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Kern County, CA Demographics

Kern County, CA is the 11th most populous of 58 counties in California, with 909,235 residents across 8,135 square miles. That is about 112 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 909,235
Land area 8,135 sq mi
Density 112 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Kern County compares to the US

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Central Location: Kern County, CA

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Kern County, CA

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 32.08 7,852 1.5 5,229
Census Tract 62.02 7,006 144.8 48
Census Tract 28.20 6,690 1.0 6,458
Census Tract 35 6,686 2.3 2,921
Census Tract 32.19 6,685 1.0 6,668
Census Tract 32.12 6,669 1.7 3,986
Census Tract 32.18 6,298 1.0 6,293
Census Tract 38.14 6,293 2.7 2,374
Census Tract 48.02 6,193 1.1 5,447
Census Tract 12.02 6,099 0.6 10,634
Census Tract 38.15 6,087 1.0 6,295
Census Tract 63.03 6,062 1.5 3,950
Census Tract 32.10 5,917 1.0 5,923
Census Tract 47.04 5,912 1.7 3,474
Census Tract 60.03 5,804 3.2 1,822
Census Tract 31.24 5,802 1.5 3,783
Census Tract 46.07 5,765 6.1 940
Census Tract 41.01 5,727 1.3 4,573
Census Tract 28.16 5,700 0.6 8,904
Census Tract 43.03 5,691 0.5 11,371
Census Tract 8 5,600 0.9 6,220
Census Tract 18.01 5,514 1.0 5,742
Census Tract 64.03 5,468 1.0 5,433
Census Tract 31.26 5,437 0.5 10,576
Census Tract 9.08 5,429 0.8 6,651
Census Tract 49.01 5,413 0.6 9,607
Census Tract 11.01 5,368 1.1 4,939
Census Tract 31.12 5,365 1.2 4,646
Census Tract 1.05 5,340 0.8 6,724
Census Tract 38.06 5,285 1.4 3,740
Census Tract 13.01 5,276 0.4 13,300
Census Tract 58.04 5,271 4.4 1,207
Census Tract 41.02 5,234 0.8 6,942
Census Tract 61.02 5,185 3.0 1,707
Census Tract 38.18 5,162 0.8 6,259
Census Tract 28.17 5,145 0.6 9,250
Census Tract 55.11 5,071 3.5 1,455
Census Tract 54.02 5,000 2.0 2,472
Census Tract 46.01 4,971 1.0 4,917
Census Tract 38.12 4,948 1.8 2,770
Census Tract 32.07 4,934 1.0 5,175
Census Tract 31.13 4,904 0.9 5,714
Census Tract 28.19 4,873 0.6 7,646
Census Tract 66 4,831 247.6 20
Census Tract 44.04 4,823 0.6 7,701
Census Tract 49.03 4,823 0.5 9,602
Census Tract 31.03 4,822 1.9 2,580
Census Tract 31.27 4,813 0.5 9,360
Census Tract 32.20 4,804 15.6 307
Census Tract 19.02 4,802 0.7 7,269
Census Tract 4 4,757 1.2 4,079
Census Tract 28.21 4,751 0.7 6,804
Census Tract 14.01 4,750 0.5 9,898
Census Tract 31.28 4,746 0.5 9,230
Census Tract 55.08 4,731 71.1 67
Census Tract 54.09 4,725 1.2 4,018
Census Tract 58.06 4,722 2.4 1,958
Census Tract 54.08 4,669 2.0 2,343
Census Tract 47.03 4,664 1.9 2,445
Census Tract 32.21 4,636 29.0 160
Census Tract 3 4,630 0.6 7,898
Census Tract 5.04 4,615 1.3 3,590
Census Tract 28.13 4,611 0.6 7,454
Census Tract 38.21 4,606 1.5 3,056
Census Tract 31.32 4,586 0.5 9,141
Census Tract 25.01 4,576 0.9 4,819
Census Tract 36 4,553 2.1 2,160
Census Tract 32.11 4,533 0.8 5,723
Census Tract 28.14 4,532 0.6 8,166
Census Tract 9.06 4,504 0.5 8,861
Census Tract 38.08 4,504 1.1 4,119
Census Tract 2.01 4,449 0.5 8,236
Census Tract 29.02 4,427 0.5 8,711
Census Tract 64.06 4,413 0.5 9,712
Census Tract 20.02 4,392 0.4 9,980
Census Tract 28.15 4,392 0.5 8,694
Census Tract 34 4,380 3.6 1,221
Census Tract 43.02 4,356 1.5 2,896
Census Tract 65 4,350 783.4 6
Census Tract 9.03 4,347 0.6 6,800
Census Tract 40.02 4,321 1.0 4,542
Census Tract 17 4,299 1.4 3,080
Census Tract 28.23 4,256 0.5 8,001
Census Tract 31.30 4,246 0.5 7,796
Census Tract 9.04 4,239 0.9 4,817
Census Tract 5.10 4,223 1.1 3,894
Census Tract 50.05 4,204 0.6 7,165
Census Tract 38.23 4,184 8.6 489
Census Tract 51.04 4,167 39.4 106
Census Tract 59 4,163 18.9 220
Census Tract 38.17 4,158 0.8 5,246
Census Tract 54.07 4,152 2.0 2,077
Census Tract 55.09 4,150 46.5 89
Census Tract 30.01 4,141 0.5 8,056
Census Tract 9.14 4,129 9.9 417
Census Tract 31.35 4,082 0.5 7,633
Census Tract 52.03 4,041 353.4 11
Census Tract 44.02 4,027 0.7 5,590
Census Tract 28.07 4,026 1.2 3,319
Census Tract 28.18 4,022 0.7 5,979

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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