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'''Santa Clara County''', officially the '''County of Santa Clara''', is [[California]]'s [[List_of_counties_in_California|6th most populous county]], with a population was 1,781,642, as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06085.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Mar 25, 2016}}</ref> The [[county seat]] and largest city is [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], the [[List of United States cities by population|10th most populous city]] in the [[United States]] and [[List of cities and towns in California|California's 3rd most populous city]].

Home to [[Silicon Valley]], Santa Clara County is a global economic center for [[high technology]] and has the third highest GDP per capita in the world (after [[Zurich, Switzerland]] and [[Oslo, Norway]]), according to the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/01/23/san-jose-has-worlds-third-highest-gdp-per-capita.html Silicon Valley Business Journal – San Jose Area has World's Third-Highest GDP Per Capita, Brookings Says]</ref> The county's concentration of wealth, primarily due to the tech industry, has made it the [[List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States|most affluent county in the West Coast of the United States]] and one of the most affluent places in the America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/richest-counties-in-the-united-states.html|title=Richest Counties In The United States|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/03/04/america-richest-counties-lifestyle-real-estate-wealthy-suburbs.html|title=America's 25 Richest Counties|first=Francesca|last=Levy|date=March 4, 2010|publisher=}}</ref>

Santa Clara County is part of the San Jose-[[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]-[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], CA [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the San Jose-[[San Francisco]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]], CA [[San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]]. Located at the southern end of the [[San Francisco Bay]], the highly urbanized [[Santa Clara Valley]] within Santa Clara County is also known as [[Silicon Valley]]. Santa Clara is the most populous county in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and in [[Northern California]], and is one of the most [[Highest-income counties in the United States|affluent counties]] in the United States.{{toclimit|3}}

==Etymology==
[[File:Santaclaracountygovernmentcenter.jpg|thumb|left|The Santa Clara County government center in May 2006]]

Santa Clara County is named after [[Mission Santa Clara de Asis|Mission Santa Clara]], which was established in 1777, and is also named for [[Clare of Assisi|Saint Clare of Assisi]].

==History==
{{main article|History of Santa Clara County, California}}
Santa Clara County was one of the original counties of California, formed in 1850 at the time of statehood. The original inhabitants included the [[Ohlone]], residing on [[Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)|Coyote Creek]] and [[Calaveras Creek (California)|Calaveras Creek]]. Part of the county's territory was given to [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]] in 1853.

In 1882, Santa Clara County tried to levy taxes upon property of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] within county boundaries.  The result was the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] case of ''[[Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad]]'', [[Case citation|118 U.S. 394]] (1886), in which the Court extended Due Process rights to [[Juristic person|artificial legal entities]].

In the early 20th Century, the area was promoted as the "Valley of the Heart's Delight" due to its natural beauty, including a significant number of orchards.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA918 |page=918 |title=Automobiles: Good Roads |work=Sunset |volume=32 |year=1914}}</ref>

The first major technology company to be based in the area was [[Hewlett-Packard]], founded in a garage in Palo Alto in 1939. [[IBM]] selected San Jose as its West Coast headquarters in 1943. [[Varian Associates]], [[Fairchild Semiconductor]], and other early innovators were located in the county by the late 1940s and 1950s. The U.S. Navy had a large presence in the area and began giving large contracts to Silicon Valley electronics companies.  The term "[[Silicon Valley]]" was coined in 1971. The trend accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s, and agriculture has since then been nearly eliminated from the northern part of the county. Today, Santa Clara County is the headquarters for approximately 6500 high technology companies, including many of the largest tech companies in the world, among them hardware manufacturers [[AMD]], [[Cisco Systems]] and [[Intel]], computer and consumer electronics companies [[Apple Inc.]] and Hewlett-Packard, and internet companies [[eBay]], [[Google]], and [[Yahoo!]]. Most of what is considered to be Silicon Valley is located within the county, although some adjoining tech regions in [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]], (e.g., [[Facebook]]), Alameda, and [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] counties are also considered a part of Silicon Valley. <!--This needs a source citation!: In 2000, Santa Clara county sheriff Laurie Smith was elected as the first female sheriff in California history.-->

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1304|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1290|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The [[San Andreas Fault]] runs along the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]] in the
south and west of the county.

