42,026 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.6% since 2020)
595 square miles of land · 71 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
20 active community water systems list Amador County in the area they serve, reporting 33,746 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| AWA BUCKHORN PLANT surface water · local government · CA0310012 | 8,791 served |
| AWA, IONE surface water · local government · CA0310002 | 7,227 served |
| CITY OF JACKSON buys surface water · local government · CA0310001 | 5,079 served |
| AWA, TANNER surface water · local government · CA0310003 | 4,940 served |
| AWA - CAMANCHE VILLAGE groundwater · local government · CA0310021 | 2,402 served |
| JACKSON VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT surface water · private · CA0300037 | 1,303 served |
| PLYMOUTH, CITY OF buys surface water · local government · CA0310004 | 1,060 served |
| FIRST MACE MEADOW # 1 buys surface water · local government · CA0310011 | 838 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 89 people were held in Amador County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 69.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
2 school districts have their office in Amador County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $66.3 million — $59.7 million to run schools, about $14,526 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $36 million local (mostly property tax), $28.7 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $14.6 million.
Spent $10.8 million — $8.5 million to run schools, about $354,542 per student, plus $44,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.1 million local (mostly property tax), $6.8 million state, $1.9 million federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Amador County about $38.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
61 bridges in Amador County: 21 in good condition, 25 fair, and 15 poor (24.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| STATE ROUTE 104 over SUTTER CREEK · built 1970 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| SHENANDOAH ROAD over BIG INDIAN CREEK · built 1930 | 3,006 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 88 over SILVER LAKE SPILLWAY · built 2002 | 2,750 vehicles a day |
| SHENANDOAH ROAD over SOUTH FORK COSUMNES RIV · built 1985 | 2,450 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 104 over DRY CREEK · built 2005 | 2,350 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 49 over COSUMNES RIVER · built 1952 | 2,175 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $17.1 million of work in Amador County in fiscal 2025, about $422 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ballots mailed; drop boxes open: 2026-10-05. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-19. Early in-person voting: 2026-10-24 to 2026-11-03. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day for mailed ballots to arrive: 2026-11-10.
Source: California Secretary of State — Nov. 3, 2026 key dates · California Official Voter Information Guide — dates to remember · California Secretary of State — make a plan to vote
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Nearby counties: Calaveras County (18 mi) · El Dorado County (24 mi) · Sacramento County (37 mi) · Placer County (43 mi) · Tuolumne County (47 mi) · Alpine County (48 mi).