Census Data Reveals Slow Growth in L.A. County

According to the 2010 data released by the Census Bureau, the population of Los Angeles County has grown 3 percent over the past 10 years. The number of people now living in the county is 9.8 million.

The state's population grew by 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010 from 33.9 million to an estimated 37.3 million residents.

Numbers are not yet available for Mar Vista, as the bureau has only broken down the numbers by city or town, not by zipcode. As soon as these numbers become available, we'll post them on the site. In 2000, Mar Vista's population stood at 55,194.

Meanwhile, Riverside County posted the largest growth, increasing 41 percent from 2000 to 2010, with the city of Baument growing 224 percent from 11,384 to 36,887 people.

Riverside County was followed by Placer County with a 40 percent jump. The city of Lincoln skyrocketed 282 percent from 11,205 to 42,819 people.

Other counties that grew more than 20 percent included Imperial, Kern, Madera, Merced and Tulare.

San Francisco County’s population also rose 3 percent, while San Diego County jumped 10 percent.

The only counties that saw population decreases were three small regions in the Sierra Nevada. They were Alpine County (down 3 percent), Plumas County (down 4 percent) and Sierra County (down 9 percent).

Associate Regional Editor David Mills contributed to this story.