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Merced County (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".; Merced, Spanish for "Mercy") is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202.^[1] The county seat is Merced.^[2] The county is named after the Merced River.

Merced County comprises the Merced, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Modesto-Merced, California Combined Statistical Area. It is located north of Fresno County and Fresno, and southeast of Santa Clara County and San Jose.

History

The county derives its name from the Merced River, or El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (River of Our Lady of Mercy), named in 1806 by an expedition headed by Gabriel Moraga, which came upon it at the end of a hot dusty ride on the El Camino Viejo across the San Joaquin Valley in Spanish colonial Las Californias Province.

Between 1841 and 1844, during the period when Alta California was a territory of independent Mexico, four Mexican land grants were made in what became Merced County: Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas, Rancho Panoche de San Juan y Los Carrisolitos, Rancho San Luis Gonzaga, and Rancho Sanjon de Santa Rita

Merced County was formed in 1855 from parts of Mariposa County. Parts of its territory were given to Fresno County in 1856.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (2.2%) is water.^[3]

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1860	1,141		—
1870	2,807		Script error: No such module "String".%
1880	5,656		Script error: No such module "String".%
1890	8,085		Script error: No such module "String".%
1900	9,215		Script error: No such module "String".%
1910	15,148		Script error: No such module "String".%
1920	24,579		Script error: No such module "String".%
1930	36,748		Script error: No such module "String".%
1940	46,988		Script error: No such module "String".%
1950	69,780		Script error: No such module "String".%
1960	90,446		Script error: No such module "String".%
1970	104,629		Script error: No such module "String".%
1980	134,560		Script error: No such module "String".%
1990	178,403		Script error: No such module "String".%
2000	210,554		Script error: No such module "String".%
2010	255,793		Script error: No such module "String".%
2020	281,202		Script error: No such module "String".%
2024 (est.)	296,774	^[4]	Script error: No such module "String".%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790–1960^[6] 1900–1990^[7] 1990–2000^[8] 2010^[9] 2020^[10]

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2020 census

**Merced County, California – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 1980^[11]	Pop 1990^[12]	Pop 2000^[13]	Pop 2010^[9]	Pop 2020^[10]	% 1980	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	89,006	96,701	85,585	81,599	68,729	66.15%	54.20%	40.65%	31.90%	24.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,618	7,889	7,594	8,785	8,191	4.92%	4.42%	3.61%	3.43%	2.91%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1,091	1,135	1,115	1,126	1,164	0.81%	0.64%	0.53%	0.44%	0.41%
Asian alone (NH)	2,891	14,109	14,041	18,183	19,824	2.15%	7.91%	6.67%	7.11%	7.05%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	x ^[14]	x ^[15]	281	476	617	0.13%	0.19%	0.13%	0.19%	0.22%
Other race alone (NH)	900	462	410	439	1,242	0.67%	0.26%	0.19%	0.17%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	x ^[16]	x ^[17]	6,062	4,700	7,578	x	x	2.88%	1.84%	2.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,054	58,107	95,466	140,485	173,857	25.31%	32.57%	45.34%	54.92%	61.83%
Total	134,560	178,403	210,554	255,793	281,202	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population^[18]	253,606
White^[18]	170,229	67.1%
Black or African American^[18]	9,837	3.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native^[18]	2,617	1.0%
Asian^[18]	18,904	7.5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander^[18]	517	0.2%
Some other race^[18]	43,893	17.3%
Two or more races^[18]	7,609	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)^[19]	137,974	54.4%
Per capita income^[20]	$18,304
Median household income^[21]	$43,945
Median family income^[22]	$48,429

