Total Population in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
915,075
Rank #63/3,222 · #11 in CA
98th
Kern 915,075
CA 39M -97.7%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Kern County's total population of 915,075 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Kern County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #60 | DuPage County, IL | 930,024 |
| #61 | Milwaukee County, WI | 926,331 |
| #62 | Shelby County, TN | 919,173 |
| #63 | Kern County, CA | 915,075 |
| #64 | Fort Bend County, TX | 893,767 |
| #65 | Hidalgo County, TX | 891,977 |
| #66 | Macomb County, MI | 879,853 |
About Total Population
Kern County, California has a total population of 915,075, ranking #63 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.7% below the national value of 330M. Within California, it ranks #11 of 58. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.