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sacramento County, California

{{Short description|County in California, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Sacramento County

| native_name =

| other_name =

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = {{photomontage

| photo1a = California State Capitol front 1999.jpg

| photo1b = Folsom Powerhouse Close.JPG

| photo2a = Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 2.jpg

| photo2b = ISH WC SuttersFort4.jpg

| spacing = 1

| size = 280

| foot_montage = Images, from top down, left to right: California State Capitol, Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park, Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sutter's Fort

}}

| image_flag = Flag of Sacramento County, California.png

| image_seal = Seal of Sacramento County, California.svg

| named_for = The capital city of Sacramento, which is named for the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = California

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta

| subdivision_type3 = Metro area

| subdivision_name3 = Greater Sacramento

| coordinates = {{Coord|38.45|-121.35|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-CA_source:UScensus1990}}

| government_type = Council–CEO

| governing_body = Board of Supervisors

| leader_title = Chair{{cite web | url=https://bos.saccounty.gov/Pages/default.aspx | title=County Board of Supervisors }}

| leader_name = Phil Serna

| leader_title1 = Vice Chair

| leader_name1 = Rosario Rodriguez

| leader_title2 = Board of Supervisors

| leader_name2 = {{Collapsible list

| title = Supervisors

| frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;

| list_style = text-align:left;

| 1 = Phil Serna

| 2 = Patrick Kennedy

| 3 = Rich Desmond

| 4 = Rosario Rodriguez

| 5 = Patrick Hume

}}

| leader_title3 = County Executive

| leader_name3 = David Villanueva

| seat_type = County seat {{small|(and largest city)}}

| seat = Sacramento

| unit_pref = US

| area_total_sq_mi = 994

| area_land_sq_mi = 965

| area_water_sq_mi = 29

| elevation_max_footnotes = Carpenter Hill

| elevation_max_ft = 831

| population_as_of = April 1, 2020

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06067.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=July 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703080458/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06067.html|url-status=dead}}

| population_total = 1,585,055

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 1,584,288 {{loss}}

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| demographics_type2 = Gross Domestic Product

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url = https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/lagdp1223.pdf |title = Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022|publisher = Bureau of Economic Analysis |website = www.bea.gov}}

| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = US$98.990 billion (2022)

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = February 18, 1850{{cite web |url= http://www.counties.org/general-information/chronology |title= Chronology |publisher= California State Association of Counties |access-date= February 6, 2015 |archive-date= January 29, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160129193152/http://www.counties.org/general-information/chronology |url-status= dead }}

| timezone = Pacific Standard Time

| utc_offset = −8

| timezone_DST = Pacific Daylight Time

| utc_offset_DST = −7

| image_map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=280|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape-inverse|stroke-color=#000000|stroke-width=2|fill=#000000|fill-opacity=0|zoom=8}}

| map_caption = Interactive map of Sacramento County

| image_map1 = Map of California highlighting Sacramento County.svg

| mapsize1 = 200px

| map_caption1 = Location in the state of California

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 06-067

| area_code = 209, 916

| blank_name_sec1 = Congressional districts

| blank_info_sec1 = 3rd, 6th, 7th

| website = {{URL|https://saccounty.gov}}

}}

Sacramento County ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|æ|k|r|ə|ˈ|m|ɛ|n|t|oʊ|audio=En-us-sacramento.ogg}}) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,585,055.{{Cite web|title=Sacramento County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06067|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}} Its county seat is Sacramento,{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} which has been the state capital of California since 1854.

Sacramento County is the central county of the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The county covers about {{convert|994|sqmi|km2}} in the northern portion of the Central Valley, on into Gold Country. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, including Suisun Bay, north to about {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}} beyond the State Capitol and east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to San Francisco Bay. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained Sacramento County's water security.{{cite web |last1=McGough |first1=Michael |title=Southern California gets drastic water cutbacks amid drought. What’s next for Sacramento? |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article260869722.html |website=amp.sacbee.com |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513093435/https://amp.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article260869722.html |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |location=Sacramento, California |language=en-us |date=April 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}

History

Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist.

Alexander Hamilton Willard, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is buried in the old Franklin Cemetery.

Geography

File:Sacramento from Riverwalk.jpg

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|994|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|965|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|29|sqmi}} (3.0%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} Most of the county is at an elevation close to sea level, with some areas below sea level. The highest point in the county is Carpenter Hill at {{convert|828|ft|m}}, in the southeast part of Folsom. Major watercourses in the county include the American River, Sacramento River, Cosumnes River, a tributary of the Mokelumne River, and Dry Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River.

