How many people live in Sacramento County, CA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1.61 million people living in Sacramento County, CA. That makes Sacramento County the 23rd-most populous county in the US. It is also the eighth-largest in California, accounting for 4.1% of the state’s population.
1.61M
population of Sacramento County, CA (2024)
4.1%
County share of the California population (2024)
About 1.61 million people lived in Sacramento County, CA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Sacramento County, CA’s age demographics?
About 258,400 Sacramento County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 16.6% of California’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 360,300 Sacramento County residents, or 22.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.4% of California’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Sacramento County, CA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Sacramento County, CA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 24.6% of the Sacramento County, CA population, higher than the national share of 20%. Sacramento County, CA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (18.6%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Sacramento County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 40.2%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 9.4% 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.
Sacramento County, CA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than California as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Sacramento County, CA is Sacramento with about 535,800 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Sacramento County, CA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sacramento | 535,798 |
| 2. | Elk Grove | 182,797 |
| 3. | Folsom | 88,091 |
| 4. | Citrus Heights | 86,909 |
| 5. | Rancho Cordova | 84,113 |
| 6. | Galt | 26,589 |
| 7. | Isleton | 781 |
| 8. | Balance of Sacramento County | 606,153 |
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