===National protected area===
* [[Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

===Ecology===
[[File:Tule Elk - Merced National Wildlife Refuge Bill Leikam 12-03-2010.jpg|left |thumb |280px |[[Tule elk]] roam the [[Diablo Range]] and are often seen on Coyote Ridge from U.S. Highway 101 - courtesy Bill Leikam]]
[[File:Tule Elk Basking Ridge Park, Santa Clara County Edgerton 2009-12-24.png|right |thumb |250px |Three [[tule elk]] just north of U. S. Highway 101 in Basking Ridge Park. The freeway is a barrier to elk migration to the [[Santa Cruz Mountains|Coast Range]]. Courtesy Craige Edgerton]]

In 1978, [[California Department of Fish and Game]] warden Henry Coletto urged the department to choose the [[Mount Hamilton (California)|Mount Hamilton]] area as one of California's relocation sites under a new statewide effort to restore [[tule elk]] (''Cervus canadensis ssp. nannodes''). While other ranchers refused, tech pioneers [[Bill Hewlett]] and [[David Packard]] allowed Coletto and state biologists to translocate 32 tule elk from the [[Owens Valley]] in the eastern [[Sierra Nevada (California)|Sierra]] onto the {{Convert|28,000|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Rancho Cañada de San Felipe y Las Animas|San Felipe Ranch]], which the families jointly own, in the hills east of [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Restoration of tule elk - California success story |publisher=Billings Gazette |date=December 6, 2006 |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/features/article_7ffb810d-45cc-5305-9ee9-cf4f069fd9b4.html |accessdate=January 27, 2013 }}</ref> From the three original 1978–1981 translocations to the Mount Hamilton region of the [[Diablo Range]], there are multiple herds in different locations including the Isabel Valley, San Antonio Valley, Livermore area, San Felipe Ranch, Metcalf Canyon, [[Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve|Coyote Ridge]], [[Anderson Lake (California)|Anderson Lake]], and surrounding areas.  {{As of|2012}}, an estimated 400 tule elk roam {{convert|1875|km2|sqmi}} in northeastern Santa Clara County and southeastern [[Alameda County]].<ref>{{cite report |title=Safe Passage for the Coyote Valley - A Wildlife Linkage for the Highway 101 Corridor |author1=Julie Phillips |author2=Ryan Phillips |author3=Neela Srinivasan |author4=Deborah Aso |author5=Wendy Lao |author6=Pat Cornely  |last-author-amp=yes |publisher=De Anza College |year=2012 |url=http://www.deanza.edu/es/wildlifecorrproj/Safe%20Passagelowres.pdf |accessdate=January 27, 2013 }}</ref>

[[The Nature Conservancy]] "Mount Hamilton Project" has acquired or put under conservation easement {{Convert|100000|acre|ha}} of land towards its {{Convert|500000|acre|ha}} goal for habitat conservation within a {{Convert|1200000|acre|ha}} area encompassing much of eastern Santa Clara County as well as portions of southern Alameda County, western [[Merced County|Merced]] and [[Stanislaus County|Stanislaus Counties]], and northern [[San Benito County]]. Acquisitions to date include the {{Convert|1,756|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Rancho Cañada de Pala]], straddling the [[Alameda Creek]] and [[Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)|Coyote Creek]] watersheds for California tiger salamander habitat; a conservation easement on the 3,259-acre [[Blue Oak Ranch Reserve]], which abuts the north side of [[Grant Ranch Park|Joseph D. Grant County Park]]; a conservation easement on the 28,359-acre San Felipe Ranch, connecting Joseph D. Grant County Park with [[Henry W. Coe State Park]]; the 2,899-acre South Valley Ranch which protects a tule elk herd in the San Antonio Valley, and other properties.<ref>{{cite web |title=California: Mount Hamilton |publisher=The Nature Conservancy |url=http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/california/placesweprotect/mount-hamilton-1.xml |accessdate=January 27, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title=Draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan |publisher=County of Santa Clara, City of San José, City of Morgan Hill, City of Gilroy, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |date=2010-12 |url=http://www.scv-habitatplan.org/www/Portals/_default/images/default/Public%20Draft/EIR%20EIS/SCV-HCP_EIR-EIS_Draft_Dec2010.pdf |accessdate=January 27, 2013 }}</ref>

