Los Angeles County, California

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Los Angeles County, sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,757,179 residents estimated in 2024. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. Comprising 88 incorporated cities and 101 unincorporated areas within a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it accommodates more than a quarter of Californians and is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. counties.[1] The county's seat, Los Angeles, is the second most populous city in the United States, with 3,878,704 residents estimated in 2024. The county is globally known as the home of the U.S. motion picture industry since its inception in the early 20th century.

History

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Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850.[2] The county originally included parts of what are now Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Tulare, Ventura, and Orange counties. In 1851 and 1852, Los Angeles County stretched from the coast to the state line of Nevada.[3] As the population increased, sections were split off to organize San Bernardino County in 1853, Kern County in 1866, and Orange County in 1889.

Before the 1870s, Los Angeles County was divided into townships (many of which were amalgamations of one or more old ranchos):[4]

Location

As shown by the map below, Los Angeles County is bordered on the north by Kern County, on the east by San Bernardino County, on the southeast by Orange County, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Ventura County.

Geography

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The historical boundaries of Los Angeles County since its establishment in 1850 as defined by the California State Legislature. The solid blue line represents the original boundaries of the county, the dashed blue lines represent the changes made to the boundaries, and the red line represents the final major boundary changes of the county made by the Legislature in 1889. This map does not include minor changes to the boundary after 1922, such as the transfer of a small amount land east of Interstate 5 to Kern County, among others. Portions or the entirety of modern-day Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties were formerly in Los Angeles County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". (85%) is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (15%) is water.[8] Los Angeles County borders Script error: No such module "convert". of coast on the Pacific Ocean and encompasses mountain ranges, valleys, forests, islands, lakes, rivers, and desert. The Los Angeles River, Rio Hondo, Ballona Creek, the San Gabriel River and the Santa Clara River flow in Los Angeles County, while the primary mountain ranges are the Santa Monica Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains. The western extent of the Mojave Desert begins in the Antelope Valley, in the northeastern part of the county.

Most of the population of Los Angeles County resides in the south and southwest, with major population centers in the Los Angeles Basin, San Fernando Valley, and San Gabriel Valley. Other population centers are found in the Santa Clarita Valley, Pomona Valley, Crescenta Valley and Antelope Valley.

The county is divided west-to-east by the San Gabriel Mountains, which are part of the Transverse Ranges of southern California, and are contained mostly within the Angeles National Forest. Most of the county's highest peaks are in the San Gabriel Mountains, including Mount San Antonio Script error: No such module "convert". at the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county lines, Mount Baden-Powell Script error: No such module "convert"., Mount Burnham Script error: No such module "convert". and Mount Wilson Script error: No such module "convert".. Several lower mountains are in the northern, western, and southwestern parts of the county, including the San Emigdio Mountains, the southernmost part of Tehachapi Mountains and the Sierra Pelona Mountains.

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

Lakes and reservoirs

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Major divisions of the county

National protected areas

Climate

The Northern part of the county has a Desert climate, while the rest of the county generally is a mix of semi-arid and a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. There is rainfall mostly in the wintertime, but the mountains in the north-central part of the county have snow during winter.[9]

Demographics

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1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13]
1990–2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]

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Racial composition[17] 2020 2010 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960
Hispanics 48.0% 47.7% 44.5% 37.8% 27.6% 14.9%[18] 11%[19]
Non-Hispanic Whites[20] 25.6% 27.8% 31.1% 40.8% 52.8% 70.9%[18] 79.3%[21]
Asians 14.7% 13.5% 11.9% 11%[19] 5.6%[22] 2.9%[23] 1.9%[24]
Blacks 7.6% 8.3% 9.7% 11.1% 12.6% 10.8%[25] 7.6%[26]
Native Americans 0.2% 0.2% 0.8% 0.5% 0.64%[27] 0.35%[28] 0.13%[29]
Pacific Islanders 0.2% 0.2% - - - - -
Multiracial Americans 3.0% 2.0% - - - - -
Racial composition as of 2023 07 01[30]
Total population 9,663,345
Hispanics 4,695,902 48.59%
Non-Hispanic Whites[20] 2,369,899 24.52%
Asians 1,454,666 15.05%
Blacks 709,583 7.34%
Native Americans 16,890 0.17%
Pacific Islanders 19,128 0.20%
Multiracial Americans 336,840 3.49%

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Ethnic origins in Los Angeles County

The county has a large population of Asian Americans, being home to the largest numbers of Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Thai outside their respective countries.[31] The largest Asian groups in Los Angeles County are 4.0% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 2.2% Korean, 1.0% Japanese, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.8% Indian, and 0.3% Cambodian.