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type^[23]	Population^[18]	White^[18]	Other^[18] ^{[note 1]}	Asian^[18]	Black or African American^[18]	Native American^[18] ^{[note 2]}	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)^[19]
Atwater	City	27,922	66.0%	21.6%	7.0%	4.3%	1.1%	49.2%
Ballico	CDP	384	72.1%	24.7%	1.6%	0.0%	1.6%	49.2%
Bear Creek	CDP	188	44.7%	55.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	89.4%
Cressey	CDP	614	57.0%	42.3%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%	63.7%
Delhi	CDP	9,892	59.0%	28.9%	7.1%	2.2%	2.8%	67.8%
Dos Palos	City	4,940	79.6%	18.1%	0.0%	2.0%	0.3%	66.5%
Dos Palos Y	CDP	207	77.3%	22.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	65.2%
El Nido	CDP	297	44.1%	55.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	72.4%
Franklin	CDP	5,766	71.4%	14.8%	6.6%	2.5%	4.7%	56.4%
Gustine	City	5,484	85.8%	13.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	56.1%
Hilmar-Irwin	CDP	5,224	95.1%	3.6%	1.0%	0.2%	0.0%	9.2%
Le Grand	CDP	1,893	51.8%	47.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.8%	88.4%
Livingston	City	12,899	48.0%	32.8%	17.5%	0.9%	0.9%	71.5%
Los Banos	City	35,252	81.0%	11.3%	3.3%	3.9%	0.5%	67.4%
McSwain	CDP	4,041	82.8%	8.8%	6.7%	0.3%	1.4%	20.6%
Merced	City	78,111	56.1%	24.1%	11.4%	6.8%	1.7%	49.6%
Planada	CDP	4,366	52.3%	44.2%	1.2%	1.6%	0.8%	96.2%
Santa Nella	CDP	1,292	84.1%	12.0%	0.0%	3.9%	0.0%	70.4%
Snelling	CDP	97	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.1%
South Dos Palos	CDP	2,144	88.9%	10.0%	0.0%	1.1%	0.0%	94.1%
Stevinson	CDP	132	53.8%	46.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	46.2%
Tuttle	CDP	21	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
University of California, Merced	CDP	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Volta	CDP	126	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	55.6%
Winton	CDP	11,742	61.2%	28.4%	8.2%	1.6%	0.7%	74.5%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census reported that Merced County had a population of 255,793. The racial makeup of Merced County was 148,381 (58.0%) White, 9,926 (3.9%) African American, 3,473 (1.4%) Native American, 18,836 (7.4%) Asian, 583 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 62,665 (24.5%) from other races, and 11,929 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 140,485 persons (54.9%).^[24]

Population reported at 2010 United States census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Merced County	255,793	148,381	9,926	3,473	18,836	583	62,665	11,929	140,485
Incorporated city	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Atwater	28,168	18,410	1,225	364	1,416	76	5,300	1,377	14,808
Dos Palos	4,950	3,377	167	62	37	4	1,075	228	3,075
Gustine	5,520	3,875	73	54	95	8	1,191	224	2,769
Livingston	13,058	5,263	106	348	2,223	18	4,547	553	9,547
Los Banos	35,972	20,846	1,354	512	1,162	134	10,123	1,841	23,346
Merced	78,958	41,177	4,958	1,153	9,342	174	17,804	4,350	39,140
Census-designated place	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Ballico	406	237	2	3	11	2	128	23	210
Bear Creek	290	156	4	2	14	0	93	21	170
Cressey	394	253	1	3	15	1	95	26	195
Delhi	10,755	5,655	118	157	405	30	3,930	460	7,706
Dos Palos Y	323	225	1	8	1	0	82	6	197
El Nido	330	162	0	7	9	0	147	5	245
Franklin	6,149	3,455	273	77	931	12	1,072	329	3,250
Hilmar-Irwin	5,197	4,475	15	23	87	1	439	157	916
Le Grand	1,659	869	19	35	17	1	659	59	1,357
McSwain	4,171	3,196	56	34	282	9	422	172	1,081
Planada	4,584	1,681	22	23	46	1	2,725	86	4,347
Santa Nella	1,380	832	22	25	31	0	433	37	968
Snelling	231	206	0	3	6	0	13	3	33
South Dos Palos	1,620	809	135	21	36	10	552	57	1,262
Stevinson	313	228	4	0	0	0	73	8	133
Tuttle	103	77	6	0	6	0	9	5	31
University of California, Merced	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Volta	246	201	7	0	1	4	29	4	132
Winton	10,613	5,696	175	140	701	8	3,455	438	7,566
Other unincorporated areas	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	40,403	27,020	1,183	419	1,962	90	8,269	1,460	18,001