{{As of|1980}}, Santa Clara County has the highest number of [[List of Superfund sites in California|Superfund Sites]] of any county in the United States, accounting for 25 polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.<ref>P.L. 96-510, {{USC|42|9601|9675}}, December 11, 1980.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US Superfund Sites |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency |url=http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/query/queryhtm/nplfin.htm |accessdate=August 7, 2013 }}</ref> The vast majority of these Superfund sites were caused by firms associated with the high tech sector located in [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=EPA Region 9 Superfund Site Overview |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency |url=http://yosemite.epa.gov/r9/sfund/r9sfdocw.nsf/WSOState!OpenView&Start=1&Count=1000&Expand=2.30#2.30 |accessdate=August 13, 2013 }}</ref>

==Demographics==

=== 2011-2014 ===
[[File:Silicon Valley Income Map 20160315.png|thumb|Thematic map showing median household income across central Santa Clara County]]
As of 2013, Santa Clara County has the [[Highest-income counties in the United States#100 highest-income counties by median household income|highest median household income]] of any county in California at $84,741.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/california/2013/measure/additional/63/data?sort=desc-1|title=Median household income|work=County Health Rankings|accessdate=2016-03-15}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | 1,762,754
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 896,937
| 50.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 45,219
| 2.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 9,906
| 0.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 560,362
| 31.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 6,445
| 0.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 171,082
| 9.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 72,803
| 4.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 468,262
| 26.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $40,698
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $89,064
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $103,255
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====
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! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
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! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
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! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Alum Rock, California|Alum Rock]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 11,814 || 60.5% || 25.7% || 11.3% || 2.0% || 0.5% || 73.0%
|-
| [[Burbank, Santa Clara County, California|Burbank]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 5,827 || 67.3% || 19.2% || 11.6% || 1.5% || 0.3% || 48.5%
|-
| [[Cambrian Park, California|Cambrian Park]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,581 || 78.6% || 9.0% || 3.9% || 0.3% || 8.2% || 16.8%
|-
| [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 39,108 || 68.7% || 12.0% || 16.9% || 1.4% || 0.9% || 16.8%
|-
| [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 57,459 || 34.6% || 3.9% || 60.7% || 0.4% || 0.4% || 4.3%
|-
| [[East Foothills, California|East Foothills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6,983 || 67.3% || 17.4% || 13.4% || 1.9% || 0.1% || 31.4%
|-
| [[Fruitdale, California|Fruitdale]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,087 || 82.9% || 1.0% || 9.6% || 3.2% || 3.3% || 7.2%
|-
| [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 47,808 || 70.4% || 19.3% || 6.4% || 2.0% || 1.9% || 56.0%
|-
| [[Lexington Hills, California|Lexington Hills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,298 || 88.7% || 3.4% || 6.4% || 0.4% || 1.1% || 2.3%
|-
| [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 28,752 || 71.4% || 6.2% || 21.6% || 0.6% || 0.3% || 5.9%
|-
| [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 7,912 || 66.2% || 1.9% || 31.7% || 0.1% || 0.0% || 1.9%
|-
| [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 29,165 || 84.0% || 4.3% || 9.2% || 1.6% || 0.8% || 5.6%
|-
| [[Loyola, California|Loyola]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,747 || 74.0% || 3.9% || 20.9% || 0.0% || 1.2% || 2.3%
|-
| [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 66,038 || 21.8% || 14.6% || 59.0% || 3.5% || 1.1% || 17.1%
|-
| [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,338 || 80.0% || 3.5% || 14.3% || 2.2% || 0.0% || 6.1%
|-
| [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 37,278 || 69.2% || 15.9% || 11.5% || 2.4% || 1.0% || 34.9%
|-
| [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 73,394 || 58.8% || 12.8% || 25.1% || 2.6% || 0.8% || 21.0%
|-
| [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 63,475 || 65.5% || 5.5% || 25.4% || 3.3% || 0.3% || 7.6%
|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 939,688 || 47.6% || 16.2% || 32.1% || 3.0% || 1.0% || 33.0%
|-
| [[San Martin, California|San Martin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6,799 || 66.8% || 21.0% || 10.5% || 0.8% || 0.9% || 39.3%
|-
| [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 114,482 || 46.0% || 12.0% || 38.2% || 2.5% || 1.3% || 19.4%
|-
| [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 29,781 || 51.8% || 3.6% || 44.0% || 0.5% || 0.1% || 3.0%
|-
| [[Stanford, California|Stanford]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13,416 || 59.9% || 8.3% || 26.2% || 4.6% || 1.0% || 12.2%
|-
| [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 138,436 || 44.6% || 12.3% || 40.6% || 1.8% || 0.8% || 17.8%
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=6 | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [http://factfinder2.census.gov American FactFinder]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Alum Rock, California|Alum Rock]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 11,814 || $19,409 || $62,884 || $63,098
|-
| [[Burbank, Santa Clara County, California|Burbank]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 5,827 || $30,919 || $51,623 || $50,720
|-
| [[Cambrian Park, California|Cambrian Park]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,581 || $44,782 || $102,825 || $110,054
|-
| [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 39,108 || $44,354 || $82,687 || $97,703
|-
| [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 57,459 || $51,965 || $124,825 || $146,601
|-
| [[East Foothills, California|East Foothills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6,983 || $41,571 || $105,050 || $111,250
|-
| [[Fruitdale, California|Fruitdale]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,087 || $57,675 || $76,058 || $100,508
|-
| [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 47,808 || $28,719 || $75,483 || $86,658
|-
| [[Lexington Hills, California|Lexington Hills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,298 || $74,185 || $126,696 || $157,632
|-
| [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 28,752 || $77,267 || $151,856 || $180,238
|-
| [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 7,912 || $109,694 || $218,077 || $230,000
|-
| [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 29,165 || $69,134 || $122,875 || $156,197
|-
| [[Loyola, California|Loyola]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,747 || $87,773 || $190,724 || $189,583
|-
| [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 66,038 || $32,465 || $94,589 || $100,768
|-
| [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,338 || $94,727 || $181,719 || $245,417
|-
| [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 37,278 || $39,433 || $94,301 || $106,659
|-
| [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 73,394 || $51,635 || $91,446 || $110,657
|-
| [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 63,475 || $72,199 || $122,532 || $161,373
|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 939,688 || $33,770 || $80,764 || $89,500
|-
| [[San Martin, California|San Martin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6,799 || $37,094 || $77,188 || $87,731
|-
| [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 114,482 || $39,523 || $89,004 || $105,100
|-
| [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 29,781 || $71,223 || $155,182 || $183,776
|-
| [[Stanford, California|Stanford]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13,416 || $31,942 || $60,189 || $161,818
|-
| [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 138,436 || $44,617 || $93,292 || $106,922
|}

