▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁types ▁of ▁produce ▁are ▁grown ▁along ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁River ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Tul are ▁Bas in , ▁including ▁rice , ▁al mond s ▁and ▁lett uce . ▁Liv est ock ▁raising ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁valley . ▁This ▁pro dig ious ▁output ▁has ▁earned ▁the ▁bas in ▁many ▁names , ▁including ▁the ▁" b read b asket " ▁or ▁" sal ad ▁bow l " ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁River ▁waters hed ▁had ▁a ▁human ▁population ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 4 , 0 3 9 , 0 0 0 , ▁about ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁of ▁whom ▁live ▁within ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁waters hed ▁not ▁including ▁the ▁Tul are ▁Bas in . ▁The ▁largest ▁cities ▁are ▁B akers field , ▁near ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁on ▁the ▁K ern ▁River ; ▁F res no , ▁roughly ▁in ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁center ; ▁Mod esto , ▁on ▁the ▁Tu ol um ne ▁River ; ▁and ▁Stock ton , ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁D elta ▁region . ▁Other ▁major ▁cities ▁include ▁Vis alia , ▁Tul are , ▁Han ford , ▁Por ter ville , ▁Mad era , ▁Mer ced , ▁Tur lock , ▁M ante ca ▁and ▁L odi . ▁Population ▁growth ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁the ▁U . S . ▁average . ▁In ▁Mad era ▁County , ▁near ▁the