California Restaurant Association

Alameda County

Total Sq Miles:

738

Population (Census 2000):

1,443,741

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,455,235

Percentage:

8%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

3,957

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$1,709,868,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Alpine County

Total Sq Miles:

739

Population (Census 2000):

1,208

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,190

Percentage:

-1.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

10

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$1,736,000.00

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Amador County

Total Sq Miles:

593

Population (Census 2000):

35,100

Estimated Growth 2004:

37,837

Percentage:

7.8%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

116

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$30,980,000.00

Butte County

Total Sq Miles:

1640

Population (Census 2000):

203,171

Estimated Growth 2004:

212,968

Percentage:

4.8%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

507

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$211,333,000.00

Calaveras County

Total Sq Miles:

1151

Population (Census 2000):

40,554

Estimated Growth 2004:

45,939

Percentage:

13.3%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

121

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$26,326,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Colusa County

Total Sq Miles:

720

Population (Census 2000):

18,804

Estimated Growth 2004:

20,339

Percentage:

8.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

55

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$19,567,000.00

Contra Costa County

Total Sq Miles:

1008

Population (Census 2000):

948,816

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,009,144

Percentage:

6.4%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

2,000

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$1,049,124,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Del Norte County

Total Sq Miles:

1712

Population (Census 2000):

27,507

Estimated Growth 2004:

28,351

Percentage:

3.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

65

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$20,268,000.00

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El Dorado County

Total Sq Miles:

5963

Population (Census 2000):

156,299

Estimated Growth 2004:

172,889

Percentage:

10.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

444

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$180,836,000.00

Fresno County

Total Sq Miles:

1315

Population (Census 2000):

799,407

Estimated Growth 2004:

866,772

Percentage:

8.4%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,803

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$840,604,000.00

Glenn County

Total Sq Miles:

3573

Population (Census 2000):

26,453

Estimated Growth 2004:

27,488

Percentage:

3.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

62

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$20,390,000.00

Humboldt County

Total Sq Miles:

4175

Population (Census 2000):

126,518

Estimated Growth 2004:

128,529

Percentage:

1.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

361

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$121,613,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Imperial County

Total Sq Miles:

10192

Population (Census 2000):

142,361

Estimated Growth 2004:

152,448

Percentage:

7.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

304

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$134,891,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Inyo County

Total Sq Miles:

10223

Population (Census 2000):

17,945

Estimated Growth 2004:

18,244

Percentage:

1.7%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

62

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$29,952,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Kern County

Total Sq Miles:

8130

Population (Census 2000):

661,645

Estimated Growth 2004:

734,846

Percentage:

11.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,435

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$724,358,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Kings County

Total Sq Miles:

1392

Population (Census 2000):

129,461

Estimated Growth 2004:

142,561

Percentage:

10.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

229

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$96,785,000.00

Lake County

Total Sq Miles:

1262

Population (Census 2000):

58,309

Estimated Growth 2004:

64,446

Percentage:

10.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

150

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$39,668,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Lassen County

Total Sq Miles:

4553

Population (Census 2000):

33,828

Estimated Growth 2004:

34,661

Percentage:

2.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

55

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$19,806,000.00

Los Angeles County

Total Sq Miles:

4070

Population (Census 2000):

9,519,338

Estimated Growth 2004:

9,937,739

Percentage:

4.4%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

23,799

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$12,904,310,000.00

Madera County

Total Sq Miles:

2145

Population (Census 2000):

123,109

Estimated Growth 2004:

138,951

Percentage:

12.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

223

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$80,542,000.00

Marin County

Total Sq Miles:

523

Population (Census 2000):

247,289

Estimated Growth 2004:

246,045

Percentage:

-0.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

704

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$395,421,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Mariposa County

Total Sq Miles:

1456

Population (Census 2000):

17,130

Estimated Growth 2004:

18,003

Percentage:

5.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

30

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$11,511,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Mendocino County

Total Sq Miles:

3512

Population (Census 2000):

86,265

Estimated Growth 2004:

88,551

Percentage:

2.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

273

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$95,149,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Merced County

Total Sq Miles:

1945

Population (Census 2000):

210,554

Estimated Growth 2004:

237,005

Percentage:

12.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

419

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$169,992,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Modoc County

Total Sq Miles:

4064

Population (Census 2000):

9,449

Estimated Growth 2004:

9,599

Percentage:

1.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

29

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$4,041,000.00

Mono County

Total Sq Miles:

3018

Population (Census 2000):

12,853

Estimated Growth 2004:

12,766

Percentage:

-0.7%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

95

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$46,674,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Monterey County

Total Sq Miles:

3303

Population (Census 2000):

401,762

Estimated Growth 2004:

414,629

Percentage:

3.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,014

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$525,737,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Napa County

Total Sq Miles:

744

Population (Census 2000):

124,279

Estimated Growth 2004:

132,339

Percentage:

6.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

311

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$241,810,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Nevada County

Total Sq Miles:

960

Population (Census 2000):

92,033

Estimated Growth 2004:

97,660

Percentage:

6.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

256

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$99,381,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Orange County

Total Sq Miles:

798

Population (Census 2000):

2,846,289

Estimated Growth 2004:

2,987,591

Percentage:

5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

7,716

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$4,798,676,000.00

Placer County

Total Sq Miles:

