Demographics of Sutter County, California

Sutter County, California had 98,787 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −676 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sutter County, in four figures

98,787
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −676 people.; 36.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,704 ±$5,306
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sutter County, California's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sutter County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sutter County, California's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sutter County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	99,463	100.0	100.0
2021	99,214	99.7	100.2
2022	98,657	99.2	100.7
2023	98,693	99.2	101.6
2024	98,933	99.5	102.5
2025	98,787	99.3	103.1

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Population of Sutter County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	99,463	−169	+69	+2	−233
2021	99,214	−249	+304	+91	−673
2022	98,657	−557	+192	+428	−1,187
2023	98,693	+36	+327	+833	−1,133
2024	98,933	+240	+330	+1,023	−1,122
2025	98,787	−146	+322	+284	−754

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±0.3: for men 35.8 ±0.4 and for women 37.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sutter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,139 ±70	6.2% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,735 ±865	19.0% ±0.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,795 ±603	8.9% ±0.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	25,984 ±764	26.3% ±0.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,988 ±644	23.3% ±0.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,216 ±799	16.4% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,704 ±$5,306, and income per person $36,107 ±$2,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sutter County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,482 ±574	13.5% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,738 ±658	17.2% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,663 ±594	17.0% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,130 ±465	12.4% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,218 ±600	18.7% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,234 ±507	9.7% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,827 ±447	11.5% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sutter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	14,145 ±1,726	14.4% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,886 ±718	19.8% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,445 ±858	12.6% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,814 ±452	12.7% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sutter County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sutter County	California	United States
Housing units	34,798 ±55	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.3% ±2.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.7% ±2.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$433,500 ±$7,299	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,439 ±$44	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sutter County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,532 ±0	32.9% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,226 ±422	40.7% ±0.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,573 ±327	1.6% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17,277 ±622	17.5% ±0.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	731 ±198	0.7% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	362 ±55	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,151 ±430	1.2% ±0.4	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,005 ±774	5.1% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sutter County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	62,952 ±1,537	63.7% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,949 ±1,006	12.1% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,472 ±356	1.5% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,484 ±1,376	22.7% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,016 ±756	12.2% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,468 ±1,289	10.6% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sutter County among the counties of California

37th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Sutter County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Madera County	167,927	+7.4%
Kings County	154,327	+1.0%
Napa County	132,949	−3.3%
Humboldt County	131,647	−3.4%
Nevada County	101,911	−0.4%
Sutter County	98,787	−0.7%
Yuba County	88,691	+8.2%
Mendocino County	88,122	−3.5%
San Benito County	70,082	+8.6%
Lake County	67,772	−0.6%
Tehama County	64,665	−1.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026