=Adjacent counties=

=National protected areas=

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1850 = 9087

| 1860 = 24142

| 1870 = 26830

| 1880 = 34390

| 1890 = 40339

| 1900 = 45915

| 1910 = 67806

| 1920 = 91029

| 1930 = 141999

| 1940 = 170333

| 1950 = 277140

| 1960 = 502778

| 1970 = 631498

| 1980 = 783381

| 1990 = 1041219

| 2000 = 1223499

| 2010 = 1418788

| 2020 = 1585055

|estyear=2023

|estimate=1584288

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2024}}

| align-fn = center

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 24, 2022}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 4, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=October 4, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=October 4, 2015}} 2010 2020

}}

=2020 census=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Sacramento County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980{{Cite web |title=07553445v1chApt6ch002.pdf |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/california/1980a_caab-03.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2025 |website=US Census Bureau}}

!Pop 1990{{Cite web |title=California: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2025 |website=US Census Bureau}}

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sacramento County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06067&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sacramento County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06067&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sacramento County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06067&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|599,830

|721,932

|706,655

|687,166

|style='background: #ffffe6; |650,271

|76.57%

|69.34%

|57.76%

|48.43%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.03%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|57,883

|93,970

|118,073

|139,949

|style='background: #ffffe6; |145,724

|7.39%

|9.02%

|9.65%

|9.86%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.19%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|N/A

|9,854

|9,070

|7,875

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,432

|N/A

|0.95%

|0.74%

|0.56%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%

Asian alone (NH)

|N/A

|92,131

|132,601

|198,944

|style='background: #ffffe6; |276,295

|N/A

|8.85%

|10.84%

|14.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.43%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|N/A

|N/A

|6,788

|13,099

|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,011

|N/A

|N/A

|0.55%

|0.92%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.14%

Other Race alone (NH)

|51,527

|1,788

|3,406

|3,418

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,104

|6.58%

|0.17%

|0.28%

|0.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%

Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)

|N/A

|N/A

|51,016

|62,141

|style='background: #ffffe6; |102,784

|N/A

|N/A

|4.17%

|4.38%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.48%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|74,141

|121,544

|195,890

|306,196

|style='background: #ffffe6; |374,434

|9.46%

|11.67%

|16.01%

|21.58%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.62%

Total

|783,381

|1,041,219

|1,223,499

|1,418,788

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,585,055

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

File:Ethnic Origins in Sacramento County, CA.png

= 2011 =

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
colspan=6 | Population, ethnicity, and income
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population

| colspan=2 | 1,408,480

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   White

| 845,111

| 60.0%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Black or African American

| 144,018

| 10.2%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   American Indian or Alaska Native

| 13,019

| 0.9%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Asian

| 201,766

| 14.3%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

| 13,912

| 1.0%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Some other race

| 111,587

| 7.9%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Two or more races

| 79,067

| 5.6%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |  Hispanic or Latino (of any race)U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

| 298,709

| 21.2%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

| colspan=2 | $27,180

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

| colspan=2 | $56,553

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

| colspan=2 | $65,720

== Places by population, ethnicity, and income ==

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
colspan=9 | Places by population and ethnicity
Place

! TypeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

! data-sort-type="number" | Population

! data-sort-type="number" | White

! data-sort-type="number" | Other
Other = some other race / two or more races

! data-sort-type="number" | Asian

! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African
American

! data-sort-type="number" | Native American
Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native

! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)