2000

As of the census^[25] of 2000, there were 210,554 people, 63,815 households, and 49,775 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 68,373 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 56.2% White, 3.8% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 6.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 26.1% from other races, and 5.7% from two or more races. 45.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 6.6% were of Portuguese and 6.0% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 55.1% spoke English, 35.3% Spanish, 3.2% Hmong, 2.9% Portuguese and 1.0% Punjabi as their first language.

There were 63,815 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.69.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,532, and the median income for a family was $38,009. Males had a median income of $31,721 versus $23,911 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,257. About 16.9% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2008, according to the Lao Family Community, a nonprofit organization, about 8,000 Hmong lived in Merced County.^[26]

Government and policing

County government

Merced County is a California Constitution defined general law county and is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors. The Board consists of five members, elected by districts, who serve four-year staggered terms.^[27]

Merced County Sheriff's Office

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The seal of the Merced County Sheriff's Office.

The Merced County Sheriff's Office provides court protection, jail administration, and coroner service for the entire county. It provides patrol, detective, and other police services for the unincorporated parts of the county. The main sheriff station and offices are at Merced. There are two sheriff's substations. A Grand Jury report in 2010 stated that the Sheriff processed 12,746 average jail bookings per year with an average daily jail population of 1,123.^[28]

Municipal police departments

Municipal police departments in the county are: Merced, population 83,000; Los Banos, population 38,000; Atwater, population 30,000; Livingston, population 13,000; Gustine, population 6,000; Dos Palos, population 5,500.

State and federal representation

In the United States House of Representatives, Merced County is in Template:Representative.^[29]

In the California State Senate, Merced County is divided between Template:Representative, and Template:Representative. In the California State Assembly, the county is divided between Template:Representative, and Template:Representative.^[30]

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population^[18]	253,606
Registered voters^[31]^{[note 3]}	98,874	39.0%
Democratic^[31]	43,981	44.5%
Republican^[31]	32,767	33.1%
Democratic–Republican spread^[31]	+11,214	+11.4%
Independent^[31]	3,016	3.1%
Green^[31]	568	0.6%
Libertarian^[31]	483	0.5%
Peace and Freedom^[31]	318	0.3%
Americans Elect^[31]	2	0.0%
Other^[31]	180	0.2%
No party preference^[31]	17,559	17.8%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population^[18]	Registered voters^[31] ^{[note 3]}	Democratic^[31]	Republican^[31]	D–R spread^[31]	Other^[31]	No party preference^[31]
Atwater	27,922	41.0%	39.4%	37.4%	+2.0%	8.2%	18.3%
Dos Palos	4,940	38.0%	44.4%	35.0%	+9.4%	9.9%	14.9%
Gustine	5,484	38.3%	48.2%	30.3%	+17.9%	7.7%	17.0%
Livingston	12,899	34.6%	62.2%	15.9%	+46.3%	4.9%	18.9%
Los Banos	35,252	37.6%	50.1%	27.6%	+22.5%	7.8%	17.7%
Merced	78,111	41.0%	46.4%	30.2%	+16.2%	8.2%	18.3%

Overview

Merced County has been somewhat of a bellwether county for presidential elections. Since 1916, it has voted for the winner in each election except in 1956 when it voted for Adlai Stevenson II instead of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1968 when it voted for Hubert Humphrey instead of Richard Nixon, and 2016 when it voted for Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump. In 2024, Donald Trump won the county in a slim victory, continuing the county's bellwether county status.^[32]

Trump's win in Merced County made it one of ten counties in California to flip from Biden to Trump, as well as making Merced one of six counties to vote for the Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 20 years since George W. Bush in 2004. Democrat Barack Obama won a majority in the county in both 2008 and 2012. Before that, Republican George W. Bush won a majority in the county in both 2000 and 2004.

