2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change
California Population Growth by County
2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change
California Population Growth by County
Placer County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = 54.24%
Rank = #1
Sierra County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = -9.68%
Rank = #58
Kings County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = 15.12%
Rank = #23
With a spotlight on Kings County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across California's 58 counties over the period 2000-2017.
Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide.
Statewide Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2017 population grew in fifty California counties while declining in eight.
  • Population growth in nineteen counties outpaced the statewide average (15.99%), while growth in thirty-nine counties trailed.
  • At the extremes of the distribution, Placer County posted the highest growth of population (54.24%), while Sierra County placed last by logging a -9.68% decline.
  • The spread in population growth between the highest (Placer County, 54.24%) and lowest (Sierra County, -9.68%) over 2000-2017 equated to 63.92% ( = 54.24%-9.68%).
  • Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in California, Los Angeles County's net population growth over 2000-2017 of 585,330 made up 10.77% of the total net growth statewide (5,436,094):

Los Angeles County: Percent Share of California's
Population Growth, 2000-2017:

10.77% = (585,330 / 5,436,094) x 100
Kings County Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2017, Kings County posted a 15.12% net gain in population.
  • Kings County was joined by thirty-eight other counties whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered below the statewide average (15.99%).
  • Ranked #23 among California's 58 counties, Kings County's population growth (15.12%) trailed the statewide average of 15.99% by a 0.87% margin.
  • Kings County's net population growth (15.12%, #23) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Tehama County (15.00%, #24) and just below that of Alameda County (15.31%, #22).

Data Definition

Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates.

United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division.
Regional Definitions. 2023. Web.
https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/

Population Growth by County
2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change
Population Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2017
More
than
30%
30%
to
25%
25%
to
20%
20%
to
15%
15%
to
10%
10%
to
5%
5%
to
0%
0%
or
Below
Total
2000 vs. 2017
4
6
6
8
13
10
3
8
58
 
     
Population by County, 2017
Population by County, 2017
Los Angeles County 2017
Population = 10,123,521
Percent of State = 25.68%
Rank = #1
Alpine County 2017
Population = 1,171
Percent of State = < .01%
Rank = #58
Kings County 2017
Population = 149,468
Percent of State = 0.38%
Rank = #33
Again highlighting Kings County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 population statewide (39,424,071).

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Statewide Snippets:
  • Ranked #1, Los Angeles County's 2017 population totaled 10,123,521, equating to 25.68% of the statewide total.
  • Ranked last (#58), Alpine County's population of 1,171 in 2017 comprised less than .01% of the total statewide. Alpine County's population in 2017 equates to less than .01% to that of Los Angeles County's.
  • Los Angeles County's 2017 population (10,123,521) exceeded the combined population (10,104,428) of California's forty-seven smallest counties.
Kings County Snippets:
  • Kings County's population in 2017 ranked #33, amounting to 0.38% of the statewide total.
  • Kings County's population of 149,468 placed below that of Madera County's (154,256, #32), and just above that of Napa County's (140,984, #34).
  • Kings County's population of 149,468 exceeds the combined total (146,152) of California's ten smallest counties.
Population by County, 2017
Population by County, 2017
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Population, 2017
More
than
2,500,000
2,500,000
to
2,000,000
2,000,000
to
1,500,000
1,500,000
to
1,000,000
1,000,000
to
500,000
500,000
or
Below
Total
2017
3
2
3
1
8
41
58
 
     

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California by County:
2000 vs. 2017
 
2000
 
2017
 
2000 - 2017
 
 
 