AntelopeCDP46,34366.8%10.5%10.8%10.4%1.6%13.7%
Arden-ArcadeCDP91,13273.4%11.4%5.5%8.5%1.2%17.5%
CarmichaelCDP61,71082.0%7.2%5.1%4.4%1.3%10.6%
Citrus HeightsCity84,11282.2%10.5%2.7%3.0%1.6%16.5%
ClayCDP1,18868.5%25.3%6.2%0.0%0.0%24.4%
CourtlandCDP48452.5%44.6%2.9%0.0%0.0%80.8%
Elk GroveCity146,53744.3%17.3%25.2%11.1%2.1%19.4%
ElvertaCDP5,20383.0%8.6%5.0%1.1%2.3%10.4%
Fair OaksCDP30,29786.9%5.9%5.2%1.5%0.5%9.3%
FlorinCDP49,86942.9%13.2%26.4%14.4%3.1%30.8%
FolsomCity70,56471.6%7.3%13.4%6.7%1.1%11.4%
Foothill FarmsCDP32,79868.1%15.1%5.0%10.7%1.1%21.6%
FranklinCDP1670.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FreeportCDP23100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fruitridge PocketCDP5,67537.9%21.3%22.4%15.0%3.3%43.5%
GaltCity23,39367.5%26.3%2.0%2.7%1.5%38.5%
Gold RiverCDP8,27271.5%7.0%18.2%3.3%0.0%5.8%
HeraldCDP1,01993.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.6%
HoodCDP20678.2%18.4%3.4%0.0%0.0%69.9%
IsletonCity70272.4%16.0%10.4%1.3%0.0%40.3%
La RivieraCDP10,97168.0%12.3%7.6%11.4%0.7%16.8%
Lemon HillCDP13,34845.7%22.2%19.2%9.5%3.4%46.2%
McClellan ParkCDP94635.1%20.6%26.7%17.5%0.0%24.4%
MatherCDP4,65054.8%12.5%16.9%10.2%5.5%14.3%
North HighlandsCDP42,88862.0%17.0%4.5%14.3%2.3%22.8%
OrangevaleCDP33,73388.0%5.9%2.8%2.1%1.1%9.5%
ParkwayCDP14,14956.1%14.2%12.3%16.6%0.9%44.7%
Rancho CordovaCity64,07262.7%14.3%12.5%8.8%1.7%20.1%
Rancho MurietaCDP6,37686.0%4.8%4.9%4.2%0.0%6.0%
Rio LindaCDP14,36676.1%14.0%5.7%3.7%0.6%18.8%
RosemontCDP23,02062.7%14.1%10.1%12.1%1.0%21.6%
SacramentoCity463,53749.3%15.2%19.1%13.9%2.5%26.0%
VineyardCDP25,99347.3%10.3%28.2%12.3%1.9%15.1%
Walnut GroveCDP1,29462.1%20.2%17.2%0.0%0.5%18.3%
WiltonCDP4,36470.4%13.8%8.7%1.0%6.1%17.0%
colspan=9 style="text-align: right; font-weight:normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Sacramento County area of this CDP

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
colspan=6 | Places by population and income
Place

! Type

! PopulationU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income

! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income

! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income

AntelopeCDP46,343$25,932$71,211$73,392
Arden-ArcadeCDP91,132$32,263$46,694$64,453
CarmichaelCDP61,710$32,140$53,686$71,907
Citrus HeightsCity84,112$25,778$54,575$64,473
ClayCDP1,188$35,302$99,635$102,586
CourtlandCDP484$80,503$46,705$45,682
Elk GroveCity146,537$29,188$78,564$83,346
ElvertaCDP5,203$23,620$66,435$66,157
Fair OaksCDP30,297$40,601$72,381$90,982
FlorinCDP49,869$17,032$43,441$48,022
FolsomCity70,564$37,187$95,143$113,338
Foothill FarmsCDP32,798$20,591$47,615$47,439
FranklinCDP0Data unavailable
FreeportCDP23$23,857$43,250
Fruitridge PocketCDP5,675$11,800$28,666$30,417
GaltCity23,393$21,425$59,125$63,266
Gold RiverCDP8,272$57,104$112,111$117,259
HeraldCDP1,019$28,500$82,639$83,194
HoodCDP206$18,224$48,214$77,895
IsletonCity702$19,215$30,795$32,841
La RivieraCDP10,971$29,193$56,420$60,721
Lemon HillCDP13,348$12,256$29,958$30,261
McClellan ParkCDP946$16,636$44,531$44,375
MatherCDP4,650$32,276$83,208$81,310
North HighlandsCDP42,888$17,815$41,774$45,785
OrangevaleCDP33,733$31,102$68,938$77,341
ParkwayCDP14,149$17,268$41,524$42,445
Rancho CordovaCity64,072$24,967$53,878$60,122
Rancho MurietaCDP6,376$52,821$100,878$112,284
Rio LindaCDP14,366$23,808$57,891$69,136
RosemontCDP23,020$25,030$56,314$64,345
SacramentoCity463,537$25,744$50,781$57,192
VineyardCDP25,993$27,419$76,449$84,100
Walnut GroveCDP1,294$34,296$64,770$80,385
WiltonCDP4,364$35,280$87,000$107,404

=2010=

The 2010 United States census reported that Sacramento County had a population of 1,418,788. The racial makeup of Sacramento County was 815,151 (57.5%) White, 200,228 (15.4%) African American, 14,308 (1.0%) Native American, 203,211 (14.3%) Asian, 13,858 (1.0%) Pacific Islander, 131,691 (9.3%) from other races, and 93,511 (6.6%) from two or more races. There were 306,196 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (21.6%).{{USCensus2010CA}}