45.9% of the population reported speaking only English at home; 37.9% spoke Spanish, 2.22% Tagalog, 2.0% Chinese, 1.9% Korean, 1.87% Armenian, 0.5% Arabic, and 0.2% Hindi.[32]

Los Angeles County is home to the largest Armenian population outside of Armenia.[33] It also accommodates the largest Iranian population outside of Iran of any other county or county equivalent globally.[34]

Income

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Percent of households with incomes above $150k across LA County census tracts

In 2024, the Area Median Income (AMI) for a one-person household in Los Angeles County was $74,600 ($6,217 per month); for a four-person household, $106,600 ($8,883 per month).[35]

As of 2024 12 12, the homeownership rate was 49.81%.[36] As of 2025 12 23, the median home value was $859,958.[37] Multi-unit structures comprised approximately 54.2% of the total housing inventory as of late 2025.

In October 2025, the number of homeless people in the county was 72,195, of which 47,450 were unsheltered.[38] LA County holds the undisputed title for the largest unsheltered homeless population in the nation—in 2024, only 30% of LA’s homeless population was sheltered either in an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or a safe haven program, compared to 97% of New York’s unhoused.[39]

Religion

In 2015, there were over two thousand Christian churches, the majority of which are Catholic.[40][41] Roman Catholic adherents number close to 40% of the population. There were 202 Jewish synagogues, 145 Buddhist temples, 38 Muslim mosques, 44 Baháʼí Faith worship centers, 37 Hindu temples, 28 Tenrikyo churches and fellowships, 16 Shinto worship centers, and 14 Sikh gurdwaras in the county.[42] The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has approximately 5Script error: No such module "String".million members and is the largest diocese in the United States. In 2014, the county had 3,275 religious organizations, the most out of all US counties.[43]

Law, government, and politics

Government

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The Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration is the seat of the government of Los Angeles County.

The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.[44] Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of local governments such as the Government of Los Angeles County.

The county's voters elect a governing five-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The small size of the board means each supervisor represents over 2Script error: No such module "String".million people. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual city). As an executive body, it can tell the county departments what to do, and how to do it. As a quasi-judicial body, the Board is the final venue of appeal in the local planning process, and holds public hearings on various agenda items.

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Politics

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Overview

Voter registration

Population and registered voters (Sept. 2025)
Total population 9,757,179
  Registered voters[47][note 1] 5,834,380 59.8%
    Democratic[47] 2,988,634 51.2%
    Republican[47] 1,098,884 18.8%
    Democratic–Republican spread[47] +1,889,750 +32.4%
    American Independent[47] 200,191 3.4%
    Libertarian[47] 48,197 0.8%
    Peace and Freedom[47] 43,165 0.7%
    Green[47] 28,444 0.5%
    Unknown[47] 32,209 0.5%
    Other[47] 45,961 0.8%
    No party preference[47] 1,348,695 23.1%

In the United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is split between 17 congressional districts.[48] In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is split between 13 legislative districts.[49] In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts.[50]

On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County was almost evenly split over Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. The county voted for the amendment 50.04% with a margin of 2,385 votes.[51]

Legal system

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The Los Angeles County Superior Court is the county's court of general jurisdiction, while the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California may hear cases where federal jurisdiction is present. Both are headquartered in a large cluster of government buildings in the city's Civic Center.

Historically, the courthouses were county-owned buildings that were maintained at county expense, which created significant friction since the trial court judges, as officials of the state government, had to lobby the county Board of Supervisors for facility renovations and upgrades. In turn, the state judiciary successfully persuaded the state Legislature to authorize the transfer of all courthouses to the state government in 2008 and 2009 (so that judges would have direct control over their own courthouses). Courthouse security is still provided by the county government under a contract with the state.