1416

Population (Census 2000):

248,399

Estimated Growth 2004:

307,004

Percentage:

23.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

868

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$504,728,000.00

Plumas County

Total Sq Miles:

2573

Population (Census 2000):

20,824

Estimated Growth 2004:

21,359

Percentage:

2.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

112

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$18,784,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Riverside County

Total Sq Miles:

7214

Population (Census 2000):

1,545,387

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,871,950

Percentage:

21.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

3,545

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$2,157,801,000

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Sacramento County

Total Sq Miles:

971

Population (Census 2000):

1,223,499

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,352,445

Percentage:

10.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

3,119

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$1,606,306,000.00

San Benito County

Total Sq Miles:

1388

Population (Census 2000):

53,234

Estimated Growth 2004:

56,243

Percentage:

5.7%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

113

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$37,475,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

San Bernardino County

Total Sq Miles:

20064

Population (Census 2000):

1,709,434

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,921,131

Percentage:

12.4%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

3,633

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$2,082,344,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

San Diego County

Total Sq Miles:

4212

Population (Census 2000):

2,813,833

Estimated Growth 2004:

2,931,714

Percentage:

4.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

7,187

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$4,267,302,000.00

San Francisco County

Total Sq Miles:

46

Population (Census 2000):

776,733

Estimated Growth 2004:

744,230

Percentage:

-4.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

3,860

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$2,147,483,647.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

San Joaquin County

Total Sq Miles:

1415

Population (Census 2000):

563,598

Estimated Growth 2004:

649,868

Percentage:

15.3%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,279

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$580,022,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

San Luis Obispo County

Total Sq Miles:

3308

Population (Census 2000):

246,681

Estimated Growth 2004:

254,566

Percentage:

3.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

776

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$407,968,000.00

San Mateo County

Total Sq Miles:

447

Population (Census 2000):

707,161

Estimated Growth 2004:

699,216

Percentage:

-1.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,865

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$1,111,150,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Santa Barbara County

Total Sq Miles:

2748

Population (Census 2000):

399,347

Estimated Growth 2004:

401,851

Percentage:

0.6%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,075

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$624,365,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Santa Clara County

Total Sq Miles:

1291

Population (Census 2000):

1,682,585

Estimated Growth 2004:

1,685,188

Percentage:

0.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

4,510

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$2,147,483,647.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Santa Cruz County

Total Sq Miles:

446

Population (Census 2000):

255,602

Estimated Growth 2004:

250,633

Percentage:

-1.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

697

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$312,015,000.00

Shasta County

Total Sq Miles:

3786

Population (Census 2000):

163,256

Estimated Growth 2004:

177,816

Percentage:

8.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

447

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$183,239,000.00

Sierra County

Total Sq Miles:

959

Population (Census 2000):

3,555

Estimated Growth 2004:

3,490

Percentage:

-1.8%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

18

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$2,583,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Siskiyou County

Total Sq Miles:

6281

Population (Census 2000):

44,301

Estimated Growth 2004:

44,891

Percentage:

1.3%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

157

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$40,889,000.00

Solano County

Total Sq Miles:

834

Population (Census 2000):

394,542

Estimated Growth 2004:

412,970

Percentage:

4.7%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

825

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$426,248,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Sonoma County

Total Sq Miles:

1604

Population (Census 2000):

458,614

Estimated Growth 2004:

468,450

Percentage:

2.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,188

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$551,358,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Stanislaus County

Total Sq Miles:

1506

Population (Census 2000):

446,997

Estimated Growth 2004:

498,355

Percentage:

11.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

990

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$489,169,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Sutter County

Total Sq Miles:

602

Population (Census 2000):

78,930

Estimated Growth 2004:

86,760

Percentage:

9.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

175

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$79,324,000.00

Tehama County

Total Sq Miles:

2953

Population (Census 2000):

56,039

Estimated Growth 2004:

60,075

Percentage:

7.2%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

128

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$38,891,000.00

Trinity County

Total Sq Miles:

3190

Population (Census 2000):

13,022

Estimated Growth 2004:

13,671

Percentage:

5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

40

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$6,932,000.00

Tulare County

Total Sq Miles:

4808

Population (Census 2000):

368,021

Estimated Growth 2004:

401,502

Percentage:

9.1%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

723

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$313,399,000.00

Tuolumne County

Total Sq Miles:

2234

Population (Census 2000):

54,501

Estimated Growth 2004:

56,962

Percentage:

4.5%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

166

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$53,004,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Ventura County

Total Sq Miles:

1862

Population (Census 2000):

753,197

Estimated Growth 2004:

797,699

Percentage:

5.9%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

1,741

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$973,348,000.00

If there is not yet a CRA chapter in your region, please contact chapterevents@calrest.org for information on how to bring local restaurateurs in your area together to network, get involved, share tips and effect legislation.

Yolo County

Total Sq Miles:

1014

Population (Census 2000):

168,660

Estimated Growth 2004:

184,364

Percentage:

9.3%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

412

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$177,066,000.00

Yuba County

Total Sq Miles:

640

Population (Census 2000):

60,219

Estimated Growth 2004:

64,631

Percentage:

7.3%

Permitted Food Service Establishments:

109

Taxable Food and Beverage Sales:

$36,819,000.00