2002 Almanac (page 491)  Table D-68  San Joaquin Valley Air Basin - Kern County:  Population and VMT Trends																				

 San Joaquin Valley Air Basin:  Kern County 																				
Surface Area = 5580 square miles																				
Parameter	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Population	342100	354000	364900	374900	386800	396700	406500	417300	428700	448700	469100	485500	495900	505800	512800	520000	530300	536500	549300	563500
Avg. Daily VMT/1000	7150	7468	7972	8346	9071	9567	10004	10585	11023	12427	12519	12655	12847	13397	14001	14604	15054	15426	15904	16403

A portion of Kern County lies within the Mojave Desert Air Basin.