Population estimates between the Census and CA Department of Finance were largely aligned until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
9-county Bay Area mid-year population estimates, July 2014 through July 2023
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
7M
7.1M
7.2M
7.3M
7.4M
7.5M
7.6M
7.7M
7.8M
7.9M
8M
Census Population Estimates
7,508,799
CA Department of Finance
7,627,215