According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 20, 2008, there were 97,179 registered voters in Merced County.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Of those, 44,704 (46.0%) are registered Democratic, 35,955 (37.0%) are registered Republican, 3,090 (3.2%) are registered with other political parties, and 13,430 (13.8%) declined to state a political party. Atwater and the county's unincorporated areas have Republican plurality registration advantages. All of the other cities and towns in the county have Democratic pluralities or majorities in voter registration. Merced County has seen a rightward tilt in recent years, voting "Yes" in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election despite voting for Governor Gavin Newsom by a margin of 4% in 2018. The county then voted for Republican nominee Brian Dahle in 2022 over Newsom, as well as for all Republican nominees for statewide office.

Merced County voted in favor of Proposition 8 in 2008 (which banned same-sex marriage by constitutional amendment) and voted against Proposition 3 in 2024 (which repealed Proposition 8). The level of support in the county for retaining the ban shrank from 70.8% in 2008 to 50.2% in 2024.

Crime

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

Population and crime rates
Population^[18]	253,606
Violent crime^[33]	1,658	6.54
Homicide^[33]	26	0.10
Forcible rape^[33]	78	0.31
Robbery^[33]	276	1.09
Aggravated assault^[33]	1,278	5.04
Property crime^[33]	4,390	17.31
Burglary^[33]	2,318	9.14
Larceny-theft^[33]^[34]	5,089	20.07
Motor vehicle theft^[33]	903	3.56
Arson^[33]	90	0.35

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population^[35]	Violent crimes^[35]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes^[35]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Atwater	28,891	180	6.23	1,400	48.46
Dos Palos	5,079	59	11.62	162	31.90
Gustine	5,663	24	4.24	120	21.19
Livingston	13,394	74	5.52	306	22.85
Los Banos	36,897	142	3.85	1,210	32.79
Merced	80,976	810	10.00	4,111	50.77

Economy

According to America's Labor Market Information System 2014 report,^[36] the companies with the largest employment in Merced are, in alphabetical order:

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Anberry Rehabilitation Hospital
Atwater Elementary Teachers
Bianchi & Sons Packing Co (produce)
E & J Gallo Winery
Foster Farms
Golden Valley Health Center
Hilmar Cheese Company
J. Marchini & Son (farming)
Liberty Packing Co
Live Oak Farms (produce)
Livingston District Office (education)
Malibu Boats West Inc
McLane Pacific (wholesale food services)
Merced County Human Services
Mercy Medical Center Merced
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Quad/Graphics (printing)
Sensient Dehydrated Flavors
University of California, Merced
Walmart
Werner Co (ladders)
Western Marketing & Sales (farming)
Yosemite Wholesale Warehouse

Merced County grows 90% of California's sweet potato crop,^[37] due in part to the efforts of John Buttencourt Avila, called "the father of the sweet potato industry".

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Merced County Transit, or "The Bus", provides local service in Merced as well as connecting service between most cities in Merced County.
The University of California, Merced, operates its own transit system, Cat Tracks. This system connects with Merced County Transit.
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, or YARTS, connects Merced with Yosemite National Park.
Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains provide long-distance intercity service.

Airports

Merced Regional Airport, located Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of downtown Merced, provides passenger air service. General aviation airports in the county include Castle Airport, Gustine Airport, and Los Banos Municipal Airport.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Merced County.^[38]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2020 census)
1	† Merced	City	86,333
2	Los Banos	City	45,532
3	Atwater	City	31,970
4	Livingston	City	14,172
5	Winton	CDP	11,709
6	Delhi	CDP	10,656
7	Franklin-Beachwood	CDP	6,919
8	Gustine	City	6,110
9	Dos Palos	City	5,798
10	Hilmar-Irwin	CDP	5,164
11	McSwain	CDP	4,480
12	Planada	CDP	4,164
13	Santa Nella	CDP	2,211
14	South Dos Palos	CDP	1,747
15	Le Grand	CDP	1,592
16-T	Cressey	CDP	366
16-T	Volta	CDP	366
18	Ballico	CDP	347
19	El Nido	CDP	331
20	Dos Palos Y	CDP	310
21	Stevinson	CDP	275
22	Bear Creek	CDP	273
23	Snelling	CDP	238
24	Tuttle	CDP	102

Education

School districts include:^[39]

K-12:

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Secondary:

Elementary:

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University of California Merced is in the county.

