   Larceny-theftOnly larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes. 144,589  14.77   Motor vehicle theft 46,710  4.77 Arson 2,815  0.29

Cities by population and crime rates
 Cities by population and crime rates City PopulationUnited States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013. Violent crimes Violent crime rateper 1,000 persons Property crimes Property crime rateper 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

Other statistics
Crime in 2008 (reported by the sheriff's office or police)
 Assaults: 5452
 Auto thefts: 7727
 Burglaries: 5254
 Murders: 568 (5.7 per 100,000)
 Rapes: 582
 Robberies: 2210
 Thefts: 9682

Crime in 2013
 Homicides: 386
 Thefts: 54,971 
 Burglaries: 17,606
 Car Thefts: 15,866
 Robberies: 10,202
 Violent Crimes: 20,318
 Rapes: 843
 Assaults: 8,976
 Murders: 297

Economy

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. 365,000 people work in manufacturing in Los Angeles County.

These big companies have headquarters in Los Angeles County:
 Beverly Hills
 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc
 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 Burbank
 Walt Disney Co
 Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
 Warner Bros.
 Cerritos
 CareMore
 Isuzu Motors America
 Memorex
 RazorUSA
 El Segundo
 Konami
 Mattel, Inc
 Glendale
 Avery Dennison Corp.
 Hawthorne
 SpaceX
 City of Industry
 Lee Kum Kee
Inglewood
 NFL Network
 NFL Media
Irwindale
Huy Fong Foods
 La Mirada
 Makita Los Angeles
 AECOM
 CBRE Group
 Dollar Shave Club
 Fandango, Inc.
 Farmers Insurance Group
 Herbalife
 The Honest Company
 ICANN
 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
 Universal Pictures
 Long Beach
 Molina Healthcare
 Monrovia
 Trader Joe's
 Palmdale
 Delta Scientific
 Rosemead
 Edison International
 Panda Express
 Santa Clarita
 Princess Cruise Lines
 Honda Racing Santa Monica
 Activision Blizzard
 Hulu
 Riot Games
 Snap Inc.
 TrueCar
 Torrance
 American Honda Motor Co.
 Westlake Village
 Dole Food CompanyEncyclopedia.com , "Dole gets ready to turn first shovel of headquarters dirt: plans are set to go to Westlake Village City Council". (Dole Food Co. Inc. Los Angeles Business Journal. January 31, 1994. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.
 Woodland Hills
 Farmers Insurance Exchange
 Health Net Inc.
 Panavision

Education
Colleges

 Antelope Valley College, Lancaster
 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
 The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles (AICALA), Santa Monica
 California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita
 Cerritos College, Norwalk
 Citrus College, Glendora
 Claremont Colleges, Claremont
 Claremont McKenna College
 Harvey Mudd College
 Pitzer College
 Pomona College
 Scripps College
 Claremont School of Theology, Claremont
 College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita
 DeVry University, Long Beach and West Hills (Los Angeles)
 East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park
 El Camino College, Torrance
 Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena
 Glendale Community College, Glendale
 Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
 ITT Technical Institute, Culver City, San Dimas, Sylmar (Los Angeles), Torrance, and West Covina
 Life Pacific College, San Dimas
 Long Beach City College, Long Beach
 Los Angeles City College (LACC), Los Angeles
 Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles
 Los Angeles Mission College, Sylmar (Los Angeles)
 Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music, Pasadena
 Los Angeles Pierce College (Pierce), Woodland Hills
 Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles
 Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC), Los Angeles
 Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen (Los Angeles)
 The Master's College, Santa Clarita
 Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles
 Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut
 Mt. Sierra College , Monrovia
 Occidental College (Oxy), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)
 Otis College of Art and Design, Westchester (Los Angeles)
 Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
 Pasadena City College, Pasadena
 Pepperdine University, Malibu
 Rio Hondo College, Whittier
 Santa Monica College (SMC), Santa Monica
 West Los Angeles College, Culver City
 Whittier College, Whittier
 Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech), Long Beach

Universities

 Abraham Lincoln University (ALU), Los Angeles
 Alliant International University (AIU), Alhambra
 American Jewish University (AJULA), Los Angeles
 Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
 Biola University, La Mirada
 California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena
 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, (Cal Poly Pomona), Pomona
 California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Carson
 California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), Long Beach
 California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), Los Angeles
 California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Northridge (Los Angeles)
 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles)
 Claremont Graduate University (CGU), Claremont
 Loyola Law School, (Downtown Los Angeles)
 Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Westchester (Los Angeles)
 National University, Los Angeles and Woodland Hills
 Pepperdine University, Malibu
 Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier
 Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles
 Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles
 University of Antelope Valley (UAV), Lancaster
 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood (Los Angeles)
 University of La Verne, La Verne
 University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles
 University of the West (UWest), Rosemead
 Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU), Pomona
 Woodbury University, Burbank

Transportation
Major highways

Communities

Cities
There are 88 incorporated cities in Los Angeles County. The 2020 Census says the biggest are:

Notes

References

 Other websites 

 Los Angeles County official website
 LA County Sheriff's list of Unincorporated Areas in Los Angeles County 
 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
 Lakewood Accountability Action Group A group of residents that lives in Lakewood (within Los Angeles County) and often challenges the County Board of Supervisors on issues that affect Lakewood residents.

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