Total Population in San Diego County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
3,288,774
Rank #5 of 3,222
100th %ile

How San Diego County Compares

San Diego County
3,288,774
California Average
3,288,774
Rank #2 of 58 in state
National
330M
99.0% below

National Distribution

Where San Diego County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ San Diego County: 3,288,774

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2 Cook County, IL 5,182,090
#3 Harris County, TX 4,838,303
#4 Maricopa County, AZ 4,559,748
#5 San Diego County, CA 3,288,774
#6 Orange County, CA 3,165,820
#7 Miami-Dade County, FL 2,738,356
#8 Kings County, NY 2,631,580
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Total Population in San Diego County, California

San Diego County, California has a total population of 3,288,774, which ranks #5 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within California, San Diego County ranks #2 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 100th 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.