===2010===

{{US Census population
|1860= 11912
|1870= 26246
|1880= 35039
|1890= 48005
|1900= 60216
|1910= 83539
|1920= 100676
|1930= 145118
|1940= 174949
|1950= 290547
|1960= 642315
|1970= 1064714
|1980= 1295071
|1990= 1497577
|2000= 1682585
|2010= 1781642
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1919402
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2015<ref name="QF"/>
}}

The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that Santa Clara County had a population of 1,781,642. The ethnic makeup of Santa Clara County was 836,616 (47.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 46,428 (2.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 12,960 (0.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 570,524 (32.0%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7,060 (0.4%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 220,806 (12.4%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 87,248 (4.9%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 479,210 persons (26.9%) of the population.<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>
{|
|-
|align="left" |
{| class="wikitable sortable colcollapsed" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align: right;font-size: 90%;"
! 2010
|-
|align="left" | Total Population || 1,781,642 - 100.0%
|-
|align="left" | One Race || 1,694,394 - 95.1%
|-
|align="left" | Not Hispanic or Latino || 1,302,432 - 73.1%
|-
|align="left" | White alone || 626,909 - 35.2%
|-
|align="left" | Black or African American alone || 42,331 - 2.4%
|-
|align="left" | American Indian and Alaska Native alone || 4,042 - 0.2%
|-
|align="left" | Asian alone || 565,466 - 31.7%
|-
|align="left" | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone || 6,252 - 0.4%
|-
|align="left" | Some other race alone || 3,877 - 0.2%
|-
|align="left" | Two or more races alone || 53,555 - 3.0%
|-
|align="left" | Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 479,210 - 26.9%
|}
|}

