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Los Angeles County
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county in California, United States
Los Angeles County is a large county located in California that serves as a major population and economic center in the United States. It matters because it is one of the most populous and influential counties in the country, shaping culture, economy, and policy on a national scale.
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- Named after
- Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- California
- Contains
- Arcadia
- Capital
- Los Angeles
- Population
- 10014009
- Area
- 12308
- Elevation
- 3.069
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Orange County
- Official website
- lacounty.gov
- Image
- Los Angeles, CA from the air.jpg
- Households
- 3332504
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- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject United States
- postal code
- 90001–90899
- category for people buried here
- Category:Burials in Los Angeles County, California
- Commons category
- Los Angeles County, California
- topic's main category
- Category:Los Angeles County, California
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Los Angeles County, California
- inception
- 1850-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Los Angeles County, California
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Los Angeles County, California
- located in/on physical feature
- Southern California
- short name
- L. A. County
- native label
- Los Angeles
- water as percent of area
- 14.59
- topic has template
- Template:Los Angeles County, California
- per capita income
- 35685
- P12749
- Flers-sur-Noye
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Encyclopedic overview
Los Angeles County, sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,694,934 residents estimated in 2025. 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 4,083 square miles (10,570 km), it accommodates more than a quarter of Californians and is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. counties. 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.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Los Angeles County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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