Total Population in Merced County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Merced County Compares
National Distribution
Where Merced County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Merced County: 290,201
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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 |
Total Population in Merced County, California
Merced County, California has a total population of 290,201, which ranks #248 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.
Within California, Merced County ranks #23 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 92th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.