Table 6
Estimate of Total Population by Bay Area County: 1978-1997
(as of January 1 of year)

Year	San Francisco	San Mateo	Santa Clara	Alameda	Contra Costa	Solano	Napa	Sonoma	Marin	Region
1978	683,000	583,100	1,243,200	1,110,000	625,300	207,700	96,300	277,900	223,700	5,050,200
1979	680,100	584,400	1,264,300	1,104,100	638,200	218,600	98,100	288,100	223,400	5,099,300
1980	679,400	586,800	1,287,300	1,105,700	651,600	230,500	98,800	296,700	223,000	5,159,800
1981	683,800	584,400	1,304,700	1,113,500	659,600	241,700	99,100	305,400	222,600	5,214,800
1982	694,600	589,400	1,324,600	1,129,900	671,600	250,500	100,300	311,800	223,800	5,296,500
1983	698,300	596,300	1,344,300	1,148,200	684,700	257,800	101,100	317,700	224,500	5,372,900
1984	707,200	602,700	1,363,300	1,167,500	694,400	263,700	101,700	323,500	224,800	5,448,800
1985	725,600	614,100	1,390,900	1,187,000	711,600	271,000	103,500	331,900	226,200	5,561,800
1986	736,000	614,000	1,398,900	1,201,400	720,900	281,100	104,000	339,400	225,900	5,621,600
1987	742,300	620,100	1,415,100	1,218,400	736,100	292,500	104,900	348,800	227,000	5,705,200
1988	741,300	627,500	1,431,600	1,241,600	753,500	303,500	105,800	360,300	228,400	5,793,500
1989	731,700	632,800	1,440,900	1,252,400	775,500	321,100	107,600	371,600	231,900	5,865,500
1990	724,000	647,400	1,493,800	1,274,700	797,600	335,200	109,900	384,700	229,900	5,997,200
1991	731,100	656,300	1,515,600	1,294,700	815,700	350,400	112,100	394,300	231,900	6,102,100
1992	735,600	664,300	1,534,700	1,310,500	829,200	358,900	113,600	400,900	234,200	6,181,900
1993	744,500	672,200	1,559,900	1,326,300	843,700	365,000	115,300	407,700	236,000	6,270,600
1994	752,100	679,100	1,581,700	1,338,400	856,000	369,400	116,500	413,000	237,300	6,343,500
1995	751,900	685,400	1,594,800	1,344,200	863,300	370,200	117,200	416,800	238,200	6,382,000
1996	759,800	693,800	1,620,700	1,356,300	872,600	371,500	118,400	422,000	239,300	6,454,400
1997	778,100	701,100	1,653,100	1,375,900	879,200	375,400	120,800	426,900	242,200	6,552,700

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Source:
State of California, Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit
(http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/druhpar.htm)

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