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
colspan=10|Population reported at 2010 United States census
{{center|The County}}{{center|Total
Population}}		{{center|White}}{{center|African
American}}		{{center|Native
American}}		{{center|Asian}}{{center|Pacific
Islander}}		{{center|other
races}}		{{center|two or
more races}}		{{center|Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)}}
Sacramento County

|align="right"|1,418,788

align="right"|815,151align="right"|147,058align="right"|14,308align="right"|203,211align="right"|13,858align="right"|131,691align="right"|93,511align="right"|306,196
{{center|Incorporated
cities}}		{{center|Total
Population}}		{{center|White}}{{center|African
American}}		{{center|Native
American}}		{{center|Asian}}{{center|Pacific
Islander}}		{{center|other
races}}		{{center|two or
more races}}		{{center|Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)}}
Citrus Heights

|align="right"|83,301

align="right"|66,856align="right"|2,751align="right"|753align="right"|2,714align="right"|363align="right"|5,348align="right"|4,516align="right"|13,734
Elk Grove

|align="right"|153,015

align="right"|70,478align="right"|20,172align="right"|965align="right"|40,261align="right"|1,807align="right"|10,231align="right"|12,101align="right"|27,581
Folsom

|align="right"|72,203

align="right"|53,627align="right"|4,140align="right"|427align="right"|9,000align="right"|173align="right"|1,818align="right"|3,018align="right"|8,064
Galt

|align="right"|23,647

align="right"|15,639align="right"|430align="right"|361align="right"|815align="right"|108align="right"|4,834align="right"|1,460align="right"|10,113
Isleton

|align="right"|804

align="right"|542align="right"|10align="right"|10align="right"|41align="right"|4align="right"|139align="right"|58align="right"|316
Rancho Cordova

|align="right"|64,776

align="right"|39,123align="right"|8,561align="right"|668align="right"|7,831align="right"|556align="right"|5,517align="right"|4,520align="right"|12,740
Sacramento

|align="right"|466,488

align="right"|210,006align="right"|80,005align="right"|5,291align="right"|85,503align="right"|6,655align="right"|57,573align="right"|33,125align="right"|125,276
{{center|Census-designated
places}}		{{center|Total
Population}}		{{center|White}}{{center|African
American}}		{{center|Native
American}}		{{center|Asian}}{{center|Pacific
Islander}}		{{center|other
races}}		{{center|two or
more races}}		{{center|Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)}}
Antelope

|align="right"|45,770

align="right"|29,200align="right"|4,039align="right"|402align="right"|6,090align="right"|407align="right"|2,284align="right"|3,348align="right"|6,635
Arden-Arcade

|align="right"|92,186

align="right"|64,688align="right"|8,977align="right"|948align="right"|5,152align="right"|531align="right"|7,420align="right"|5,470align="right"|17,147
Carmichael

|align="right"|61,762

align="right"|49,776align="right"|4,972align="right"|546align="right"|2,653align="right"|287align="right"|2,035align="right"|3,493align="right"|7,218
Clay

|align="right"|1,195

align="right"|981align="right"|6align="right"|24align="right"|8align="right"|0align="right"|108align="right"|68align="right"|242
Courtland

|align="right"|355

align="right"|247align="right"|0align="right"|6align="right"|4align="right"|0align="right"|75align="right"|23align="right"|200
Elverta

|align="right"|5,492

align="right"|4,453align="right"|117align="right"|77align="right"|208align="right"|48align="right"|302align="right"|287align="right"|859
Fair Oaks

|align="right"|30,912

align="right"|26,479align="right"|729align="right"|255align="right"|1,289align="right"|57align="right"|738align="right"|1,365align="right"|2,954
Florin

|align="right"|47,513

align="right"|15,034align="right"|9,521align="right"|543align="right"|13,605align="right"|815align="right"|6,756align="right"|3,239align="right"|13,048
Foothill Farms

|align="right"|33,121

align="right"|21,249align="right"|4,628align="right"|357align="right"|1,731align="right"|208align="right"|3,362align="right"|2,586align="right"|7,579
Franklin

|align="right"|155

align="right"|119align="right"|0align="right"|0align="right"|5align="right"|0align="right"|20align="right"|11align="right"|42
Freeport

|align="right"|38

align="right"|34align="right"|0align="right"|0align="right"|2align="right"|0align="right"|1align="right"|1align="right"|6
Fruitridge Pocket

|align="right"|5,800

align="right"|1,704align="right"|1,047align="right"|105align="right"|1,113align="right"|67align="right"|1,317align="right"|447align="right"|2,345
Gold River

|align="right"|7,912

align="right"|5,837align="right"|195align="right"|20align="right"|1,426align="right"|28align="right"|97align="right"|309align="right"|515
Herald

