Total Population in San Luis Obispo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
281,555
Rank #256 of 3,222
92th percentile

How San Luis Obispo County Compares

San Luis Obispo County
281,555
California Average
281,555
Rank #24 of 58 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ San Luis Obispo County: 281,555

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#253 Alachua County, FL 285,492
#254 Ingham County, MI 283,913
#255 Winnebago County, IL 283,292
#256 San Luis Obispo County, CA 281,555
#257 Cherokee County, GA 281,032
#258 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT 279,971
#259 Kitsap County, WA 277,881
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Total Population in San Luis Obispo County, California

San Luis Obispo County, California has a total population of 281,555, which ranks #256 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within California, San Luis Obispo County ranks #24 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.