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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 9,500 people living in Sac County, IA. That makes Sac County the 77th-most populous county in Iowa. It is home to 0.29% of people living in the state.

9.53K

population of Sac County, IA (2024)

0.29%

County share of the Iowa population (2024)

About 9,500 people lived in Sac County, IA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Sac County, IA’s age demographics?

About 2,400 Sac County, IA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.9% of Iowa’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,100 Sac County residents, or 22.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.5% of Iowa’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.


A higher share of Sac County, IA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Sac County, IA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 91.2% of the Sac County, IA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Sac County, IA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (1.2%) than the US overall (0.2%).
In contrast, Sac County’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.62% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Sac County, IA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Iowa as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

The largest city or town in Sac County, IA is Sac City with about 2,000 residents in 2024.

Cities and towns in Sac County, IA ranked by population

Population (2024), includes only portions within county

Cities and towns in Sac County, IA ranked by population
City or townPopulation
1.

Sac City

1,992
2.

Lake View

1,120
3.

Odebolt 

967
4.

Wall Lake

739
5.

Schaller 

702
6.

Early 

571
7.

Auburn 

253
8.

Lytton (pt.)

235
9.

Nemaha 

65
10.

Balance of Sac County

2,889

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