Unlike the largest city in the United States, New York City, all of the city of Los Angeles and most of its important suburbs are located within a single county. As a result, both the county superior court and the federal district court are respectively the busiest courts of their type in the nation.[52][53]

Many celebrities have been seen in Los Angeles courts. In 2003, the television show Extra (based in nearby Glendale) found itself running so many reports on the legal problems of local celebrities that it spun them off into a separate show, Celebrity Justice.

State cases are appealed to the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District, which is also headquartered in the Civic Center, and then to the California Supreme Court, which is headquartered in San Francisco but also hears argument in Los Angeles (again, in the Civic Center). Federal cases are appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which hears them at its branch building in Pasadena. The court of last resort for federal cases is the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

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 (2011)
Population[54] 9,787,747
Violent crime[55] 54,747 5.59
  Homicide[55] 699 0.07
  Forcible rape[55] 2,114 0.22
  Robbery[55] 24,528 2.51
  Aggravated assault[55] 27,406 2.80
Property crime[55] 155,583 15.90
  Burglary[55] 50,558 5.17
  Larceny-theft[55][note 2] 144,589 14.77
  Motor vehicle theft[55] 46,710 4.77
Arson[55] 2,815 0.29

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates (2012)
City Population[56] Violent crimes[56] Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons 		Property crimes[56] Property crime rate
per 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 2013

  • Homicides: 386[57]
  • Thefts: 54,971 [58]
  • Burglaries: 17,606
  • Car Thefts: 15,866[58]
  • Robberies: 10,202
  • Violent Crimes: 20,318[58]
  • Rapes: 843
  • Assaults: 8,976[58]
  • Murders: 297

Ecology

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Many introduced species, such as this Indian peafowl, adapt readily to urban living and Los Angeles County's mild climate.

According to the authors of Wild L.A., a book about urban biodiversity, "Los Angeles is the birdiest county in the country with over 500 recorded species." LA's amenable climate supports a large number of introduced, tropical and migratory species.[59] Because of the county's wide range of biomes it is possible to see desert bighorn sheep and green sea turtles in the same day, without crossing the county line.[59] The range of habitats in the county is "greater than in many states, with mountains, wetlands, desert, ocean, meadows and chaparral, each with its own endemic species."[60] There are at least 100 species of trees, and 1000 species of non-native plants, in the urban areas of the county.[61] Charismatic biodiversity indicator species native to the area include three species of amphibian (Baja California chorus frog, black-bellied slender salamander, western toad), 14 species of bird (acorn woodpecker, California quail, canyon wren, cinnamon teal, great blue heron, great horned owl, greater roadrunner, hooded merganser, Northern harrier, red-tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird, spotted towhee, western bluebird, western meadowlark), nine kinds of invertebrates (Behr's metalmark, bramble green hairstreak, bumblebees, El Segundo blue butterfly, harvester ants, Lorquin's admiral, North American Jerusalem crickets, Sara orangetip, velvet ants), five mammals (bobcat, dusky footed woodrat, gray fox, mountain lion, mule deer), and six reptiles (California kingsnake, coachwhip snake, gopher snake, side-blotched lizard, western pond turtle, western rattlesnake).[62] Any observations of these species within the county are considered ecologically significant indicators of ecosystem health and may be documented using the iNaturalist app.[63][64]

Economy

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Employment by industry in Los Angeles County (2015)

Los Angeles County is commonly associated with the entertainment and digital media industry; all five major film studios—Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios—are located within the county. Numerous other major industries also define the economy of Los Angeles County, including international trade supported by the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, music recording and production, aerospace and defense, fashion, and professional services such as law, medicine, engineering and design services, financial services.[65] High-tech sector employment within Los Angeles County is 368,500 workers,[66] and manufacturing employment within Los Angeles County is 365,000 workers.[67][68] Despite a business exodus from Downtown Los Angeles since the COVID-19 pandemic, the city's urban core is evolving as a cultural center with the world's largest showcase of architecture designed by Frank Gehry.[69]

The following major companies have headquarters in Los Angeles County:

Education

The Los Angeles County Office of Education provides a supporting role for school districts in the area. The county office also operates two magnet schools, the International Polytechnic High School and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. There are a number of private schools in the county, most notably those operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The county's public education sector is run by numerous school districts with the Los Angeles Unified School District being the largest one running public schools primarily within the city of Los Angeles and its immediately neighboring cities.

