Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County
County
Images, from top down, left to right: California State Capitol, Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park, Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sutter's Fort
Flag Seal
Interactive map of Sacramento County
Location in the state of California
Coordinates: 38°27′N 121°21′W / 38.45°N 121.35°W / 38.45; -121.35
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sacramento Valley
Metro area	Greater Sacramento
Incorporated	February 18, 1850[1]
Named for	The capital city of Sacramento, which is named for the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
County seat (and largest city)	Sacramento
Government
• Type	Council–CEO
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chair[2]	Rich Desmond
• Vice Chair[2]	Patrick Kennedy
• Board of Supervisors[2]	Supervisors Phil Serna Patrick Kennedy Rich Desmond Sue Frost Patrick Hume
• County Executive	Ann Edwards
Area
• Total	994 sq mi (2,570 km2)
• Land	965 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	29 sq mi (80 km2)
Highest elevation [3]	831 ft (253 m)
Population  (April 1, 2020)[4]
• Total	1,585,055
• Density	1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
Gross Domestic Product [5]
• Total	US$98.990 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Congressional districts	3rd, 6th, 7th
Website	saccounty.gov

Sacramento County (/ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ/ ^ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055.^[6] Its county seat is Sacramento,^[7] which has been the state capital of California since 1854.

Sacramento County is the central county of the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The county covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km²) in the northern portion of the Central Valley, on into Gold Country. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, including Suisun Bay, north to about ten miles (16 km) beyond the State Capitol and east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to San Francisco Bay. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained Sacramento County's water security.^[8]