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Projected Population
Los Angeles County, 2024 Through 2070

Child, Population

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Also see: Racial/Ethnic Populations for Los Angeles County, Since 1990 Census




Projected Population by Race & Ethnicity for Los Angeles County

Between 2024 population estimates and population projections for 2070, Los Angeles County is projected to lose 10 percent of its population, or one million people. That would equal the loss more than a quarter of the population of the city of Los Angeles. The loss of one million people would also equal the loss of the combined populations of Long Beach, Santa Clarita, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Torrance, Pasadena and Downey.

The single largest projected loss among the county’s racial/ethnic groups is more than 570,000 White, non-Hispanic people, or 20 percent of that population today. Following that would be more than 255,000 Hispanic people, or six percent of that population today. The third largest loss would be more than 125,000 Asian, non-Hispanic people, or 8 percent of that population today.

Only the American Indian/Native Alaskan, Multi-Racial and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations are currently projected to show growth between 2024 and 2070. It should be noted that these projections do change when periodically updated, sometimes dramatically.


Projections Made July 2024

Race/Ethnicity 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Total Population Number 9,784,023 9,723,289 9,693,049 9,552,998 9,222,688 8,770,670
American Indian/ Alaskan Native* Number 22,197 24,133 25,504 26,256 26,515 27,182
Percent 0.23% 0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.29% 0.31%
Race/Ethnicity 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Asian* Number 1,636,211 1,649,386 1,643,836 1,623,424 1,574,722 1,510,834
Percent 16.72% 16.96% 16.96% 16.99% 17.07% 17.23%
Black* Number 843,921 866,045 862,707 831,212 770,124 703,351
Percent 8.63% 8.91% 8.90% 8.70% 8.35% 8.02%
Race/Ethnicity 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander* Number 24,589 25,959 27,177 27,231 26,407 25,018
Percent 0.25% 0.27% 0.28% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29%
White* Number 2,887,740 2,909,621 2,816,035 2,674,215 2,498,677 2,317,713
Percent 29.51% 29.92% 29.05% 27.99% 27.09% 26.43%
Race/Ethnicity 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Multi-Racial* Number 336,726 356,746 380,682 403,983 412,851 409,609
Percent 3.44% 3.67% 3.93% 4.23% 4.48% 4.67%
Hispanic or Latino (All Races) Number 4,032,639 3,891,399 3,937,108 3,966,677 3,913,392 3,776,963
Percent 41.22% 40.02% 40.62% 41.52% 42.43% 43.06%

* Not Hispanic or Latino
† California Demographic Research Unit estimate for 2024

Source: California Dept. of Finance


Projected Populations for Southern California Counties

Percentages are population projection differences from previous column. Projections Made July 2024

County 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Los Angeles 9,784,023
---
9,723,289
-0.6%
9,693,049
-0.3%
9,552,998
-1.4%
9,222,688
-3.5%
8,770,670
-4.9%
Orange 3,142,387
---
3,193,151
+1.6%
3,244,826
+1.6%
3,235,275
-0.3%
3,144,158
-2.8%
3,014,510
-4.1%
Ventura 825,322
---
825,140
+0.0%
824,887
+0.0%
811,756
-1.6%
783,420
-3.5%
761,328
-2.8%
Kern 904,430
---
917,264
+1.4%
945,369
+3.1%
953,653
+0.9%
937,340
-1.7%
907,416
-3.2%
County 2024 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
San Bernardino 2,180,503
---
2,246,812
+3.0%
2,329,399
+3.7%
2,369,443
+1.7%
2,350,703
-0.8%
2,294,670
-2.4%
Riverside 2,441,474
---
2,516,026
+3.1%
2,680,111
+6.5%
2,811,880
+4.9%
2,884,131
+2.6%
2,925,986
+1.5%
San Diego 3,310,718
---
3,398,739
+2.7%
3,481,551
+2.4%
3,511,815
+0.9%
3,482,714
-0.8%
3,391,909
-2.6%
Santa Barbara 446,729
---
465,218
+4.1%
480,299
+3.2%
490,268
+2.1%
495,852
+1.1%
500,103
+0.9%

† California Demographic Research Unit estimate for 2024

Source: California Dept. of Finance