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Inland California vs. Coastal California

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How they'd rank nationally (out of 51 states)

Inland California
Population #5/51 18.1M behind New York, ahead of Pennsylvania
Total GDP #5/51 $1.5T behind Florida, ahead of Illinois
GDP per capita #20/51 $82.8K behind South Dakota, ahead of New Hampshire
Median household income #8/51 $94K behind Washington, ahead of Connecticut
Land area #4/51 124,522 sq mi behind Montana, ahead of New Mexico
U.S. House seats #5/51 24 behind New York, ahead of Illinois
Electoral votes #5/51 26 behind New York, ahead of Illinois
Coastal California
Population #3/51 21.1M behind Florida, ahead of New York
Total GDP #2/51 $2.33T behind Texas, ahead of New York
GDP per capita #1/51 $110K ahead of New York
Median household income #4/51 $99.1K behind New Jersey, ahead of Hawaii
Land area #39/51 31,338 sq mi behind Indiana, ahead of Maine
U.S. House seats #3/51 28 behind Florida, ahead of New York
Electoral votes #3/51 30 behind Florida, ahead of New York

Side-by-side comparison

Inland California
Coastal California
California today
Population
18.1M
21.1M
39.2M
Land area
124,522 sq mi
31,338 sq mi
155,859 sq mi
Population density
145 /sq mi
675 /sq mi
252 /sq mi
Total GDP
$1.5T
$2.33T
$3.83T
GDP per capita
$82.8K
$110K
$97.5K
Median household income
$94K
$99.1K
$96.7K
Unemployment rate
6.6%
6.3%
6.4%
Poverty rate
12.2%
11.7%
12.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.6%
39.7%
36.5%
Urban population
91.0%
97.0%
94.2%
Median age
36.8
38.4
37.6
Federal funding received
$281B
$166B
$448B
U.S. House seats
24
28
52
Electoral votes
26
30
54
Number of counties
43
15
58

Race & ethnicity

Inland California
Coastal California
  • White
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Asian
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • Native American
  • Pacific Islander
  • Other

Largest cities

Inland California
  1. San Jose 990K
  2. Fresno 544K
  3. Sacramento 525K
  4. Oakland 438K
  5. Bakersfield 408K
  6. Stockton 320K
  7. Riverside 316K
  8. Fremont 229K
Coastal California
  1. Los Angeles 3.86M
  2. San Diego 1.39M
  3. San Francisco 836K
  4. Long Beach 458K
  5. Anaheim 345K
  6. Santa Ana 312K
  7. Irvine 308K
  8. Chula Vista 275K

National parks

Inland California
  • Death Valley National Park
  • Joshua Tree National Park
  • Kings Canyon National Park
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Pinnacles National Park
  • Sequoia National Park
  • Yosemite National Park
Coastal California
  • Channel Islands National Park
  • Pinnacles National Park
  • Redwood National Park