Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles metropolitan area consist of Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County. It is not always meaningful to refer to Los Angeles as a distinct city, and people outside of Southern California often refer to the entire region as L.A. even though it includes five counties, more than 100 distinct municipalities, and more people than any individual state except for Texas, New York, Florida, and California itself. It has been one of fastest growing regions for decades and is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States Los Angeles apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Los Angeles apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.