1,611,231 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.5% since 2020)
965 square miles of land · 1,669 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.
62 active community water systems list Sacramento County in the area they serve, reporting 1,615,264 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF SACRAMENTO MAIN surface water · state · CA3410020 | 527,979 served |
| SACRAMENTO SUBURBAN WATER DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · CA3410001 | 194,444 served |
| SCWA - LAGUNA/VINEYARD surface water · local government · CA3410029 | 188,417 served |
| FOLSOM, CITY OF - MAIN surface water · local government · CA3410014 | 80,969 served |
| CITRUS HEIGHTS WATER DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · CA3410006 | 67,818 served |
| CAL AM - SUBURBAN ROSEMONT buys surface water · private · CA3410010 | 54,893 served |
| CAL AM - PARKWAY buys surface water · private · CA3410017 | 50,646 served |
| CAL AM - LINCOLN OAKS buys surface water · private · CA3410013 | 48,105 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 3,293 people were held in Sacramento County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 3,053.
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.
13 school districts have their office in Sacramento County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.1 billion — $988.1 million to run schools, about $15,921 per student, plus $77.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $247.6 million local (mostly property tax), $838 million state, $141.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $430.1 million.
Spent $812.8 million — $690.4 million to run schools, about $17,785 per student, plus $82.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $246.2 million local (mostly property tax), $595.8 million state, $138.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $531.2 million.
Spent $790.7 million — $618.5 million to run schools, about $16,227 per student, plus $129 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $277.5 million local (mostly property tax), $524.6 million state, $106.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $752.2 million.
Spent $586.8 million — $464.6 million to run schools, about $19,272 per student, plus $101.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $116.8 million local (mostly property tax), $467.5 million state, $105.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $356.2 million.
Spent $385.3 million — $308.3 million to run schools, about $15,003 per student, plus $51 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $165.9 million local (mostly property tax), $236.5 million state, $27.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $592.6 million.
Spent $287.1 million — $217.4 million to run schools, about $14,943 per student, plus $53.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $83.7 million local (mostly property tax), $193 million state, $22 million federal. Long-term debt: $391 million.
Spent $117.7 million — $69.4 million to run schools, about $16,517 per student, plus $40.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $33.4 million local (mostly property tax), $54.2 million state, $12.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $110.4 million.
Spent $59.2 million — $54.5 million to run schools, about $16,245 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14.3 million local (mostly property tax), $54.6 million state, $8.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $22.4 million.
And 5 more.
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 High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Sacramento County about $352.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
737 bridges in Sacramento County: 392 in good condition, 329 fair, and 16 poor (2.2%). “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.
| INTERSTATE 5 SB over BEACH LAKE · built 1975 | 46,500 vehicles a day |
| ANTELOPE ROAD over RAIL ROAD TRACKS · built 1990 | 39,505 vehicles a day |
| FRUITRIDGE ROAD over STATE ROUTE 99 · built 1959 | 35,000 vehicles a day |
| ST RTE 160 WB LRT over AMERICAN RIVER · built 1915 | 26,500 vehicles a day |
| NORTHGATE BLVD over NATOMAS E MAIN DRN CANAL · built 1970 | 19,991 vehicles a day |
| WINDING WAY over ARCADE CREEK · built 1999 | 17,544 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $13.4 billion of work in Sacramento County in fiscal 2025, about $8,426 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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