In May of 1996, the California Research Bureau released a report comparing
the San Joaquin Valley to other states. Following are a few of the comparisons
from that report (reflecting 1990 Census data).
- The San Joaquin Valley is larger in area than ten states.
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank 31st in population, exceeding 20 states.
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank ninth in population growth.
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank eighth in population of Asian ancestry
(and second, following only California itself, in population of Cambodian,
Hmong, and Laotian origin).
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank sixth in Hispanic population (following
the states of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas).
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank third in persons of Mexican origin or
descent, after only California and Texas.
- The San Joaquin Valley ranks tenth from the bottom in per capita household
income, between South Carolina and Alabama.
- The San Joaquin Valley would rank fourth in the number of persons involved
in farming, forestry, and fishing, surpassed only by California, Florida, and
Texas.
The data is ten years old, but still pretty interesting. I wonder what of it has changed, if any of it. (Found this at Self-Help Enterprises).
