Sacramento County, California Population 2024

1,584,196

Sacramento County, California's estimated 2024 population is 1,584,196 with a growth rate of -0.01% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Sacramento County, California is the 8th largest county in California. The 2010 population was 1,421,381 and has seen a growth of 11.45% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20291,583,736-92-0.01%
20281,583,828-92-0.01%
20271,583,920-92-0.01%
20261,584,012-92-0.01%
20251,584,104-92-0.01%
20241,584,196-92-0.01%
20231,584,288-92-0.01%
20221,584,380-4,430-0.28%
20211,588,8102,2440.14%
20201,586,56634,9062.25%
20191,551,66012,1100.79%
20181,539,55011,5660.76%
20171,527,98416,5831.1%
20161,511,40117,8541.2%
20151,493,54718,7191.27%
20141,474,82817,5451.2%
20131,457,28312,4640.86%
20121,444,81911,1070.77%
20111,433,71212,3310.87%
20101,421,38100%
19901,041,219257,83832.91%
1980783,381151,88324.05%
1970631,498128,72025.6%
1960502,778225,63881.42%
1950277,140106,80762.7%
1940170,33328,33419.95%
1930141,99950,97055.99%
192091,02923,22334.25%
191067,80621,89147.68%
190045,9155,57613.82%
189040,3395,94917.3%
188034,3907,56028.18%
187026,8302,68811.13%
186024,14215,055165.68%
18509,087-1,574,649-99.43%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.01% (-92)
County Website
Sacramento County
County Seat
Sacramento
2020 Population
1,586,566
Area
965 mi²
Density
1642 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-0.15% (-2,370)

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White785,69949.75%
Asian271,71217.21%
Two or more races188,91311.96%
Black or African American151,9609.62%
Other race151,0339.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander18,0521.14%
Native American11,8420.75%

White

Asian

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Native American

Sacramento County, California Population by Race

Sacramento County, California Population Pyramid 2024

Sacramento County, California Median Age

36.8

Total

35.8

Male

37.9

Female

Sacramento County, California Adults

There are 1,213,923 adults, (230,399 of whom are seniors) in Sacramento County, California.

Sacramento County, California Age Dependency

60.6

Age Dependency Ratio

23.4

Old Age Dependency Ratio

37.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Sacramento County, California Sex Ratio

Female800,18150.67%
Male779,03049.33%

Sacramento County, California Population by Age

Sacramento County, California Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All563,8562.7658.341.7
Married259,1573.4872.227.8
Non Family191,2721.334654
Female78,2613.5246.553.5
Male35,1663.454951

3.37

Average Family Size

2.76

Average Household Size

58.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Sacramento County, California Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade59,7605.55%
Associates Degree105,2019.77%
Bachelors Degree227,55321.13%
Graduate Degree123,85111.5%
High School Graduate236,02521.91%
Less Than 9th Grade65,4486.08%
Some College259,31724.07%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Sacramento County, California Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Sacramento County, California Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White511,364483,449189,762
Hispanic215,446165,15742,856
Asian186,662155,15774,995
Black100,30091,66525,194
2+ Races98,44586,09529,276
Other Race91,85264,33713,801
Islander12,6609,9662,191
Native American8,1806,6871,311

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 94.54%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 40.18%.

Sacramento County, California Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$70,020$78,956$62,686
Graduate Degree$91,787$103,828$83,057
High School Graduate$38,735$43,802$32,579
Less Than 9th Grade$30,793$35,826$22,415
Overall$51,191$55,609$46,634
Some College$46,130$51,724$41,747

$51,191

Average Earnings

$55,609

Average Male

$46,634

Average Female

Sacramento County, California Earnings by Educational Attainment

Sacramento County, California Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Sacramento County, California Language

67.31% of Sacramento County, California residents speak only English, while 32.69% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 13.14% of the population.

Sacramento County, California Language

Sacramento County, California Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White660,30061,8129.36%
Hispanic373,30659,16515.85%
Asian270,02038,12014.12%
Black147,55729,18519.78%
Other148,68127,58818.56%
Multiple186,66725,29213.55%
Islander17,8942,79815.64%
Native11,6891,57013.43%

13.1%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.27%

Male Poverty Rate

13.91%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Sacramento County, California

The race most likely to be in poverty in Sacramento County, California is Black, with 19.78% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Sacramento County, California is White, with 9.36% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.51%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.07%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.47%.

Sacramento County, California Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade23.33%
High School15.1%
Some College10.51%
Bachelors or Greater4.74%

Sacramento County, California Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed26.72%
Male Unemployed26.42%
Female Employed6.65%
Male Employed5.35%

Sacramento County, California Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Sacramento County, California Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$97,966$122,662
Households$84,010$108,612
Married Families$117,910$141,855
Non Families$56,381$74,457

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Sacramento County, California Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

45.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

48.0%

Male Marriage Rate

43.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Sacramento County, California Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Sacramento County, California Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Sacramento County, California Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Sacramento County, California Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

72,693

Number of Veterans

64,839

Male Veterans

7,854

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam26,348
Second Gulf War16,627
First Gulf War14,837
Korea5,382
World War II1,183

Sacramento County, California Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+18,279
65 to 7418,141
35 to 5416,407
55 to 6412,587
18 to 347,279

Sacramento County, California Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White49,0727.72%
Hispanic9,1903.54%
Black8,6807.5%
2+ Races5,9905.07%
Asian5,1642.48%
Other Race2,8372.56%
Native American4955.44%
Islander4553.19%

Sacramento County, California Veterans by Race

Sacramento County, California Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.39%

Veteran Poverty Rate

29.67%

Veteran Disability Rate

Sacramento County, California Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

63.5%

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Employment Rate

6.3%

Unemployment Rate

Sacramento County, California Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Sacramento County, California Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Sacramento County, California Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

61.51%

Born in Sacramento County, California

78.76%

Native Born

21.24%

Foreign Born

8.63%

Non Citizen

12.62%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

78.76% of Sacramento County, California residents were born in the United States, with 61.51% having been born in California. 8.63% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Sacramento County, California Place of Birth

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