County profile
Sutter County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#697 of 3,127 US counties by GDP28th-percentile growthmore diversified than 88% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,969
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,243
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
98,787
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
8.0%
Median HH income
$79.7k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
20.9%±1.6%
Poverty rate
14.4%±1.8%
Business applications
1,128 · 2025
Retail establishments
279
28.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1River Valley Community BancorpFinancial Services$30.6M41DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade27%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation20%
Transportation10%
Manufacturing10%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
98,787
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $57.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,869
International migration+2,659
Natural change+1,475
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.6B2019
$3.8B2020
$4.4B2021
$5.0B2022
$5.1B2023
$5.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$433.5k±$7.3k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
4.3%±0.9%
Affordability
8.1× wages
Residential permits
$99.8M
360 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 100Earthquake 94Heat wave 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6182016
6772017
7222018
7742019
8162020
9352021
10612022
10552023
11012024
11082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 154% since 20211422021
1432022
862023
1172024
3602025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.9 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
10.4 km
UP
Nearest port
52.8 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
38.6 km
SACRAMENTO INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sutter?
Sutter's economy produced $5.2B in 2024, growing 1.8% year over year — slower than 72% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.