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Amador County, California

Amador County had 42,026 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.6 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 58 in California by population and 54th by land area.

Population
42,026
#46 of 58 in California · #1,153 in US
Area
594.6 sq mi
#54 of 58 in California · #1,644 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#36 of 58 in California · #1,173 in US
Median household income
$80,767
#30 of 58 in California · #455 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Amador County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Amador County population, land area and income

Amador County had 42,026 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.6 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 58 in California by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 70.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Amador County has 22% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,767 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

42,026

3144th1st

1153rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

595 sq mi

3144th1st

1644th of 3,144 (US)

Density

70.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1173rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$80,767

3143rd1st

455th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

42,026

58th1st

46th of 58 (CA)

Land area

595 sq mi

58th1st

54th of 58 (CA)

Density

70.7 / sq mi

58th1st

36th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$80,767

58th1st

30th of 58 (CA)

How Amador County's population changed since 2020

Amador County gained 1,442 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.6%. That ranks 8th of 58 in California for growth. The median California county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Amador County recorded 1,321 births and 2,311 deaths, a natural change of -990. Net international migration added +155 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,399. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,399 people.

40.6k202041.2k202141.5k202241.8k202342.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,321
Deaths
2,311
Net international migration
+155
Net domestic migration
+2,399
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+228

Where Amador County is

The Census internal point of Amador County is at 38.443500, -120.653900. It sits in UTM zone 10N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Amador County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Los Angeles County: -2.4%Kings County: +1.4%Sierra County: -3.6%Riverside County: +4.3%Santa Barbara County: -0.8%San Bernardino County: +1.4%Nevada County: -0.1%Santa Clara County: +0.1%Yuba County: +6.7%Fresno County: +1.4%Plumas County: -4.7%Monterey County: -1.0%Amador County: +3.6%Alameda County: -1.9%Tulare County: +2.0%San Joaquin County: +4.5%Alpine County: -6.8%Siskiyou County: -3.4%Butte County: -0.9%Kern County: +1.8%San Diego County: -0.1%Sacramento County: +1.5%Ventura County: -1.0%Yolo County: +3.4%Lake County: -0.6%Napa County: -3.4%Tehama County: -1.9%San Francisco County: -5.4%El Dorado County: +0.8%Calaveras County: +2.5%Inyo County: -2.7%Shasta County: -0.6%Lassen County: -12.3%San Luis Obispo County: -0.0%Mariposa County: -0.5%Trinity County: -2.8%Contra Costa County: +0.6%Mendocino County: -2.4%Imperial County: +1.1%Santa Cruz County: -3.4%Placer County: +6.9%Orange County: -0.5%San Benito County: +7.2%Marin County: -1.9%San Mateo County: -2.6%Colusa County: +0.9%Del Norte County: -2.2%Solano County: +0.5%Glenn County: -2.0%Tuolumne County: -2.7%Sonoma County: -0.6%Humboldt County: -2.9%Mono County: -1.8%Stanislaus County: +0.6%Merced County: +4.9%Sutter County: -0.9%Madera County: +5.8%Modoc County: -2.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.7%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Amador County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
38.443500, -120.653900
DMS
38°26'36.60"N 120°39'14.04"W
UTM
10N 704747.8E 4257631.2N
Geohash
9qf4wqqt8
Plus code
84CXC8VW+CC

Towns in Amador County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Amador County, 18,336 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Amador County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ione with 9,411.

  1. 01Ione9,411
  2. 02Jackson5,079
  3. 03Sutter Creek2,709
  4. 04Plymouth1,137
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Amador County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Amador County. The most populous is Sacramento County, CA, with 1,611,231 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 46.3 miles WNW of Amador County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Elk Grove, CA (population 182,797), 39.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Placerville, CA (population 10,695), 21.3 miles away.

Amador County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Amador County is 06005: state code 06 for California plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,767.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Amador County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 42,026. That is up 1,442 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,584.

What is the FIPS code of Amador County?

06005. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Amador County?

Ione, with 9,411 residents inside Amador County in 2024.

Which counties border Amador County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sacramento County, CA; San Joaquin County, CA; El Dorado County, CA; Calaveras County, CA; Alpine County, CA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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