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  • FIPS 06031
  • Largest town: Hanford

Kings County, California

Kings County had 154,913 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,391.0 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 58 in California by population and 34th by land area.

Population
154,913
#33 of 58 in California · #453 in US
Area
1,391.0 sq mi
#34 of 58 in California · #435 in US
Density
111 / sq mi
#30 of 58 in California · #843 in US
Median household income
$65,768
#46 of 58 in California · #1,320 in US

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

Kings County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Kings County population, land area and income

Kings County had 154,913 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,391.0 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 58 in California by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 111.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents; Kings County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,768 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

154,913

3144th1st

453rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,391 sq mi

3144th1st

435th of 3,144 (US)

Density

111.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

843rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,768

3143rd1st

1320th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

154,913

58th1st

33rd of 58 (CA)

Land area

1,391 sq mi

58th1st

34th of 58 (CA)

Density

111.4 / sq mi

58th1st

30th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$65,768

58th1st

46th of 58 (CA)

How Kings County's population changed since 2020

Kings County gained 2,116 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 16th 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, Kings County recorded 8,917 births and 4,843 deaths, a natural change of +4,074. Net international migration added +1,774 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,484. The largest single component was natural change, which added 4,074 people.

152.8k2020152.7k2021152.8k2022153.3k2023154.9k2024
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
8,917
Deaths
4,843
Net international migration
+1,774
Net domestic migration
-3,484
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,632

Where Kings County is

The Census internal point of Kings County is at 36.072500, -119.815500. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Kings 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: Kings County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
36.072500, -119.815500
DMS
36°04'21.00"N 119°48'55.80"W
UTM
11N 246446.6E 3995659.7N
Geohash
9q6v1wc18
Plus code
858235CM+XR

Towns in Kings County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Kings County, 124,386 people together, or 80% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kings County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hanford with 60,594.

  1. 01Hanford60,594
  2. 02Lemoore27,057
  3. 03Corcoran22,627
  4. 04Avenal14,108
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kings County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Kings County. The most populous is Fresno County, CA, with 1,024,125 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 196.1 miles NNW of Kings County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Visalia, CA (population 146,271), 32.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corcoran, CA (population 22,627), 14.2 miles away.

Kings County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kings County is 06031: state code 06 for California plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,768.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kings County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 154,913. That is up 2,116 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 152,797.

What is the FIPS code of Kings County?

06031. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kings County?

Hanford, with 60,594 residents inside Kings County in 2024.

Which counties border Kings County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fresno County, CA; Kern County, CA; Tulare County, CA; Monterey County, CA; San Luis Obispo 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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