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Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County had 1,611,231 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 965.3 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 58 in California by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
1,611,231
#8 of 58 in California · #23 in US
Area
965.3 sq mi
#43 of 58 in California · #728 in US
Density
1,669 / sq mi
#5 of 58 in California · #92 in US
Median household income
$89,984
#20 of 58 in California · #248 in US

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

Sacramento County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Sacramento County population, land area and income

Sacramento County had 1,611,231 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 965.3 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 58 in California by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 1,669.2 people per square mile, 17.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Sacramento County is 8.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $89,984 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,611,231

3144th1st

23rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

965 sq mi

3144th1st

728th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,669.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

92nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$89,984

3143rd1st

248th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

1,611,231

58th1st

8th of 58 (CA)

Land area

965 sq mi

58th1st

43rd of 58 (CA)

Density

1,669.2 / sq mi

58th1st

5th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$89,984

58th1st

20th of 58 (CA)

How Sacramento County's population changed since 2020

Sacramento County gained 24,504 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 13th 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, Sacramento County recorded 75,785 births and 57,185 deaths, a natural change of +18,600. Net international migration added +46,357 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -40,156. The largest single component was international migration, which added 46,357 people.

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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
75,785
Deaths
57,185
Net international migration
+46,357
Net domestic migration
-40,156
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+16,725

Where Sacramento County is

The Census internal point of Sacramento County is at 38.450100, -121.344300. 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 Sacramento 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: Sacramento County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
38.450100, -121.344300
DMS
38°27'0.36"N 121°20'39.48"W
UTM
10N 644477.7E 4257054.8N
Geohash
9qcdwxxu0
Plus code
84CWFM24+27

Towns in Sacramento County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sacramento County, 1,004,297 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sacramento County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sacramento with 535,798.

  1. 01Sacramento535,798
  2. 02Elk Grove182,797
  3. 03Folsom88,091
  4. 04Citrus Heights86,909
  5. 05Rancho Cordova84,113
  6. 06Galt26,589
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sacramento County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Sacramento County. The most populous is Contra Costa County, CA, with 1,172,607 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 11.9 miles NW of Sacramento County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Elk Grove, CA (population 182,797), 3.3 miles away.

Sacramento County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sacramento County is 06067: state code 06 for California plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $89,984.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sacramento County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,611,231. That is up 24,504 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,586,727.

What is the FIPS code of Sacramento County?

06067. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sacramento County?

Sacramento, with 535,798 residents inside Sacramento County in 2024.

Which counties border Sacramento County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Contra Costa County, CA; San Joaquin County, CA; Solano County, CA; Placer County, CA; Yolo County, CA; El Dorado County, CA; Sutter County, CA; Amador 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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