FAST-GROWING COUNTIES
A state study ranks Riverside and San Bernardino as the first- and second-fastest growing counties when measured against other of the larger counties in California. Overall, counties in Southern California continue to grow faster than those in the northern part of the state. Los Angeles, of course, remains the state’s largest county while the five counties in the area account for 49% of California’s population.
RANK OUT OF 58 COUNTIES POPULATION POPULATION INCREASE COUNTY 1980 1988 APRIL 1980 APRIL 1988 1980-1988 Los Angeles 1 1 7,477,421 8,604,300 1,126,879 Orange 2 3 1,932,921 2,261,100 328,179 San Bernardino 6 5 895,016 1,284,900 389,884 Riverside 9 7 663,199 977,400 314,201 Ventura 12 11 529,174 846,700 117,526
PERCENTAGE COUNTY INCREASE Los Angeles 15.1% Orange 17.0 San Bernardino 43.6 Riverside 47.4 Ventura 22.2
Source: State Department of Finance
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