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Sutter County Demographics

A map of Sutter County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
41,36641.5%
Hispanic
31,56831.7%
Asian
18,01418.1%
Multiracial
5,1595.2%
Black
1,7741.8%
Native American/Other
1,7521.8%

Sutter County, California had a population of 99,633 in 2020. It was 41.5% White, 1.8% Black, 18.1% Asian, 31.7% Hispanic, 1.8% Native American/Other, and 5.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sutter County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Sutter County is the 37th most populous county of the 58 counties in California.

Sutter County's White Population

41,366 residents of Sutter County identify as White, or 41.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Sutter County slightly larger than the White share of the population of California (34.7% White). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #34 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more White than neighboring Colusa County (31.8% White), and Sacramento County (41% White). Sutter County is less White than neighboring Yolo County (43.4% White), Yuba County (51.2% White), and Butte County (66% White).

Sutter County's Black Population

1,774 residents of Sutter County identify as Black, or 1.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sutter County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of California (5.4% Black). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #27 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more Black than neighboring Colusa County (0.8% Black), and Butte County (1.6% Black). Sutter County is less Black than neighboring Yolo County (2.6% Black), Yuba County (3.5% Black), and Sacramento County (9.2% Black).

Sutter County's Asian Population

18,014 residents of Sutter County identify as Asian, or 18.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sutter County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of California (15.1% Asian). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #7 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more Asian than neighboring Yolo County (13.8% Asian), Yuba County (6.8% Asian), Colusa County (1.2% Asian), Butte County (4.9% Asian), and Sacramento County (17.4% Asian).

Sutter County's Hispanic Population

31,568 residents of Sutter County identify as Hispanic, or 31.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sutter County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of California (39.4% Hispanic). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #24 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more Hispanic than neighboring Yuba County (28.8% Hispanic), Butte County (19% Hispanic), and Sacramento County (23.6% Hispanic). Sutter County is less Hispanic than neighboring Yolo County (33.1% Hispanic), and Colusa County (61.7% Hispanic).

Sutter County's Native American/Other Population

1,752 residents of Sutter County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sutter County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of California (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #27 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Yolo County (1.5% Native American/Other). Sutter County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Yuba County (2.3% Native American/Other), Colusa County (2% Native American/Other), Butte County (2.2% Native American/Other), and Sacramento County (2.2% Native American/Other).

Sutter County's Multiracial Population

5,159 residents of Sutter County identify as Multiracial, or 5.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sutter County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of California (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 58 counties in California, Sutter County is ranked #27 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sutter County is more Multiracial than neighboring Colusa County (2.5% Multiracial). Sutter County is less Multiracial than neighboring Yolo County (5.5% Multiracial), Yuba County (7.4% Multiracial), Butte County (6.4% Multiracial), and Sacramento County (6.5% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.