Places of interest

The former Castle Air Force Base and the United States Penitentiary, Atwater are located in an unincorporated area near Atwater.

Notes

↑ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
↑ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
↑ ^a ^b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

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-| name                            = Merced County, California
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-'''Merced County''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-merced.ogg|m|ər|ˈ|s|ɛ|d}} {{respell|mər|SED|'}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the northern [[San Joaquin Valley]] section of the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].
+'''Merced County''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-merced.ogg|m|əːr|.|ˈ|s|ɛ|d}} {{respell|mur|SED}}; ''Merced'', [[Spanish language in California|Spanish]] for "[[Mercy]]") is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the northern [[San Joaquin Valley]] section of the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].
 As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 281,202.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Merced County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06047|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> The county seat is [[Merced, California|Merced]].<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> The county is named after the [[Merced River]].
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 ! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
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 ==== Places by population, race, and income ====
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+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
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 ===2010 census===
-The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Merced County had a population of 255,793. The racial makeup of Merced County was 148,381 (58.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9,926 (3.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3,473 (1.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 18,836 (7.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 583 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 62,665 (24.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11,929 (4.7%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 140,485 persons (54.9%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>
+The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Merced County had a population of 255,793. The racial makeup of Merced County was 148,381 (58.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9,926 (3.9%) [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 3,473 (1.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 18,836 (7.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 583 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 62,665 (24.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11,929 (4.7%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 140,485 persons (54.9%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>
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 !colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
 |-
-|style="text-align:center;"|'''The County''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
+|style="text-align:center;"|'''The County''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
 |-
 |''' Merced County'''
 |align="right"|255,793||align="right"|148,381||align="right"|9,926||align="right"|3,473||align="right"|18,836||align="right"|583||align="right"|62,665||align="right"|11,929||align="right"|140,485
 |-
-|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>city]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
+|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>city]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
 |-
 |'''[[Atwater, California|Atwater]]'''
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 |align="right"|78,958||align="right"|41,177||align="right"|4,958||align="right"|1,153||align="right"|9,342||align="right"|174||align="right"|17,804||align="right"|4,350||align="right"|39,140
 |-
-|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>place]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
+|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>place]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
 |-
 |'''[[Ballico, California|Ballico]]'''
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 |align="right"|10,613||align="right"|5,696||align="right"|175||align="right"|140||align="right"|701||align="right"|8||align="right"|3,455||align="right"|438||align="right"|7,566
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-|style="text-align:center;"|'''Other<br />[[unincorporated area]]s''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br />Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br />more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
+|style="text-align:center;"|'''Other<br />[[unincorporated area]]s''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br />Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. census)|African<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br />more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