|align="right"|1,184

align="right"|934align="right"|20align="right"|13align="right"|64align="right"|7align="right"|105align="right"|41align="right"|254
Hood

|align="right"|271

align="right"|135align="right"|0align="right"|15align="right"|15align="right"|1align="right"|70align="right"|35align="right"|137
La Riviera

|align="right"|10,802

align="right"|7,315align="right"|1,084align="right"|76align="right"|766align="right"|87align="right"|671align="right"|803align="right"|1,756
Lemon Hill

|align="right"|13,729

align="right"|5,091align="right"|3,493align="right"|246align="right"|2,394align="right"|196align="right"|3,487align="right"|822align="right"|6,790
Mather

|align="right"|4,451

align="right"|467align="right"|99align="right"|13align="right"|27align="right"|21align="right"|31align="right"|85align="right"|110
McClellan Park

|align="right"|743

align="right"|2,477align="right"|393align="right"|42align="right"|850align="right"|84align="right"|267align="right"|338align="right"|704
North Highlands

|align="right"|45,794

align="right"|27,000align="right"|6,003align="right"|603align="right"|2,067align="right"|300align="right"|4,709align="right"|3,132align="right"|10,077
Orangevale

|align="right"|33,960

align="right"|29,679align="right"|463align="right"|316align="right"|1,040align="right"|75align="right"|879align="right"|1,508align="right"|3,448
Parkway

|align="right"|14,670

align="right"|5,225align="right"|3,696align="right"|182align="right"|1,997align="right"|300align="right"|3,161align="right"|1,109align="right"|6,185
Rancho Murieta

|align="right"|5,488

align="right"|4,874align="right"|130align="right"|33align="right"|158align="right"|6align="right"|81align="right"|206align="right"|425
Rio Linda

|align="right"|15,106

align="right"|11,654align="right"|502align="right"|235align="right"|665align="right"|62align="right"|1,304align="right"|821align="right"|3,033
Rosemont

|align="right"|22,681

align="right"|13,496align="right"|2,720align="right"|310align="right"|2,419align="right"|134align="right"|1,754align="right"|1,848align="right"|4,587
Vineyard

|align="right"|24,836

align="right"|11,306align="right"|2,426align="right"|163align="right"|7,293align="right"|256align="right"|1,682align="right"|1,710align="right"|4,414
Walnut Grove

|align="right"|1,542

align="right"|943align="right"|15align="right"|24align="right"|110align="right"|0align="right"|402align="right"|48align="right"|673
Wilton

|align="right"|5,363

align="right"|4,234align="right"|169align="right"|45align="right"|289align="right"|13align="right"|343align="right"|270align="right"|683
{{center|Other
unincorporated areas}}		{{center|Total
Population}}		{{center|White}}{{center|African
American}}		{{center|Native
American}}		{{center|Asian}}{{center|Pacific
Islander}}		{{center|other
races}}		{{center|two or
more races}}		{{center|Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)}}
All others not CDPs (combined)

|align="right"|24,823

align="right"|14,249align="right"|2,472align="right"|234align="right"|3,606align="right"|202align="right"|2,770align="right"|1,290align="right"|6,306

=2000=

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,267|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 474,814 housing units at an average density of {{convert|492|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 64.0% White, 10.6% Black or African American, 1.09% Native American, 13.5% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 7.5% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. 19.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.2% were of German, 7.0% English, 6.7% Irish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 75.7% spoke only English at home; 10.0% spoke Spanish, 1.5% Hmong, 1.4% Chinese or Mandarin, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Tagalog and 1.2% Russian.

There were 453,602 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, 27.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% was from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 female residents aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $50,717. Males had a median income of $39,482 versus $31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,142. About 10.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government and policing

{{Main|Government of Sacramento County, California}}

=Government=

The Government of Sacramento County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Sacramento.California Government Code § 23004 Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments such as the Government of Sacramento County, while municipalities such as the city of Sacramento and Folsom provide additional, often non-essential services.

It is composed of the elected five-member Board of Supervisors, several other elected offices including the Sheriff, District Attorney, and Assessor, and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the County Executive Officer. In addition, several entities of the government of California have jurisdiction conterminous with Sacramento County, such as the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Under its foundational Charter, the five-member elected Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. The current members are:

  • Phil Serna, District 1
  • Patrick Kennedy, District 2
  • Rich Desmond, District 3
  • Sue Frost, District 4
  • Pat Hume, District 5

The Sacramento County Code is the codified law of Sacramento County in the form of local ordinances passed by the Board of Supervisors.

