California State Population 2024 Population

California State Population 2024 Population. California is the most populous state in the us with a nominal gdp at $3.9 trillion usd, 5th highest in the world and 14.2% of the united states nominal gdp (state of california, 2024). The most populated counties in california are los angeles county with 9,663,345, san diego county at 3,269,973, orange county with 3,135,755, riverside county at 2,492,442, and san bernardino county with 2,195,611.

Usafacts uses census data to break down the population of california by race, age, and more. The calculation is based on the average growth rate of 0.79% over last 12 years since 2011.