# Population — Santa Cruz, CA (persons)

Population — Santa Cruz, CA (persons) was 262,406 persons in 2024, down 0.5% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 260,904 persons (2021) to 274,897 persons (2017), averaging 269,553 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06087.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-santa-cruz-ca

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 262,406 persons |
| 2023 | 263,699 persons |
| 2022 | 265,851 persons |
| 2021 | 260,904 persons |
| 2020 | 271,768 persons |
| 2019 | 272,910 persons |
| 2018 | 273,749 persons |
| 2017 | 274,897 persons |
| 2016 | 274,504 persons |
| 2015 | 273,518 persons |
| 2014 | 270,882 persons |
| 2013 | 268,851 persons |
| 2012 | 266,401 persons |
| 2011 | 264,932 persons |
| 2010 | 263,175 persons |
| 2009 | 260,009 persons |
| 2008 | 256,520 persons |
| 2007 | 253,304 persons |
| 2006 | 251,616 persons |
| 2005 | 251,377 persons |
| 2004 | 252,356 persons |
| 2003 | 253,021 persons |
| 2002 | 254,531 persons |
| 2001 | 256,045 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06087.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06087.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```