Editing Sutter County, California

{{short description|County in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Sutter County, California
 | official_name            = County of Sutter
 | native_name              = 
 | other_name               = 
 | settlement_type          = [[County (United States)|County]]
 | image_skyline            = {{photomontage
   | photo1a = Sutter Buttes.jpg
   | photo2a = Live Oak on CA 99.jpeg
   | photo2b = Downtown Yuba City.jpg
   | spacing = 1
   | size = 300 | position = center }}
 | image_caption            = Images, from top down, left to right: [[Sutter Buttes]] terrain, Live Oak Blvd near Pennington Road in the [[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|City of Live Oak]], downtown of [[Yuba City]]
 | image_flag               = 
 | image_seal               = Seal of Sutter County, California.png
 | seal_size                = 
 | named_for                = [[John Augustus Sutter]]
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
 | subdivision_type2        = Region
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Sacramento Valley]]
 | subdivision_type3        = Metro area
 | subdivision_name3        = [[Sacramento metropolitan area]]
 | seat_type                = [[County seat]]
 | seat                     = [[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]]
 | seat1_type               = Largest city
 | seat1                    = Yuba City
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 608
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 602
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 6.1
 | elevation_max_footnotes  = 
 | elevation_max_ft         = 2120
 | elevation_min_footnotes  = 
 | elevation_min_ft         = 
<!-- Population ----------->
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|April 1, 2020]]
 | population_footnotes     = <ref name=QF/>
 | population_total         = 99633
 | pop_est_as_of            = 
 | pop_est_footnotes        = 
 | population_est           = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
|demographics_type2        = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Sutter County, CA|url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL06101|work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref>
|demographics2_title1     = Total
|demographics2_info1      = $4.840 billion (2022)
 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = February 18, 1850<ref name=csac>{{cite web |url= http://www.counties.org/general-information/chronology |title= Chronology |publisher= California State Association of Counties|access-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
<!-- Government ----------->
 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–CAO]]
 | governing_body           = Board of Supervisors
 | leader_title1            = Chair
 | leader_name1             = Dan Flores
 | leader_title2            = Vice Chair
 | leader_name2             = Mike Ziegenmeyer
 | leader_title3            = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.suttercounty.org/government/board-of-supervisors | title=Sutter County Board of Supervisors &#124; Sutter County, CA }}</ref>
 | leader_name3             = {{Collapsible list
| title = Supervisors
| frame_style = border:none; padding:0;
| list_style  = text-align:left;
| 1  = Jeff Boone
| 2  = Dan Flores
| 3  = Mike Ziegenmeyer
| 4  = Karm Bains
| 5  = Jeff Stephens
}}
 | leader_title4            = County Administrator
 | leader_name4             = Steve Smith
 | timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone]]
 | utc_offset               = -8
 | timezone_DST             = [[Pacific Daylight Time]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -7
 | postal_code_type         = <!--[[ZIP Code]]-->
 | postal_code              = 
 | area_code                = 
 | image_map                = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}}
 | map_caption              = Interactive map of Sutter County
 | image_map1               = Map of California highlighting Sutter County.svg
 | mapsize1                 = 200px
 | map_caption1             = Location in the state of [[California]]
 | blank_name_sec1          = Congressional district
 | blank_info_sec1          = [[California's 1st congressional district|1st]]
 | website                  = [http://www.co.sutter.ca.us www.co.sutter.ca.us]
 | footnotes                = 
}}

'''Sutter County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 99,633.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/suttercountycalifornia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]-[[Roseville, California|Roseville]], CA [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]]. The county is located along the [[Sacramento River]] in the [[Sacramento Valley]].

==History==
The [[Maidu]] were the people living in the area of Sutter County when European settlers arrived.<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). ''Encyclopedia of California''. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 448. {{ISBN|9780403093182}}.</ref>

Sutter County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given to [[Placer County, California|Placer County]] in 1852.

Sutter County is named after [[John Augustus Sutter]], a German native born to Swiss parents. He was one of the first Europeans to recognize the Sacramento Valley for its potential in agriculture. His Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River just south of present-day Yuba City, was the site of the first major farm in the Central Valley, and used extensive slave labor from Natives in order to function.<ref name="jstor.org">{{cite journal|last1=Hurtado|first1=Albert|date=Spring 1990|title=California Indians and the Workaday West: Labor, Assimilation, and Survival|journal=California History|volume=69|issue=1|page=5|doi=10.2307/25177303|jstor=25177303}}</ref>

Sutter obtained the [[Rancho New Helvetia]] Mexican land grant, and called his first settlement [[New Helvetia]] (which included the present day [[Sacramento, California|city of Sacramento]]). In 1850, Sutter retired to Hock Farm when the [[California Gold Rush|gold rush]] led to him losing his holdings in Sacramento.

