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Los Angeles is the largest city in Southern California and the second largest in the U.S.
The 2023 United States Census published Los Angeles had a population of about 4 million. The Los Angeles metropolitan area (Greater Los Angeles) has a population of approximately 18.5 million inhabitants.
Los Angeles County is the first in the country to reach 10 million inhabitants. If the Los Angeles five-county area were a state, it would exceed all states in total population size except California, Texas, New York, and Florida. The County of Los Angeles alone would be the 7th most populated U.S. state.
The US states equivalent population to Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County is home to more people than each of these 46 U.S. states
Interestingly, just a single county in Alaska, the Yukon-Koyukuk county, is larger than 47 of the 50 states, with only California, Texas, and Alaska being larger.
The US counties, equivalent population to Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County is more populated than approximately 1200 other U.S. counties combined.
Below are a few more attempts to compare Los Angeles County’s population with those of other counties in the United States.
Reddit user: AlbinoInteriorLos Angeles vs. 914 other U.S. counties
As result U.S. states with a smaller population than Los Angeles County