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  • FIPS 06085
  • Largest town: San Jose

Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County had 1,926,325 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,291.1 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 58 in California by population and 37th by land area.

Population
1,926,325
#6 of 58 in California · #18 in US
Area
1,291.1 sq mi
#37 of 58 in California · #464 in US
Density
1,492 / sq mi
#8 of 58 in California · #107 in US
Median household income
$154,573
#1 of 58 in California · #2 in US

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

Santa Clara County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Santa Clara County population, land area and income

Santa Clara County had 1,926,325 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,291.1 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 58 in California by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 1,492.0 people per square mile, 15.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Santa Clara County is 10.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $154,573 is the 2nd highest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,926,325

3144th1st

18th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,291 sq mi

3144th1st

464th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,492.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

107th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$154,573

3143rd1st

2nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

1,926,325

58th1st

6th of 58 (CA)

Land area

1,291 sq mi

58th1st

37th of 58 (CA)

Density

1,492.0 / sq mi

58th1st

8th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$154,573

58th1st

1st of 58 (CA)

How Santa Clara County's population changed since 2020

Santa Clara County gained 1,523 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 23rd 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, Santa Clara County recorded 78,673 births and 47,944 deaths, a natural change of +30,729. Net international migration added +118,351 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -154,647. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 154,647 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
78,673
Deaths
47,944
Net international migration
+118,351
Net domestic migration
-154,647
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29,188

Where Santa Clara County is

The Census internal point of Santa Clara County is at 37.221600, -121.689500. 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 Santa Clara 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
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  2. < -1.0%
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  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Santa Clara County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
37.221600, -121.689500
DMS
37°13'17.76"N 121°41'22.20"W
UTM
10N 616266.6E 4120260.0N
Geohash
9q97wzurt
Plus code
849W68C6+J5

Towns in Santa Clara County

15 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Santa Clara County, 1,836,259 people together, or 95% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Santa Clara County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is San Jose with 997,368.

  1. 01San Jose997,368
  2. 02Sunnyvale156,792
  3. 03Santa Clara133,132
  4. 04Mountain View87,316
  5. 05Milpitas79,746
  6. 06Palo Alto67,658
  7. 07Gilroy60,390
  8. 08Cupertino58,710
  9. 09Morgan Hill45,952
  10. 10Campbell42,895
  11. 11Los Gatos32,952
  12. 12Los Altos30,864
  13. 13Saratoga30,486
  14. 14Los Altos Hills8,435
  15. 15Monte Sereno3,563
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Santa Clara County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Santa Clara County. The most populous is Alameda County, CA, with 1,649,060 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 94.3 miles N of Santa Clara County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is San Jose, CA (population 997,368), 8.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morgan Hill, CA (population 45,952), 6.7 miles away.

Santa Clara County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Santa Clara County is 06085: state code 06 for California plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $154,573.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Santa Clara County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,926,325. That is up 1,523 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,924,802.

What is the FIPS code of Santa Clara County?

06085. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Santa Clara County?

San Jose, with 997,368 residents inside Santa Clara County in 2024.

Which counties border Santa Clara County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Alameda County, CA; San Mateo County, CA; Stanislaus County, CA; Merced County, CA; Santa Cruz County, CA; San Benito 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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