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 In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Merced County is in {{Representative|cacd|13|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|13|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
-In the [[California State Legislature]], Merced County is in {{Representative|caad|27|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|casd|14|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
+In the [[California State Senate]], Merced County is divided between {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}}, and {{Representative|casd|14|fmt=sdistrict}}. In the [[California State Assembly]], the county is divided between {{Representative|caad|22|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|27|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=November 4, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
- | 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>
 == Politics ==
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 Merced County has been somewhat of a bellwether county for presidential elections. Since [[1916 United States presidential election in California|1916]], it has voted for the winner in each election except in [[1956 United States presidential election in California|1956]] when it voted for [[Adlai Stevenson II]] instead of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[1968 United States presidential election in California|1968]] when it voted for [[Hubert Humphrey]] instead of [[Richard Nixon]], and [[2016 United States presidential election in California|2016]] when it voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] instead of [[Donald Trump]]. In [[2024 United States presidential election in California|2024]], [[Donald Trump]] won the county in a slim victory, continuing the county's bellwether county status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Merced/122862/web.345435/#/summary |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>
-[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s win in Merced county made it one of ten counties to flip from [[Joe Biden|Biden]] to [[Donald Trump|Trump]], as well as making Merced one of six counties to vote for the Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 20 years since [[George W. Bush]] in [[2004 United States presidential election in California|2004]]. Democrat [[Barack Obama]] won a majority in the county in both [[2008 United States presidential election in California|2008]] and 2012. Before that, Republican [[George W. Bush]] won a majority in the county in both [[2000 United States presidential election in California|2000]] and [[2004 United States presidential election in California|2004]].
+[[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s win in Merced County made it one of ten counties in California to flip from [[Joe Biden|Biden]] to [[Donald Trump|Trump]], as well as making Merced one of six counties to vote for the Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 20 years since [[George W. Bush]] in [[2004 United States presidential election in California|2004]]. Democrat [[Barack Obama]] won a majority in the county in both [[2008 United States presidential election in California|2008]] and [[2012 United States presidential election in California|2012]]. Before that, Republican [[George W. Bush]] won a majority in the county in both [[2000 United States presidential election in California|2000]] and [[2004 United States presidential election in California|2004]].
 {{PresHead|place=Merced County, California|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref group=note>This total comprised 1,571 votes for [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (who was official Republican nominee in California), 441 votes for [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]] [[Eugene V. Debs]] and 228 votes for [[Prohibition Party]] nominee [[Eugene W. Chafin]].</ref>}}
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 According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 20, 2008, there were 97,179 registered voters in Merced County.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Of those, 44,704 (46.0%) are registered Democratic, 35,955 (37.0%) are registered Republican, 3,090 (3.2%) are registered with other political parties, and 13,430 (13.8%) declined to state a political party. [[Atwater, California|Atwater]] and the county's unincorporated areas have Republican plurality registration advantages. All of the other cities and towns in the county have Democratic pluralities or majorities in voter registration. Merced County has seen a rightward tilt in recent years, voting "Yes" in the [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|2021 gubernatorial recall election]] despite voting for Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] by a margin of 4% in [[2018 California gubernatorial election|2018]]. The county then voted for Republican nominee [[Brian Dahle]] in [[2022 California gubernatorial election|2022]] over Newsom, as well as for all Republican nominees for statewide office.
+Merced County voted in favor of [[2008 California Proposition 8|Proposition 8]] in 2008 (which banned same-sex marriage by constitutional amendment) and voted against [[2024 California Proposition 3|Proposition 3]] in 2024 (which repealed Proposition 8). The level of support in the county for retaining the ban shrank from 70.8% in 2008 to 50.2% in 2024.
