Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield is a large city at the southern end of the Central Valley in Kern County, California, and is one of the fastest-growing large-population cities in the country. Bakersfield is located roughly equidistant between Los Angeles and Fresno, 110 miles (180 km) to the south and north respectively. Bakersfield’s population of 328,692 ranked the city as the 11th largest city in California and the 58th largest city in the United States. The city's economy mostly relies on agriculture, petroleum extraction and refining, and manufacturing. Bakersfield is the 11th fastest growing city in the United States with a population of over 100,000, and the fastest growing city in the United States with a population of over 250,000.