Demographic profile<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov|title=Demographic Profile Bay Area Census}}</ref>
{{Div col||15em}} The largest ancestry groups were:

*22.5% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]

*8.6% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]]

*8.2% [[German Americans|German]]

*7.1% [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]]

*6.6% [[Indian Americans|Indian]]

*6.0% [[English Americans|English]]

*6.0% [[Irish Americans|Irish]]

*4.9% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]]

*4.6% [[Italian Americans|Italian]]

*2.0% [[French Americans|French]]

*1.6% [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]]

*1.6% [[Korean Americans|Korean]]

*1.4% [[American ancestry|American]]

*1.4% [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]]

*1.4% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]]

*1.2% [[Polish Americans|Polish]]

*1.2% [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]]

*1.1% [[Russian Americans|Russian]]

*1.1% [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]]

*1.0% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]]

{{Div col end}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
|-
|<center>'''The County'''</center> ||<center>'''Total<br/>Population'''</center>||<center>'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''</center> ||<center>'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''</center> || <center>'''two or<br/>more races'''</center> ||<center>'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''</center>
|-
|''' Santa Clara County'''
|align="right"|1,781,642||align="right"|836,616||align="right"|46,428||align="right"|12,960||align="right"|570,524||align="right"|7,060||align="right"|220,806||align="right"|87,248||align="right"|479,210
|-
|<center>'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>cities and towns]]'''</center> ||<center>'''Total<br/>Population'''</center>||<center>'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''</center> ||<center>'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''</center> || <center>'''two or<br/>more races'''</center> ||<center>'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''</center>
|-
|'''[[Campbell, California|Campbell]]'''
|align="right"|39,349||align="right"|26,315||align="right"|1,158||align="right"|275||align="right"|6,320||align="right"|161||align="right"|2,713||align="right"|2,407||align="right"|7,247
|-
|'''[[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]'''
|align="right"|58,302||align="right"|18,270||align="right"|344||align="right"|117||align="right"|36,895||align="right"|54||align="right"|670||align="right"|1,952||align="right"|2,113
|-
|'''[[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]'''
|align="right"|48,821||align="right"|28,674||align="right"|942||align="right"|831||align="right"|3,448||align="right"|111||align="right"|12,322||align="right"|2,493||align="right"|28,214
|-
|'''[[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]]'''
|align="right"|28,976||align="right"|20,459||align="right"|148||align="right"|48||align="right"|6,815||align="right"|59||align="right"|195||align="right"|1,252||align="right"|1,132
|-
|'''[[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]]'''
|align="right"|7,922||align="right"|5,417||align="right"|37||align="right"|4||align="right"|2,109||align="right"|8||align="right"|50||align="right"|297||align="right"|213
|-
|'''[[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]]'''
|align="right"|29,413||align="right"|24,060||align="right"|269||align="right"|86||align="right"|3,203||align="right"|52||align="right"|462||align="right"|1,281||align="right"|2,120
|-
|'''[[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]]'''
|align="right"|66,790||align="right"|13,725||align="right"|1,969||align="right"|309||align="right"|41,536||align="right"|346||align="right"|5,811||align="right"|3,094||align="right"|11,240
|-
|'''[[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]]'''
|align="right"|3,341||align="right"|2,698||align="right"|14||align="right"|12||align="right"|464||align="right"|0||align="right"|28||align="right"|125||align="right"|162
|-
|'''[[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]]'''
|align="right"|37,882||align="right"|24,713||align="right"|746||align="right"|335||align="right"|3,852||align="right"|125||align="right"|5,779||align="right"|2,332||align="right"|12,863
|-
|'''[[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]'''