Sutter County is the birthplace (Yuba City, 1858) of [[John Joseph Montgomery]], who was the first American to successfully pilot a heavier-than-air craft, 20 years before the Wright Brothers, and who held the first patent for an "aeroplane."

In the 1890s, Sutter County was one of the two prohibition counties in California; the other was Riverside County. Both outlawed saloons and sale or consumption of alcohol in public.<ref>Berkeley Gazette, 1905. July 28</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|608|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|602|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.1|sqmi}}, comprising 1.0%, is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in California by total area. Some 88 percent of the county is prime farmland and grazing land.

Sutter County is home to the [[Sutter Buttes]], known as the "World's Smallest Mountain Range." This volcanic formation provides relief to the otherwise seemingly flat Sacramento Valley.

Bordered by the [[Sacramento River]] on the west and the [[Feather River]] on the east, Sutter County has {{convert|240|mi|km}} of levees. The [[Sutter Bypass]], which diverts flood waters from the Sacramento River, cuts through the heart of Sutter County.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Butte County, California|Butte County]] - north
* [[Yuba County, California|Yuba County]] - east
* [[Placer County, California|Placer County]] - southeast
* [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]] - south
* [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]] - southwest
* [[Colusa County, California|Colusa County]] - west

===National protected areas===
* [[Butte Sink National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Sutter National Wildlife Refuge]]
Sutter County also has the State Feather River Wildlife Area, consisting of the Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Abbott Lake, Shanghai Bend, and Morse Road Units in Sutter County. Also, a {{convert|1795|acre|km2|adj=on}} State Park in the Sutter Buttes. In addition, there are the state public trust lands of the Feather, Bear and Sacramento rivers as well as smaller streams including Butte Creek and Butte Slough.

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
*[[File:California 20.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 20|State Route 20]]
*[[File:California 70.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 70|State Route 70]]
*[[File:California 99.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 99|State Route 99]]
*[[File:California 113.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 113|State Route 113]]

===Public transportation===
[[Yuba Sutter Transit]] operates local bus service, as well as commuter runs to Downtown Sacramento.  The [[Amtrak Thruway#3|Amtrak Thruway 3]] bus also provides daily connections to/from Sacramento.

===Airports===
[[Sutter County Airport]] is a general aviation airport located just south of Yuba City.  The closest major airport is in [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]].

== Politics ==

=== Voter registration statistics ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | 94,192
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>
| 41,760
| 44.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 13,557
| 32.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 18,571
| 44.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic&ndash;Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-5,014'''</span>
| <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-12.0%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1,328
| 3.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 117
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 224
| 0.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 124
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1
| 0.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 550
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 7,288
| 17.5%
|}

==== Cities by population and voter registration ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="8" | Cities by population and voter registration
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | D&ndash;R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
|-
| [[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]] || 8,244 || 35.9% || 44.5% || 29.9% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+14.6%'''</span> || 8.9% || 19.6%
|-
| [[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]] || 64,224 || 42.6% || 34.2% || 41.3% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''-7.1%'''</span> || 9.2% || 18.7%
|}

=== Overview ===
Sutter is a strongly Republican county in [[President of the United States|presidential]] and [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections. The last Democrat to win the county was [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]] in [[United States presidential election in California, 1940|1940]]. It was the only county in the whole state to give a majority to [[George H. W. Bush]] in [[1992 United States presidential election in California|1992]].

{{PresHead|place=Sutter County, California|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|25,372|13,016|951|California}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|24,375|17,367|902|California}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|18,176|13,076|2,572|California}}  
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|18,122|12,192|769|California}}  
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|18,911|13,412|698|California}}  
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|20,254|9,602|289|California}}  
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|17,350|8,416|798|California}}  
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|14,264|8,504|1,977|California}}  
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|12,956|7,883|5,021|California}}  
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|14,100|6,557|241|California}}  
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,477|5,535|311|California}}  
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,778|5,103|1,676|California}}  
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|8,745|6,966|420|California}}  
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,224|5,409|739|California}}  
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,665|4,624|1,256|California}}  
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|7,241|6,787|16|California}}  
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,520|4,379|55|California}}  
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,327|3,673|77|California}}  
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,053|3,382|44|California}}  
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,913|3,362|183|California}}  
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,111|3,083|29|California}}  
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,089|4,195|61|California}}  
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,613|4,019|106|California}}  
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,392|3,807|208|California}}  
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,239|1,875|34|California}}  
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,617|367|1,255|California}}  
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,862|636|150|California}}  
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,211|1,543|129|California}}  
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|5|1,063|990|California}}  
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|896|652|83|California}}  
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|872|488|74|California}}  
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|819|642|30|California}}  
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|796|713|25|California}}  
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|745|735|96|California}}

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Sutter County is in {{Representative|cacd|3|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|3|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature]], the county is in {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_sd_finaldraft_splits.zip
 | title = Communities of Interest&nbsp;— County
 | publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
 | access-date = September 28, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151023054153/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_sd_finaldraft_splits.zip
 | archive-date = October 23, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|3|fmt=adistrict}}.

