San Joaquin County, California

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San Joaquin County ( SAN whah-KEEN; Spanish: San Joaquín, meaning "St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton. San Joaquin County comprises the entirety of the Stockton metropolitan statistical area, which is adjacent to the San Francisco Bay Area. Located in Calfornia's Central Valley, the county has experienced rapid population growth driven by long-distance commuters priced out of the Bay Area's core. Approximately 10% of San Joaquin County's residents commute 90 or more minutes each way to work, a higher share than any comparable county in the United States. The Altamont Corridor Express, a weekday commuter rail service, connects San Joaquin County with San Jose. The county is a major winemaking hub, with more acres dedicated to wine grape production than any other county in California.

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