Great Valley Center : Resources : Counties : Sacramento

Sacramento County is home to California's state capital, the city of Sacramento. The city's job base is nearly twice as concentrated in state and local government jobs as the average metropolitan area, and government jobs account for 25 percent of all non-farm jobs. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Sacramento County has seven incorporated areas, with the City of Sacramento as its county seat:

STATISTICAL DATA

California Economic Development Department: Sacramento County Economic Data
US Census Bureau: Sacramento County Census Summary
California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit: Interactive Data Map
DataPlace Mapping Tool: Sacramento County - DataPlace Summary

How GVC has worked in Sacramento County:

>	84 LEGACI Grants awarded for a total of $958,110
>	18 IDEAL Alumni and 2 current Fellows
>	1 Great Valley Fellow and 4 Alumni
>	7 GVLI Leaders
>	2 CATAPULT Youth and 5 Alumni
>	Community Based Assistance Program (CAPs) 1 Capacity Building training session 1 Organization receiving technical assistance
>	1 CVDN site and 215 user sessions
>	Agriculture Transactions Program 2 outreach meetings as of December 17, 2004

	The Sacramento Bee
	The County of Sacramento
	Environmental Council of Sacramento
	Valley Vision