 == Crime ==
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 {{div col}}
 *Anberry Rehabilitation Hospital
 *Atwater Elementary Teachers
 *Bianchi & Sons Packing Co (produce)
 *[[E & J Gallo Winery]]
 *[[Foster Farms]]
 *Golden Valley Health Center
 *[[Hilmar Cheese Company]]
 *J. Marchini & Son (farming)
 *Liberty Packing Co
 *Live Oak Farms (produce)
 *Livingston District Office (education)
 *Malibu Boats West Inc
 *[[McLane Company|McLane Pacific]] (wholesale food services)
 *Merced County Human Services
 *[[Mercy Medical Center Merced]]
 *[[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]]
 *[[Quad/Graphics]] (printing)
 *Sensient Dehydrated Flavors
 *[[University of California, Merced]]
 *[[Walmart]]
 *Werner Co (ladders)
 *Western Marketing & Sales (farming)
@@ Line 805: / Line 805: @@
 ===Population ranking===
-The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Merced County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=US Census Bureau 2010 Census|first=Center for New Media and|last=Promotions|website=www.census.gov|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>
+The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Merced County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2020.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=2020 U.S. Census website |access-date=November 4, 2025 }}</ref>
 '''†''' ''county seat''
@@ Line 814: / Line 814: @@
 !City/Town/etc.
 !Municipal type
-!Population (2010 Census)
+!Population (2020 census)
-!Population (2018 CA Department of Finance)
 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
@@ Line 821: / Line 820: @@
 |'''†''' '''[[Merced, California|Merced]]'''
 | City
-| 78,958
+| 86,333
-| 86,750
 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
 | 2
 |'''[[Los Banos, California|Los Banos]]'''
 | City
-| 35,972
+| 45,532
-| 40,986
 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
 | 3
 |'''[[Atwater, California|Atwater]]'''
 | City
-| 28,168
+| 31,970
-| 31,235
 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
 | 4
 |'''[[Livingston, California|Livingston]]'''
 | City
-| 13,058
+| 14,172
-| 14,328
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 5
-|'''[[Delhi, California|Delhi]]'''
+|'''[[Winton, California|Winton]]'''
 | CDP
-| 10,755
+| 11,709
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 6
-|'''[[Winton, California|Winton]]'''
+|'''[[Delhi, California|Delhi]]'''
 | CDP
-| 10,613
+| 10,656
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 7
 |'''[[Franklin, Merced County, California|Franklin-Beachwood]]'''
 | CDP
-| 6,149
+| 6,919
 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
 | 8
 |'''[[Gustine, California|Gustine]]'''
 | City
-| 5,520
+| 6,110
-| 5,874
+|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
+| 9
+|'''[[Dos Palos, California|Dos Palos]]'''
+| City
+| 5,798
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
-| 9
+| 10
 |'''[[Hilmar-Irwin, California|Hilmar-Irwin]]'''
 | CDP
-| 5,197
+| 5,164
-|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
-| 10
-|'''[[Dos Palos, California|Dos Palos]]'''
-| City
-| 4,950
-| 5,679
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 11
-|'''[[Planada, California|Planada]]'''
+|'''[[McSwain, California|McSwain]]'''
 | CDP
-| 4,584
+| 4,480
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 12
-|'''[[McSwain, California|McSwain]]'''
+|'''[[Planada, California|Planada]]'''
 | CDP
-| 4,171
+| 4,164
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 13
-|'''[[Le Grand, California|Le Grand]]'''
+|'''[[Santa Nella, California|Santa Nella]]'''
 | CDP
-| 1,659
+| 2,211
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 14
 |'''[[South Dos Palos, California|South Dos Palos]]'''
 | CDP
-| 1,620
+| 1,747
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 15
-|'''[[Santa Nella, California|Santa Nella]]'''
+|'''[[Le Grand, California|Le Grand]]'''
 | CDP
-| 1,380
+| 1,592
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
-| 16
+| 16-T
-|'''[[Ballico, California|Ballico]]'''
+|'''[[Cressey, California|Cressey]]'''
 | CDP
-| 406
+| 366
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
-| 17
+| 16-T
-|'''[[Cressey, California|Cressey]]'''
+|'''[[Volta, California|Volta]]'''
 | CDP
-| 394
+| 366
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 18
-|'''[[El Nido, Merced County, California|El Nido]]'''
+|'''[[Ballico, California|Ballico]]'''
 | CDP
-| 330
+| 347
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 19
-|'''[[Dos Palos Y, California|Dos Palos Y]]'''
+|'''[[El Nido, Merced County, California|El Nido]]'''
 | CDP
-| 323
+| 331
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 20
-|'''[[Stevinson, California|Stevinson]]'''
+|'''[[Dos Palos Y, California|Dos Palos Y]]'''
 | CDP
-| 313
+| 310
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 21
-|'''[[Bear Creek, Merced County, California|Bear Creek]]'''
+|'''[[Stevinson, California|Stevinson]]'''
 | CDP
-| 290
+| 275
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 22
-|'''[[Volta, California|Volta]]'''
+|'''[[Bear Creek, Merced County, California|Bear Creek]]'''
 | CDP
-| 246
+| 273
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 23
 |'''[[Snelling, California|Snelling]]'''
 | CDP
-| 231
+| 238
 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
 | 24
 |'''[[Tuttle, California|Tuttle]]'''
 | CDP
-| 103
+| 102
 |}

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