Total Population in Merced County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
290,201
Rank #248/3,222 · #23 in CA
92th
Merced 290,201
CA 39M -99.3%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Merced County's total population of 290,201 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 Merced County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #245 | Dutchess County, NY | 298,220 |
| #246 | Leon County, FL | 297,542 |
| #247 | York County, SC | 293,673 |
| #248 | Merced County, CA | 290,201 |
| #249 | Dauphin County, PA | 289,593 |
| #250 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 288,976 |
| #251 | St. Louis city, MO | 288,512 |
About Total Population
Merced County, California has a total population of 290,201, ranking #248 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within California, it ranks #23 of 58. This places it in the 92th 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.