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Coastal California vs. Inland California

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

Coastal California
Population #2/51 25.2M behind Texas, ahead of Florida
Total GDP #1/51 $2.87T ahead of Texas
GDP per capita #1/51 $114K ahead of New York
Median household income #1/51 $102K ahead of Maryland
Land area #38/51 38,480 sq mi behind Virginia, ahead of Indiana
U.S. House seats #2/51 33 behind Texas, ahead of Florida
Electoral votes #2/51 35 behind Texas, ahead of Florida
Inland California
Population #5/51 14.1M behind New York, ahead of Pennsylvania
Total GDP #7/51 $957B behind Pennsylvania, ahead of Ohio
GDP per capita #39/51 $68.1K behind Vermont, ahead of Maine
Median household income #14/51 $87.5K behind Minnesota, ahead of Rhode Island
Land area #5/51 117,380 sq mi behind New Mexico, ahead of Arizona
U.S. House seats #5/51 19 behind New York, ahead of Illinois
Electoral votes #5/51 21 behind New York, ahead of Illinois

Side-by-side comparison

Coastal California
Inland California
California today
Population
25.2M
14.1M
39.2M
Land area
38,480 sq mi
117,380 sq mi
155,859 sq mi
Population density
655 /sq mi
120 /sq mi
252 /sq mi
Total GDP
$2.87T
$957B
$3.83T
GDP per capita
$114K
$68.1K
$97.5K
Median household income
$102K
$87.5K
$96.7K
Unemployment rate
6.2%
6.9%
6.4%
Poverty rate
11.4%
13.0%
12.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
40.9%
28.2%
36.5%
Urban population
96.8%
89.5%
94.2%
Median age
38.3
36.5
37.6
Federal funding received
$369B
$78.4B
$448B
U.S. House seats
33
19
52
Electoral votes
35
21
54
Number of counties
22
36
58

Race & ethnicity

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

Largest cities

Coastal California
  1. Los Angeles 3.86M
  2. San Diego 1.39M
  3. San Jose 990K
  4. San Francisco 836K
  5. Sacramento 525K
  6. Long Beach 458K
  7. Oakland 438K
  8. Chula Vista 275K
Inland California
  1. Fresno 544K
  2. Bakersfield 408K
  3. Anaheim 345K
  4. Stockton 320K
  5. Riverside 316K
  6. Santa Ana 312K
  7. Irvine 308K
  8. San Bernardino 222K

National parks

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