Facts
- Population
- 39,431,263 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -0.3 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 106,644
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 39,555,674 (2020)
- Births
- 410,377 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.4
- Deaths
- 303,733 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.7
- International migration
- 292,721 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -344,029 (2023)
- Net migration
- -51,308 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -1.3
- Postal code
- CA
- FIPS code
- 06
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,431,263 |
| 2023 | 39,198,693 |
| 2022 | 39,142,414 |
| 2021 | 39,142,565 |
| 2020 | 39,521,958 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 % |
| 2023 | 4.7 % |
| 2022 | 4.3 % |
| 2021 | 7.3 % |
| 2020 | 10.1 % |
Counties · 58
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 9,757,179 | -2.6 % | 5.7 % |
| 2 | San Diego County | 3,298,799 | 0.0 % | 4.6 % |
| 3 | Orange County | 3,170,435 | -0.5 % | 4.1 % |
| 4 | Riverside County | 2,529,933 | 4.5 % | 5.6 % |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 2,214,281 | 1.5 % | 5.4 % |
| 6 | Santa Clara County | 1,926,325 | -0.5 % | 4.3 % |
| 7 | Alameda County | 1,649,060 | -2.0 % | 4.7 % |
| 8 | Sacramento County | 1,611,231 | 1.7 % | 5.0 % |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 1,172,607 | 0.6 % | 4.8 % |
| 10 | Fresno County | 1,024,125 | 1.5 % | 8.5 % |
| 11 | Kern County | 922,529 | 1.5 % | 9.0 % |
| 12 | Ventura County | 835,427 | -1.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 13 | San Francisco County | 827,526 | -5.8 % | 4.1 % |
| 14 | San Joaquin County | 816,108 | 4.7 % | 6.7 % |
| 15 | San Mateo County | 742,893 | -2.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 16 | Stanislaus County | 556,972 | 0.7 % | 7.2 % |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 485,375 | -0.7 % | 4.4 % |
| 18 | Tulare County | 483,546 | 2.2 % | 10.8 % |
| 19 | Solano County | 455,101 | 0.3 % | 5.3 % |
| 20 | Santa Barbara County | 444,500 | -0.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 21 | Monterey County | 436,251 | -1.1 % | 7.9 % |
| 22 | Placer County | 433,822 | 7.2 % | 4.3 % |
| 23 | Merced County | 296,774 | 5.1 % | 10.2 % |
| 24 | San Luis Obispo County | 281,843 | -0.2 % | 4.4 % |
| 25 | Santa Cruz County | 262,406 | -3.6 % | 6.3 % |
| 26 | Marin County | 256,400 | -2.3 % | 4.2 % |
| 27 | Yolo County | 225,251 | 3.4 % | 5.8 % |
| 28 | Butte County | 208,334 | -1.6 % | 6.2 % |
| 29 | El Dorado County | 192,823 | 0.9 % | 5.0 % |
| 30 | Imperial County | 181,724 | 1.1 % | 18.9 % |
| 31 | Shasta County | 181,121 | -0.7 % | 5.5 % |
| 32 | Madera County | 165,432 | 5.9 % | 8.0 % |
| 33 | Kings County | 154,913 | 1.6 % | 9.3 % |
| 34 | Napa County | 132,727 | -3.8 % | 4.3 % |
| 35 | Humboldt County | 132,380 | -3.0 % | 5.3 % |
| 36 | Nevada County | 102,195 | -0.0 % | 4.8 % |
| 37 | Sutter County | 98,545 | -1.1 % | 8.9 % |
| 38 | Mendocino County | 89,175 | -2.6 % | 5.9 % |
| 39 | Yuba County | 87,469 | 7.2 % | 7.1 % |
| 40 | San Benito County | 69,159 | 7.7 % | 6.8 % |
| 41 | Lake County | 67,764 | -0.6 % | 7.3 % |
| 42 | Tehama County | 64,451 | -2.2 % | 6.5 % |
| 43 | Tuolumne County | 53,893 | -3.1 % | 5.5 % |
| 44 | Calaveras County | 46,505 | 2.7 % | 6.4 % |
| 45 | Siskiyou County | 42,498 | -3.6 % | 7.6 % |
| 46 | Amador County | 42,026 | 3.8 % | 6.0 % |
| 47 | Lassen County | 28,340 | -13.4 % | 6.7 % |
| 48 | Glenn County | 28,304 | -2.1 % | 7.3 % |
| 49 | Del Norte County | 27,009 | -2.6 % | 6.4 % |
| 50 | Colusa County | 22,074 | 1.1 % | 13.9 % |
| 51 | Plumas County | 18,834 | -4.9 % | 7.5 % |
| 52 | Inyo County | 18,485 | -2.8 % | 4.6 % |
| 53 | Mariposa County | 17,048 | -0.5 % | 5.9 % |
| 54 | Trinity County | 15,642 | -2.9 % | 5.9 % |
| 55 | Mono County | 12,991 | -1.6 % | 4.2 % |
| 56 | Modoc County | 8,491 | -2.4 % | 7.3 % |
| 57 | Sierra County | 3,113 | -3.8 % | 5.7 % |
| 58 | Alpine County | 1,099 | -6.5 % | 7.4 % |