Kern County grew .9%, a total of 8,309 people, from January 2016 to January 2017, according to the state’s Finance Department.
Bakersfield is the 9th largest city in California. Shafter grew the most in Kern County by 4.5% or 818 people.
California also grew by .9% in the past year.
The full report can be found online.
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