=Policing=

The Sacramento County Sheriff provides court protection and jail management for the entire county. It provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated municipalities within the county that have their own municipal police departments or contract with the Sacramento County sheriff for their policing are: Elk Grove, 170,000, municipal department; Citrus Heights, 88,000, municipal department; Folsom, 78,000, municipal department; Isleton, sheriff contract; Rancho Cordova, 73,000, sheriff contract; Galt, population 26,000, municipal department.

Other law enforcement agencies in the county include the Sacramento County Park Rangers that service the County Parks, Twin Rivers Unified School District Police servicing police services for Twin Rivers School District, and the Fulton-El Camino Park District Police Department servicing Recreation and Park Districts.

The Fulton-El Camino Park District Police operating under the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District was disbanded as of November 26, 2024, following an alleged mismanagement of government funds, ethical and moral dilemmas by Emily Ballus (General Manager) and Beth Johnson (Interim Chief of Police). ABC10 conducted an investigation regarding misappropriation of funds.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Fulton-El Camino Park Police Department to be disbanded |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fulton-el-camino-park-police-department-disbanded/103-d79f18fc-52c1-4f2a-8d50-b3f2ad4eb0aa |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=abc10.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-28 |title=Local park police face uncertain future as leadership rakes in high salaries |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/investigations/local-park-police-face-uncertain-future-leadership-rakes-high-salaries/103-12c85923-eeaf-4cca-b325-b3c855641c90 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=abc10.com |language=en-US}}

Politics

=Voter registration=

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed"

|+Population and registered voters

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total populationU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

| colspan="2" | 1,408,480

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Registered votersCalifornia Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

| 697,505

| 49.5%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Democratic

| 306,215

| 43.9%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Republican

| 222,338

| 31.9%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Democratic–Republican spread

| +83,877

| +12.0%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Independent

| 20,045

| 2.9%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Green

| 3,878

| 0.6%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Libertarian

| 4,175

| 0.6%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Peace and Freedom

| 2,571

| 0.4%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Americans Elect

| 33

| 0.0%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     Other

| 1,320

| 0.2%

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |     No party preference

| 136,930

| 19.6%

== Cities by population and voter registration ==

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"

|+Cities by population and voter registration

! City

! data-sort-type="number" | Population

! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters

! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic

! data-sort-type="number" | Republican

! data-sort-type="number" | D–R spread

! data-sort-type="number" | Other

! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference

Citrus Heights84,11250.4%34.4%41.4%-7.0%9.5%18.4%
Elk Grove146,53753.5%43.5%32.0%+11.5%7.0%20.4%
Folsom70,56451.7%29.6%44.3%-14.7%7.9%21.5%
Galt23,39343.2%35.3%40.2%-4.9%9.1%19.2%
Isleton70247.9%52.4%22.9%+29.5%8.0%20.5%
Rancho Cordova64,07249.0%43.1%33.2%+9.9%7.5%19.0%
Sacramento463,53747.5%52.4%21.9%+30.5%7.1%21.1%

=Overview=

Sacramento County was politically competitive in most presidential elections between 1976 and 2004, but now votes significantly in favor of the Democratic candidates. Candidates from the Democratic Party have carried the county in the past eight presidential elections, and have won a majority of the county's votes four times during that time (in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020). The city of Sacramento is strongly Democratic, while rural areas are strongly Republican; suburban areas are more divided. This pattern is also present in congressional and state legislative elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win a majority in the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988.

{{PresHead|place=Sacramento County, California|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=September 1, 2018}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|252,140|381,564|23,043|California}}

{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|259,405|440,808|18,227|California}}

{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|189,789|326,023|46,473|California}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|202,514|300,503|14,565|California}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|213,583|316,506|12,770|California}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|235,539|236,657|5,670|California}}

{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|195,619|212,792|23,139|California}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|166,049|203,019|38,346|California}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|160,366|197,540|95,606|California}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|201,832|188,557|5,301|California}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|204,922|159,128|4,791|California}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|153,721|130,031|38,368|California}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|123,110|144,203|8,563|California}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|141,218|137,287|9,716|California}}

{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|97,177|118,769|17,300|California}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|77,871|149,668|332|California}}

{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|84,252|109,695|809|California}}

{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|67,686|82,134|260|California}}

{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|67,207|69,066|837|California}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|35,074|54,197|3,571|California}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|24,611|49,204|403|California}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|23,201|51,351|864|California}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|12,119|47,265|800|California}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|14,553|36,370|1,542|California}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|20,762|19,684|403|California}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|13,400|2,285|16,932|California}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|15,634|7,150|1,316|California}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|10,696|14,538|1,379|California}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|36|9,869|9,300|California}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|6,515|4,533|766|California}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|6,666|2,384|1,170|California}}

{{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,506|4,325|220|California}}

{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|4,600|4,831|217|California}}

{{PresRow|1892|Republican|4,362|3,498|1,057|California}}

{{PresRow|1888|Republican|4,769|3,447|244|California}}

{{PresRow|1884|Republican|4,367|2,659|234|California}}

{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|3,794|2,817|151|California}}

In gubernatorial elections, Sacramento County is typically a bellwether, having voted for the winner every time since 1962 with the exception of 1970 and 2002.