|align="right"|74,066||align="right"|41,468||align="right"|1,629||align="right"|344||align="right"|19,232||align="right"|391||align="right"|7,241||align="right"|3,761||align="right"|16,071
|-
|'''[[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]'''
|align="right"|64,403||align="right"|41,359||align="right"|1,197||align="right"|121||align="right"|17,461||align="right"|142||align="right"|1,426||align="right"|2,697||align="right"|3,974
|-
|'''[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]'''
|align="right"|945,942||align="right"|404,437||align="right"|30,242||align="right"|8,297||align="right"|303,138||align="right"|4,017||align="right"|148,749||align="right"|47,062||align="right"|313,636
|-
|'''[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]'''
|align="right"|116,468||align="right"|52,359||align="right"|3,154||align="right"|579||align="right"|43,889||align="right"|651||align="right"|9,624||align="right"|6,212||align="right"|22,589
|-
|'''[[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]]'''
|align="right"|29,926||align="right"|16,125||align="right"|94||align="right"|41||align="right"|12,376||align="right"|23||align="right"|202||align="right"|1,065||align="right"|1,034
|-
|'''[[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]'''
|align="right"|140,081||align="right"|60,193||align="right"|2,735||align="right"|662||align="right"|57,320||align="right"|638||align="right"|12,177||align="right"|6,356||align="right"|26,517
|-
|<center>'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>places]]'''</center> ||<center>'''Total<br/>Population'''</center>||<center>'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''</center> ||<center>'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''</center> || <center>'''two or<br/>more races'''</center> ||<center>'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''</center>
|-
|'''[[Alum Rock, California|Alum Rock]]'''
|align="right"|15,536||align="right"|6,581||align="right"|207||align="right"|298||align="right"|2,039||align="right"|70||align="right"|5,466||align="right"|875||align="right"|10,977
|-
|'''[[Burbank, Santa Clara County, California|Burbank]]'''
|align="right"|4,926||align="right"|2,994||align="right"|135||align="right"|64||align="right"|379||align="right"|16||align="right"|1,049||align="right"|289||align="right"|2,509
|-
|'''[[Cambrian Park, California|Cambrian Park]]'''
|align="right"|3,282||align="right"|2,598||align="right"|26||align="right"|29||align="right"|221||align="right"|19||align="right"|190||align="right"|199||align="right"|591
|-
|'''[[East Foothills, California|East Foothills]]'''
|align="right"|8,269||align="right"|4,853||align="right"|205||align="right"|78||align="right"|1,445||align="right"|41||align="right"|1,219||align="right"|428||align="right"|3,118
|-
|'''[[Fruitdale, California|Fruitdale]]'''
|align="right"|935||align="right"|633||align="right"|31||align="right"|11||align="right"|110||align="right"|4||align="right"|88||align="right"|58||align="right"|244
|-
|'''[[Lexington Hills, California|Lexington Hills]]'''
|align="right"|2,421||align="right"|2,148||align="right"|10||align="right"|5||align="right"|90||align="right"|0||align="right"|59||align="right"|109||align="right"|193
|-
|'''[[Loyola, California|Loyola]]'''
|align="right"|3,261||align="right"|2,291||align="right"|19||align="right"|1||align="right"|760||align="right"|2||align="right"|37||align="right"|151||align="right"|114
|-
|'''[[San Martin, California|San Martin]]'''
|align="right"|7,027||align="right"|4,329||align="right"|27||align="right"|71||align="right"|470||align="right"|18||align="right"|1,752||align="right"|360||align="right"|3,249
|-
|'''[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]'''
|align="right"|13,809||align="right"|7,932||align="right"|651||align="right"|86||align="right"|3,777||align="right"|28||align="right"|263||align="right"|1,072||align="right"|1,439
|-
|<center>'''[[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated<br/>communities]]'''</center> ||<center>'''Total<br/>Population'''</center>||<center>'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''</center> ||<center>'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''</center> || <center>'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''</center> || <center>'''two or<br/>more races'''</center> ||<center>'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''</center>
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|30,494||align="right"|21,985||align="right"|439||align="right"|256||align="right"|3,175||align="right"|84||align="right"|3,234||align="right"|1,321||align="right"|7,651
|}