On November 4, 2008, Sutter County voted 70.7% for [[Proposition 8]] which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

== Crime ==

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and crime rates
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 94,192
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes &ndash; 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222315/http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
| 316 || 3.35
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1 || 0.01
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 24 || 0.25
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 54 || 0.57
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 237 || 2.52
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1,038 || 11.02
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 446 || 4.74
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>
| 1,474 || 15.65
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 201 || 2.13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 11 || 0.12
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 3444
|1860= 3390
|1870= 5030
|1880= 5159
|1890= 5469
|1900= 5886
|1910= 6328
|1920= 10115
|1930= 14618
|1940= 18680
|1950= 26239
|1960= 33380
|1970= 41935
|1980= 52246
|1990= 64415
|2000= 78930
|2010= 94737
|2020= 99633
|estyear=2024
|estimate=98545
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sutter County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Sutter County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=050XX00US24033,51059|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sutter County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06101&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sutter County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06101&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|47,532
|47,782
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,366
|{{Percentage|47532|78930|2}}
|50.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,418
|1,713
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,774
|{{Percentage|1418|78930|2}}
|1.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|940
|925
|style='background: #ffffe6; |862
|{{Percentage|940|78930|2}}
|0.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8,771
|13,442
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,014
|{{Percentage|8771|78930|2}}
|14.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.08%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|142
|256
|style='background: #ffffe6; |279
|{{Percentage|142|78930|2}}
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|190
|190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |611
|{{Percentage|190|78930|2}}
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,408
|3,178
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,159
|{{Percentage|2408|78930|2}}
|3.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|17,529
|28,251
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,568
|{{Percentage|17529|78930|2}}
|28.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''78,930'''
|'''94,737'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''99,633'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan=2 | 94,192
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 61,951
| 65.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,800
| 1.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,428
| 1.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 13,029
| 13.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 290
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 10,267
| 10.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 5,427
| 5.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 26,642
| 28.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $22,464
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $50,010
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $54,737
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[East Nicolaus, California|East Nicolaus]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 301 || 36.9% || 46.5% || 16.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 46.5%
|-
| [[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 8,244 || 58.4% || 30.7% || 8.3% || 0.4% || 2.2% || 50.3%
|-
| [[Meridian, Sutter County, California|Meridian]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 485 || 97.3% || 2.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 17.5%
|-
| [[Nicolaus, California|Nicolaus]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 183 || 81.4% || 4.4% || 13.1% || 1.1% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Rio Oso, California|Rio Oso]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 349 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 15.2%
|-
| [[Robbins, California|Robbins]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 285 || 82.1% || 16.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.4% || 54.0%
|-
| [[Sutter, California|Sutter]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,892 || 88.1% || 9.2% || 0.2% || 0.6% || 1.8% || 9.0%
|-
| [[Trowbridge, California|Trowbridge]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 112 || 95.5% || 4.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 64,224 || 62.2% || 16.2% || 17.3% || 2.4% || 1.9% || 28.5%
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=6 | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[East Nicolaus, California|East Nicolaus]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 301 || $18,776 || $32,813 || $40,833
|-
| [[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 8,244 || $16,052 || $41,773 || $40,919
|-
| [[Meridian, Sutter County, California|Meridian]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 485 || $30,530 || $53,125 || $77,500
|-
| [[Nicolaus, California|Nicolaus]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 183 || $35,223 || $75,000 || $100,000
|-
| [[Rio Oso, California|Rio Oso]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 349 || $32,149 || $85,750 || $90,357
|-
| [[Robbins, California|Robbins]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 285 || $22,532 || $55,625 || $55,268
|-
| [[Sutter, California|Sutter]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,892 || $28,772 || $62,708 || $76,667
|-
| [[Trowbridge, California|Trowbridge]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 112 || $33,904 || $60,833 || $62,083
|-
| [[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 64,224 || $21,566 || $48,830 || $53,818
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Sutter County had a population of 94,737. The racial makeup of Sutter County was 57,749 (61.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1,919 (2.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1,365 (1.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13,663 (14.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 281 (0.3%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 14,463 (15.3%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5,297 (5.6%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 27,251 persons (28.8%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Sutter County'''
|align="right"|94,737||align="right"|57,749||align="right"|1,919||align="right"|1,365||align="right"|13,663||align="right"|281||align="right"|14,463||align="right"|5,297||align="right"|27,251
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>cities]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]]'''
|align="right"|8,392||align="right"|4,491||align="right"|138||align="right"|130||align="right"|978||align="right"|17||align="right"|2,173||align="right"|465||align="right"|4,093
|-
|'''[[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]]'''
|align="right"|64,925||align="right"|37,382||align="right"|1,591||align="right"|909||align="right"|11,190||align="right"|228||align="right"|9,772||align="right"|3,853||align="right"|18,413
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[East Nicolaus, California|East Nicolaus]]'''
|align="right"|225||align="right"|159||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|19||align="right"|0||align="right"|41||align="right"|5||align="right"|49
|-
|'''[[Meridian, Sutter County, California|Meridian]]'''
|align="right"|358||align="right"|268||align="right"|2||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|58||align="right"|23||align="right"|85
|-
|'''[[Nicolaus, California|Nicolaus]]'''
|align="right"|211||align="right"|186||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|10||align="right"|9||align="right"|13
|-
|'''[[Rio Oso, California|Rio Oso]]'''
|align="right"|356||align="right"|274||align="right"|5||align="right"|7||align="right"|26||align="right"|1||align="right"|32||align="right"|11||align="right"|53
|-
|'''[[Robbins, California|Robbins]]'''
|align="right"|323||align="right"|208||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|94||align="right"|7||align="right"|181
|-
|'''[[Sutter, California|Sutter]]'''
|align="right"|2,904||align="right"|2,503||align="right"|16||align="right"|54||align="right"|30||align="right"|1||align="right"|160||align="right"|140||align="right"|410
|-
|'''[[Trowbridge, California|Trowbridge]]'''
|align="right"|226||align="right"|167||align="right"|3||align="right"|5||align="right"|25||align="right"|0||align="right"|15||align="right"|11||align="right"|38
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br/>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|16,817||align="right"|12,111||align="right"|163||align="right"|243||align="right"|1,385||align="right"|34||align="right"|2,108||align="right"|773||align="right"|3,916
|}