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class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%;"

|+ Sacramento County vote
by party in gubernatorial elections

Year

!GOP

!DEM

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2022

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.5% 202,933

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|57.5% 274,680

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2018

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.2% 212,010

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|58.8% 302,696

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2014

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.7% 122,342

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|62.3% 202,416

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2010

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.5% 162,369

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|56.7% 239,599

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2006

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|60.5% 218,889

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.2% 123,685

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2003

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|52.3% 195,435

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.5% 98,877

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2002

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.6% 147,456

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.8% 129,143

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1998

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.7% 142,970

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|57.4% 206,870

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1994

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|54.8% 196,229

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.9% 146,423

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1990

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|50.3% 167,982

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.7% 149,215

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1986

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|68.1% 207,086

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.1% 91,660

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1982

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|52.4% 171,176

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.7% 146,167

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1978

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.7% 88,445

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|54.9% 139,821

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1974

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.9% 104,595

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|51.6% 117,711

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1970

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.0% 105,523

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|52.5% 120,365

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1966

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|50.9% 109,801

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.1% 105,861

style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1962

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.7% 71,788

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|60.7% 115,462

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In the House of Representatives, all of California's 6th congressional district and portions of its 3rd, and 7th districts are in the county.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|7|access-date=March 1, 2013}}

In the State Assembly, all of the 7th and 8th districts and parts of the 6th, 9th, and 11th districts are in the county.

In the State Senate, parts of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th districts are in the county.

According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 22, 2012, Sacramento County has 698,899 registered voters, out of 944,243 eligible (74%). Of those, 306,960 (44%) are registered Democrats, 225,688 (32%) are registered Republicans, and 134,677 (19%) have declined to state a political party.[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/15day-general-12/county1.pdf CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – October 22, 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118210512/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/15day-general-12/county1.pdf |date=November 18, 2012 }}

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
colspan="3" | Population and crime rates
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population

| colspan="2" | 1,408,480

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crimeOffice of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes – 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222315/http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

| 8,988 || 6.38

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Homicide

| 70 || 0.05

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Forcible rape

| 448 || 0.32

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Robbery

| 3,282 || 2.33

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Aggravated assault

| 5,188 || 3.68

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime

| 31,835 || 22.60

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Burglary

| 12,526 || 8.89

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Larceny-theftOnly larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

| 30,971 || 21.99

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |   Motor vehicle theft

| 8,624 || 6.12

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson

| 366 || 0.26

= Cities by population and crime rates =

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
colspan="9" | Cities by population and crime rates
City

! data-sort-type="number" | PopulationUnited States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California)]. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crimes

! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons

! data-sort-type="number" | Property crimes

! data-sort-type="number" | Property crime rate
per 1,000 persons

Citrus Heights85,1123293.873,11736.62
Elk Grove156,3445123.273,29221.06
Folsom73,678851.151,27717.33
Galt24,163592.4447019.45
Rancho Cordova66,2143935.942,10731.82
Sacramento476,5573,5207.3919,96741.90

Education

=Colleges and universities=

; Public universities

; Community colleges

; Private, not for profit

; Private, for profit

= K-12 education =

School districts include:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06067_sacramento/DC20SD_C06067.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724061931/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06067_sacramento/DC20SD_C06067.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sacramento County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}

K-12:

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Secondary:

Elementary:

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Transportation

{{Main|Transportation in the Sacramento metropolitan area}}File:Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento Canal.jpg

=Public Transportation=

Sacramento Regional Transit District, also known as Sacramento RT, provides public transit throughout the county. It operates bus services, as well as light rail services on the Blue, Green, and Gold lines. In addition, the Yolobus provides Sacramento County with service connecting to destinations in neighboring Yolo County, such as Davis. SaRT and Yolobus both provide bus services connecting Sacramento with Sacramento International Airport.

Amtrak and its Amtrak California subsidiary operate passenger rail service from the Sacramento Valley station. This station is served by the Coast Starlight, the California Zephyr, the Capitol Corridor, and the San Joaquins, which link the region with destinations across California and the United States.