 
1,449,840
4.27
 
1,671,859
4.24
 
15.31
222,019
4.08
 
1,209
0.00
 
1,171
0.00
 
-3.14
-38
0.00
 
35,153
0.10
 
38,853
0.10
 
10.53
3,700
0.07
 
203,807
0.60
 
226,630
0.57
 
11.20
22,823
0.42
 
40,645
0.12
 
44,963
0.11
 
10.62
4,318
0.08
 
18,817
0.06
 
21,762
0.06
 
15.65
2,945
0.05
 
952,810
2.80
 
1,154,689
2.93
 
21.19
201,879
3.71
 
27,440
0.08
 
27,198
0.07
 
-0.88
-242
0.00
 
157,162
0.46
 
187,502
0.48
 
19.30
30,340
0.56
 
801,288
2.36
 
990,130
2.51
 
23.57
188,842
3.47
 
26,416
0.08
 
28,295
0.07
 
7.11
1,879
0.03
 
126,462
0.37
 
137,667
0.35
 
8.86
11,205
0.21
 
142,410
0.42
 
180,662
0.46
 
26.86
38,252
0.70
 
17,955
0.05
 
18,492
0.05
 
2.99
537
0.01
 
663,803
1.95
 
893,150
2.27
 
34.55
229,347
4.22
 
129,835
0.38
 
149,468
0.38
 
15.12
19,633
0.36
 
58,538
0.17
 
66,697
0.17
 
13.94
8,159
0.15
 
33,719
0.10
 
32,857
0.08
 
-2.56
-862
-0.02
 
9,538,191
28.06
 
10,123,521
25.68
 
6.14
585,330
10.77
 
123,587
0.36
 
154,256
0.39
 
24.82
30,669
0.56
 
247,520
0.73
 
263,092
0.67
 
6.29
15,572
0.29
 
17,101
0.05
 
17,432
0.04
 
1.94
331
0.01
 
86,407
0.25
 
91,454
0.23
 
5.84
5,047
0.09
 
212,258
0.62
 
272,480
0.69
 
28.37
60,222
1.11
 
9,406
0.03
 
8,787
0.02
 
-6.58
-619
-0.01
 
12,921
0.04
 
13,391
0.03
 
3.64
470
0.01
 
402,990
1.19
 
439,112
1.11
 
8.96
36,122
0.66
 
124,565
0.37
 
140,984
0.36
 
13.18
16,419
0.30
 
92,520
0.27
 
101,226
0.26
 
9.41
8,706
0.16
 
2,854,513
8.40
 
3,185,766
8.08
 
11.60
331,253
6.09
 
251,012
0.74
 
387,160
0.98
 
54.24
136,148
2.50
 
20,754
0.06
 
19,231
0.05
 
-7.34
-1,523
-0.03
 
1,558,985
4.59
 
2,366,885
6.00
 
51.82
807,900
14.86
 
1,229,940
3.62
 
1,546,422
3.92
 
25.73
316,482
5.82
 
53,781
0.16
 
60,478
0.15
 
12.45
6,697
0.12
 
1,718,037
5.05
 
2,144,961
5.44
 
24.85
426,924
7.85
 
2,827,366
8.32
 
3,293,575
8.35
 
16.49
466,209
8.58
 
777,885
2.29
 
879,742
2.23
 
13.09
101,857
1.87
 
567,885
1.67
 
751,714
1.91
 
32.37
183,829
3.38
 
247,839
0.73
 
282,406
0.72
 
13.95
34,567
0.64
 
707,820
2.08
 
771,480
1.96
 
8.99
63,660
1.17
 
399,990
1.18
 
447,267
1.13
 
11.82
47,277
0.87
 
1,684,947
4.96
 
1,948,685
4.94
 
15.65
263,738
4.85
 
255,835
0.75
 
275,121
0.70
 
7.54
19,286
0.35
 
163,615
0.48
 
181,395
0.46
 
10.87
17,780
0.33
 
3,574
0.01
 
3,228
0.01
 
-9.68
-346
-0.01
 
44,218
0.13
 
44,150
0.11
 
-0.15
-68
0.00
 
396,974
1.17
 
447,909
1.14
 
12.83
50,935
0.94
 
460,421
1.35
 
501,038
1.27
 
8.82
40,617
0.75
 
449,471
1.32
 
546,229
1.39
 
21.53
96,758
1.78
 
79,192
0.23
 
98,316
0.25
 
24.15
19,124
0.35
 
56,170
0.17
 
64,598
0.16
 
15.00
8,428
0.16
 
12,980
0.04
 
15,460
0.04
 
19.11
2,480
0.05
 
368,627
1.08
 
465,503
1.18
 
26.28
96,876
1.78
 
54,658
0.16
 
54,642
0.14
 
-0.03
-16
0.00
 
756,506
2.23
 
849,196
2.15
 
12.25
92,690
1.71
 
169,835
0.50
 
215,981
0.55
 
27.17
46,146
0.85
 
60,372
0.18
 
77,753
0.20
 
28.79
17,381
0.32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,987,977
100.00
 
39,424,071
100.00
 
15.99
5,436,094
100.00
 
33,190,914
97.65
 
38,572,517
97.84
 
16.21
5,381,603
99.00
 
797,063
2.35
 
851,554
2.16
 
6.84
54,491
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
282,162,411
 
326,623,063
 
15.76
44,460,652
 
237,948,237
 
281,262,885
 
18.20
43,314,648
 
44,214,174
 
45,360,178
 
2.59
1,146,004
Source: Calculations by the California Regional Economic Analysis Project (CA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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