Los Angeles Area Leads California's Large Industrial Population

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). With over 156,297 square miles of land area, California has a diverse industrial population. The state can be broken up into distinct industrial market regions or zones based, in part, on geography and population centers. Industrialinfo.com categorizes California into the Northern and Southern areas with ten regional zones. According to data extracted from Industrialinfo.com's Online Plant Directory, California is home to over 2,292 major industrial plants.

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The Los Angeles area, Zone 8, ranks first in California with close to 40% of the industrial plant population at nearly to 800 industrial plants. The San Francisco area, or Zone 3, is home to 411 plants and is the second largest in terms of plant count. Zone 6, the Fresno market area, ranks third in the state with 306 plants, due to a heavy concentration of agricultural and food processing plants.

An analysis of the industry breakdown in the state of California reveals that the power industry with 561 power plants leads the state. The food & beverage industry has always been strong in the state with some 429 plants. Industrial manufacturing plants producing durable and non-durable goods total about 397.

California boasts 220 chemical plants, as well as 217 metals & minerals processing plants. Ninety-five biotech and pharmaceutical plants call California home.

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