Sacramento County, CA Population

Overview

1.57 million

Total Population

36.6

Median age

50.83%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

374,732

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sacramento County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sacramento County is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sacramento County's population under 18 was 23.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sacramento County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sacramento County, 19.70% were under the age of 15, 20.09% aged 15 to 29, 46.15% aged 30 to 64, 12.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26,151 more females than males in Sacramento County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.83% females and 49.17% males in Sacramento County, CA.
The Sacramento County, CA gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 61,630.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 61,396.

Sacramento County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sacramento County population: 52.08% are White, 9.67% are Black or African American, 0.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 16.86% are Asian, 1.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.93% are some other race and 10.65% are multiracial.
Sacramento County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 374,732 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.20 million (76.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sacramento County is White with a population of 818,588 (52.08% of the total population).

Sacramento County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,588,106 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Sacramento County's population increased by 191,226 (15.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sacramento County's population increased by 165,084 (11.61%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sacramento County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,230,155.