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Map of the United States with California highlighted. California is a state located in the Western United States. It is the most populous state and the third largest by area after Alaska and Texas. According to the 2020 United States Census, California has 39,538,223 inhabitants and 155,779.22 square miles (403,466.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The following is a list of incorporated places in the United States with a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place is a place that has a self-governing local government and as such has been "incorporated" by the state it is in.
It is the second most densely populated major city in the country, after New York City. 5 Fresno: 545,716 Fresno County: Fresno, located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, is the most populous city in Central California. Fresno is an important economic hub for one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.
2017 Rank city state County / borough Population (2017 est.) [4] Metro Notes 1 Los Angeles † : California: Los Angeles: 3,999,759 13,131,431 Largest city in California
Location of California in the United States. California is the most populous and third largest U.S. state by area, located on the West Coast of the United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, California's population is 39,538,223 and has 155,858.33 square miles (403,671.2 km 2) of land.
California is the most populated sub-national entity in North America. If it were an independent country, California would rank 38th in population in the world. Until recently, it had a larger population than Canada. [6] Its population is one third larger than that of the next most populous state, Texas. [7]
Overall, California's population loss slowed considerably from the first year of the data set to the second. In 2020-21, the state lost 0.91% of its population. The following year, it lost just 0.29%.
The use of housing unit density as an alternative minimum for inclusion: either 2,000 housing units or a population of 5,000 may qualify an area as an urban area. Previously, this minimum was 2,500 in population. The lowering of the allowable "jump distance" from 2.5 to 1.5 miles.