Colleges

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Universities

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Sites of interest

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LA County Fair at dusk, 2008
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Photo of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art during its 2005 Ancient Egypt exhibit

The county's most visited park is Griffith Park, owned by the city of Los Angeles. The county is also known for the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, the annual Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits, the Arboretum of Los Angeles, and two horse racetracks and two car racetracks (Pomona Raceway and Irwindale Speedway), also the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". located in Long Beach, and the Long Beach Grand Prix, and miles of beaches—from Zuma to Cabrillo.

Venice Beach is a popular attraction whose Muscle Beach used to attract throngs of tourists admiring "hardbodies". Today, it is more arts-centered. Santa Monica's pier is a well known tourist spot, famous for its Ferris wheel and bumper car rides, which were featured in the introductory segment of the television sitcom Three's Company. Further north in Pacific Palisades one finds the beaches used in the television series Baywatch.[72] The fabled Malibu, home of many film and television stars, lies west of it.

In the mountain, canyon, and desert areas one may find Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, where many old Westerns were filmed. Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains is open for the public to view astronomical stars from its telescope, now computer-assisted. Many county residents find relaxation in water skiing and swimming at Castaic Lake Recreation Area – the county's largest park by area – as well as enjoying natural surroundings and starry nights at Saddleback Butte State Park in the eastern Antelope Valley – California State Parks' largest in area within the county. The California Poppy Reserve is located in the western Antelope Valley and shows off the State's flower in great quantity on its rolling hills every spring.

Museums

Entertainment

Music venues

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Other attractions

Other areas

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Transportation

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Air

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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), located in the Westchester district, is the primary commercial airport for commercial airlines in the county and the Greater Los Angeles Area. LAX is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), an agency of the City of Los Angeles.

Other important commercial airports in Los Angeles County include:

The following general aviation airports also are located in Los Angeles County:

The U.S. Air Force operates three airports in Los Angeles County:

Rail

Los Angeles is a major freight-railroad transportation center, largely due to the large volumes of freight moving in and out of the county's sea port facilities. The ports are connected to the downtown rail yards and to the main lines of Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe headed east via a grade-separated, freight rail corridor known as the Alameda Corridor.

Passenger rail service is provided in the county by Amtrak, Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metrolink.

Amtrak has the following intercity Amtrak service at Union Station in the city of Los Angeles:

Union Station is also the primary hub for Metrolink commuter rail, which serves much of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Light rail, subway (heavy rail), and long-distance bus service are all provided by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Other smaller regional transit agencies that provide public transit to specific regions of Los Angeles County include LADOT, Long Beach Transit, Montebello Bus Lines, Norwalk Transit, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus serving the western LA region, Santa Clarita Transit, Torrance Transit, Glendale Beeline, Foothill Transit serving the San Gabriel Valley region, and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority serving the Lancaster and Palmdale area in the Antelope Valley region.

Sea

The county's two main seaports are the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Together they handle over a quarter of all container traffic entering the United States, making the complex the largest and most important port in the country, and the third-largest port in the world by shipping volume.

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The Port of Long Beach is home to the Sea Launch program, which uses a floating launch platform to insert payloads into orbits that would be difficult to attain from existing land-based launch sites.

Catalina Express ferries link the Catalina Island city of Avalon to the mainland at San Pedro and Long Beach, as well as Dana Point in Orange County.

Water

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Watersheds of Los Angeles County

Water is provided by at least 200 independent water districts or agencies.[74] Statewide droughts in California have placed a strain on the county's water security.[75][76]

Communities

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Cities

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There are 88 incorporated cities in Los Angeles County. According to the 2024 Estimate, the most populous are:[77] Template:Bar graph

Unincorporated areas

Census-designated places

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Other unincorporated communities

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Proposed communities

See: Los Angeles Almanac MAP: Unincorporated Areas and Communities of Los Angeles County

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See also

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Notes

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  2. ↑ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

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References

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