Total Population in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
264,926
Rank #273/3,222 · #25 in CA
92th
Santa Cruz 264,926
CA 39M -99.3%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Santa Cruz County's total population of 264,926 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 Santa Cruz County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #270 | Cumberland County, PA | 268,323 |
| #271 | Forsyth County, GA | 267,287 |
| #272 | McLennan County, TX | 266,067 |
| #273 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 264,926 |
| #274 | Madison County, IL | 264,238 |
| #275 | Harford County, MD | 263,757 |
| #276 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 262,375 |
About Total Population
Santa Cruz County, California has a total population of 264,926, ranking #273 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within California, it ranks #25 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.