Del Norte County, California

Del Norte County population, land area and income

Del Norte County had 27,009 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,006.2 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 58 in California by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 26.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Del Norte County has 14% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,231 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Del Norte County's population changed since 2020

Del Norte County lost 607 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 43rd 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, Del Norte County recorded 1,063 births and 1,477 deaths, a natural change of -414. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -373. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 414 people.

Where Del Norte County is

The Census internal point of Del Norte County is at 41.749900, -123.981000. 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 Del Norte County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Del Norte County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Del Norte County, 6,209 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Del Norte County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Crescent City with 6,209.

Counties bordering Del Norte County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Del Norte County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Humboldt County, CA, with 132,380 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Humboldt County

  132,380 people

  72 mi S

• OR

  Josephine County, OR

  88,276 people

  49 mi NNE

• Siskiyou County

  42,498 people

  76 mi E

• OR

  Curry County, OR

  22,774 people

  51 mi NNW

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 255.5 miles SSE of Del Norte County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Eugene, OR (population 178,786), 165.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grants Pass, OR (population 39,468), 57.7 miles away.

Del Norte County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Del Norte County is 06015: state code 06 for California plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,231.