# Population — Merced, CA (persons)

Population — Merced, CA (persons) was 296,774 persons in 2024, up 0.8% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 265,204 persons (2014) to 296,774 persons (2024), averaging 279,965 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06047.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-merced-ca

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 296,774 persons |
| 2023 | 294,402 persons |
| 2022 | 292,034 persons |
| 2021 | 284,834 persons |
| 2020 | 282,963 persons |
| 2019 | 279,209 persons |
| 2018 | 275,602 persons |
| 2017 | 272,480 persons |
| 2016 | 268,786 persons |
| 2015 | 267,322 persons |
| 2014 | 265,204 persons |
| 2013 | 262,625 persons |
| 2012 | 261,286 persons |
| 2011 | 259,532 persons |
| 2010 | 256,765 persons |
| 2009 | 252,302 persons |
| 2008 | 250,538 persons |
| 2007 | 248,540 persons |
| 2006 | 245,338 persons |
| 2005 | 242,554 persons |
| 2004 | 237,180 persons |
| 2003 | 231,735 persons |
| 2002 | 225,351 persons |
| 2001 | 218,816 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06047.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06047.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```