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  • FIPS 06021
  • Largest town: Orland

Glenn County, California

Glenn County had 28,304 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,314.0 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 58 in California by population and 36th by land area.

Population
28,304
#48 of 58 in California · #1,500 in US
Area
1,314.0 sq mi
#36 of 58 in California · #454 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#47 of 58 in California · #2,188 in US
Median household income
$64,197
#48 of 58 in California · #1,441 in US

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

Glenn County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Glenn County population, land area and income

Glenn County had 28,304 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,314.0 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 58 in California by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 21.5 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 Glenn County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,197 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,304

3144th1st

1500th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,314 sq mi

3144th1st

454th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2188th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,197

3143rd1st

1441st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

28,304

58th1st

48th of 58 (CA)

Land area

1,314 sq mi

58th1st

36th of 58 (CA)

Density

21.5 / sq mi

58th1st

47th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$64,197

58th1st

48th of 58 (CA)

How Glenn County's population changed since 2020

Glenn County lost 585 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 41st 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, Glenn County recorded 1,556 births and 1,352 deaths, a natural change of +204. Net international migration added +196 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,034. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,034 people.

28.9k202028.7k202128.4k202228.2k202328.3k2024
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
1,556
Deaths
1,352
Net international migration
+196
Net domestic migration
-1,034
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+114

Where Glenn County is

The Census internal point of Glenn County is at 39.602500, -122.401700. 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 Glenn 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: Glenn County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
39.602500, -122.401700
DMS
39°36'9.00"N 122°24'6.12"W
UTM
10N 551365.8E 4383811.1N
Geohash
9r0cq9mv3
Plus code
84FVJH2X+X8

Towns in Glenn County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Glenn County, 14,684 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Glenn County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Orland with 8,605.

  1. 01Orland8,605
  2. 02Willows6,079
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Glenn County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Glenn County. The most populous is Butte County, CA, with 208,334 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 86.0 miles SE of Glenn County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chico, CA (population 102,911), 32.9 miles away.

Glenn County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Glenn County is 06021: state code 06 for California plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,197.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Glenn County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,304. That is down 585 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,889.

What is the FIPS code of Glenn County?

06021. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (021) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Glenn County?

Orland, with 8,605 residents inside Glenn County in 2024.

Which counties border Glenn County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butte County, CA; Mendocino County, CA; Lake County, CA; Tehama County, CA; Colusa 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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