=Major highways=

  • {{jct|state=CA|I|5}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|I|80}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|BL|80}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|US|50}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|12}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|16}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|84}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|99}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|104}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|160}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|220}}
  • {{jct|state=CA|CA|275}}

=Airports=

Sacramento International Airport is a major, full-service airport with passenger flights. It is owned by the County of Sacramento. The county also owns Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento Executive Airport, both of which are general aviation airports. Sacramento McClellan Airport, formerly McClellan Air Force Base, is a privately owned airport between North Highlands and Rio Linda. There are also privately owned public use airports located in Elk Grove and Rio Linda.

=Public roadways=

The Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SACDOT){{cite web| url = http://www.sacdot.com| title = Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SACDOT)}} maintains approximately 2200 miles of roadway within the unincorporated area. The roads range from six lane thoroughfares to rural roads.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacdot.com/Pages/MileageofMaintainedRoadways.aspx|title=Mileage of Maintained Roadways}}

Communities

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=Cities=

=Census-designated places=

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=Unincorporated community=

=Former townships=

File:Map of Sacramento County 1885.jpg

In February 1851, the county was divided into eight civil townships: the seven marked by asterisks below, plus Sacramento township. In July of that year, American township was divided off from Sacramento township. In 1856, the Board of Supervisors realigned the divisions into the 14 civil townships below, plus the city of Sacramento.{{cite book|first=Winfield J.|last=Davis|title=An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00davi|pages=208–209|year=1890|publisher=Lewis Pub. Co.|oclc= 181326892}}

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  • Alabama
  • American
  • Brighton*
  • Center*
  • Cosumnes*
  • Dry Creek
  • Franklin
  • Georgiana
  • Granite
  • Lee
  • Mississippi*
  • Natoma*
  • San Joaquin*
  • Sutter*

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=Population ranking=

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Sacramento County.{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 9, 2021}}

† county seat

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Rank

!City/town/etc.

!Municipal type

!Population (2020 Census)

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| 1

|† Sacramento (State Capital)

| City

| 524,943

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| 2

|Elk Grove

| City

| 176,124

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| 3

|Arden-Arcade

| CDP

| 94,659

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| 4

|Citrus Heights

| City

| 87,583

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| 5

|Folsom

| City

| 80,454

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| 6

|Carmichael

| CDP

| 79,793

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| 7

|Rancho Cordova

| City

| 79,332

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| 8

|Florin

| CDP

| 52,388

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| 9

|North Highlands

| CDP

| 49,327

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| 10

|Antelope

| CDP

| 48,733

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| 11

|Vineyard

| CDP

| 43,935

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| 12

|Foothill Farms

| CDP

| 35,834

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| 13

|Orangevale

| CDP

| 35,569

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| 14

|Fair Oaks

| CDP

| 32,514

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| 15

|Galt

| City

| 25,383

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| 16

|Rosemont

| CDP

| 23,510

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| 17

|Parkway

| CDP

| 15,962

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| 18

|Rio Linda

| CDP

| 15,944

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| 19

|Lemon Hill

| CDP

| 14,496

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| 20

|La Riviera

| CDP

| 11,252

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| 21

|Gold River

| CDP

| 7,844

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| 22

|Fruitridge Pocket

| CDP

| 6,102

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| 23

|Wilton

| CDP

| 5,958

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| 24

|Rancho Murieta

| CDP

| 5,903

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| 25

|Elverta

| CDP

| 5,435

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| 26

|Mather

| CDP

| 4,698

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| 27

|Walnut Grove

| CDP

| 1,452

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| 28

|Clay

| CDP

| 1,252

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| 29

|Herald

| CDP

| 1,160

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| 30

|McClellan Park

| CDP

| 926

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| 31

|Isleton

| City

| 794

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| 32

|Courtland

| CDP

| 326

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| 33

|Hood

| CDP

| 244

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| 34

|Franklin

| CDP

| 167

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| 35

|Freeport

| CDP

| 58

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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{{AmCyc Poster|Sacramento (county)|Sacramento County, California}}

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://www.sacrt.com/ Sacramento County transit website]
  • [http://www.metrochamber.org Sacramento Metro Chamber – representing Sacramento County and surrounding counties]

{{Geographic Location

| Centre = Sacramento County, California

| North = Placer County

| Northeast =

| East = El Dorado County and Amador County

| Southeast =

| South = San Joaquin County

| Southwest = Contra Costa County

| West = Solano County and Yolo County

| Northwest = Sutter County

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