Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is El Centro. Imperial is the most recent California county to be established, as it was created in 1907 out of portions of San Diego County. Imperial County is located in the far southeast of California, in the Imperial Valley. It borders San Diego County to the west, Riverside County to the north, the U.S. state of Arizona to the east and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. It includes the El Centro Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Southern California border region, the smallest but most economically diverse region in the state. Although this region is a desert, with high temperatures and low average rainfall of 3 inches per year, the economy is strongly based on agriculture.

Country: United States
State: California
Region: Imperial Valley
Incorporated: August 7, 1907
Named for: Imperial Valley, which was named after the Imperial Land Company
County seat: El Centro
Largest community: El Centro (population), Salton City (area)
Type: Council–CEO
Body: Board of Supervisors
Chair: Luis A. Plancarte (N.P.)
Vice Chair: John Hawk (N.P.)
Chief executive officer: Miguel Figueroa
Population (April 1, 2020): 179,702
Time zone: Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
Area codes: 442/760
FIPS code: 06-025
GNIS feature ID: 277277
Congressional district: 25th
Website: [www.co.imperial.ca.us]
Twitter profile: ImperialCntyCA
Wikidata description: county in California, United States
Wikidata id: Q169952
Wikidata label: Imperial County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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