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|131|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 67.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 11.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.6% from two or more races. 22.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 10.3% were of [[German people|German]], 9.0% [[United States|American]], 7.1% [[English people|English]] and 6.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 70.3% spoke [[English language|English]], 17.9% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 9.3% [[Panjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.

There were 27,033 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the county was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $44,330. Males had a median income of $35,723 versus $25,778 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,428. About 12.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Media ==
Sutter County is in the Sacramento television market, and thus receives [[Sacramento, California#Media|Sacramento media]].

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]]
*[[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]] (county seat)

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
*[[East Nicolaus, California|East Nicolaus]]
*[[Meridian, Sutter County, California|Meridian]]
*[[Nicolaus, California|Nicolaus]]
*[[Rio Oso, California|Rio Oso]]
*[[Robbins, California|Robbins]]
*[[Sutter, California|Sutter]]
*[[Trowbridge, California|Trowbridge]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Encinal, Sutter County, California|Encinal]]
* [[Pleasant Grove, California|Pleasant Grove]]
* [[South Yuba City, California|South Yuba City]]
* [[Tierra Buena, California|Tierra Buena]]
* [[Tudor, California|Tudor]]
* [[Wilson, California|Wilson]]
{{div col end}}

===Proposed town===
*[[Sutter Pointe, California|Sutter Pointe]]

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Sutter County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=This site has been redesigned and relocated. - U.S. Census Bureau|first=US Census Bureau|last=CNMP|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]]''' 
| City
| 64,925
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Live Oak, Sutter County, California|Live Oak]]''' 
| City
| 8,392
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 3
|'''[[Sutter, California|Sutter]]''' 
| CDP
| 2,904
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
|'''[[Meridian, Sutter County, California|Meridian]]''' 
| CDP
| 358
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 5
|'''[[Rio Oso, California|Rio Oso]]''' 
| CDP
| 356
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 6
|'''[[Robbins, California|Robbins]]''' 
| CDP
| 323
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 7
|'''[[Trowbridge, California|Trowbridge]]''' 
| CDP
| 226
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 8
|'''[[East Nicolaus, California|East Nicolaus]]''' 
| CDP
| 225
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 9
|'''[[Nicolaus, California|Nicolaus]]''' 
| CDP
| 211
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|California}}
* [http://wikispot.org/?action=gotowikipage&v=yubasutter:Hiking Hiking trails in Sutter County]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*[[List of school districts in Sutter County, California]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sutter County, California]]
*[[Sutter County Library]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sutter County, California}}
*{{Official website}}

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Sutter County, California
| North     = [[Butte County, California|Butte County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Yuba County, California|Yuba County]]
| Southeast = [[Placer County, California|Placer County]]
| South     = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]] and [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]]
| Southwest =
| West      = [[Colusa County, California|Colusa County]]
| Northwest =
}}

{{Cities of Sutter County, California}}
{{Greater Sacramento}}
{{Sacramento Valley}}
{{California}}
{{Authority control}}
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