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there are 1,682,585 people, 565,863 households, and 395,538 families residing in the county.  The [[population density]] is 503/km² (1,304/mi²).  There are 579,329 housing units at an average density of 173/km² (449/mi²). The ethnic makeup of the county is 53.8% [[Race (U.S. census)|White]], 2.8% [[Race (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (U.S. census)|Native American]], 25.6% [[Race (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.1% from [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 4.7% from two or more races.  24.0% of the population are [[Race (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 565,863 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.80 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $74,335, and the median income for a family was $81,717. Males had a median income of $56,240 versus $40,574 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $32,795.  About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Santa Clara County has five elected supervisors, elected within their districts.

The county is one among three counties in California (with Napa and Madera) to establish a separate department, the Santa Clara County Department of Corrections, to deal with [[corrections]] pursuant to California Government Code §23013.

The county also pays the $340,000 salary and benefits of the [[California Department of Social Services|California state Department of Social Services]] director, which is reimbursed by the state, skirting the $165,000 state law cap for the position.<ref name=pay>{{cite news|title=California's social services chief wins lucrative pay deal|date=May 14, 2011|first=Shane|last=Goldmacher|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/14/local/la-me-state-pay-20110514}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Santa Clara County is split between 4 congressional districts:<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_cd_finaldraft_splits.zip
 | title = Counties by County and by District
 | publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
 | accessdate = September 24, 2014}}</ref>
* {{Representative|cacd|17|fmt=district}},
* {{Representative|cacd|18|fmt=district}},
* {{Representative|cacd|19|fmt=district}}, and
* {{Representative|cacd|20|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|20|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref>

In the [[California State Senate]], the county is split between 4 legislative districts:<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_sd_finaldraft_splits.zip
 | title = Communities of Interest - Counties
 | publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
 | accessdate = September 24, 2014}}</ref>
* {{Representative|casd|10|fmt=sdistrict}},
* {{Representative|casd|13|fmt=sdistrict}},
* {{Representative|casd|15|fmt=sdistrict}}, and
* {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}.

In the [[California State Assembly]], the county is split between 6 legislative districts:<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_ad_finaldraft_splits.zip
 | title = Communities of Interest - Counties
 | publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
 | accessdate = September 24, 2014}}</ref>
* {{Representative|caad|24|fmt=adistrict}},
* {{Representative|caad|25|fmt=adistrict}},
* {{Representative|caad|27|fmt=adistrict}},
* {{Representative|caad|28|fmt=adistrict}},
* {{Representative|caad|29|fmt=adistrict}}, and
* {{Representative|caad|30|fmt=adistrict}}.

Voters in the county also elect a number of other officials to county-wide positions, including the Santa Clara County District Attorney, the Santa Clara County Sheriff, and a large number of criminal and civil judges that serve in courts throughout the county.

==Politics==
{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Santa Clara County vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''<ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html</ref>
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!Others
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.58% ''144,826''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.71%''' ''511,684''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.71% ''47,199''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.14% ''174,843''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.97%''' ''450,818''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.89% ''18,616''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 2008|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.55% ''190,039''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.45%''' ''462,241''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.00% ''13,309''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 2004|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.63% ''209,094''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.94%''' ''386,100''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.43% ''8,622''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 2000|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.44% ''188,750''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.66%''' ''332,490''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.91% ''26,889''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1996|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.16% ''168,291''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.88%''' ''297,639''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.96% ''57,361''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1992|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.38% ''170,870''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.21%''' ''296,265''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.41% ''134,920''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1988|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.99% ''254,442''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.30%''' ''277,810''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.71% ''9,276''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1984|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.81%''' ''288,638''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.65% ''229,865''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.54% ''8,136''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1980|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.02%''' ''229,048''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.01% ''166,995''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.98% ''80,960''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1976|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.46%''' ''219,188''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.94% ''208,023''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.59% ''15,927''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1972|1972]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.90%''' ''237,334''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.60% ''208,506''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.50% ''11,453''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1968|1968]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.61% ''163,446''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.42%''' ''173,511''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.97% ''21,410''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1964|1964]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.63% ''117,420''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.10%''' ''202,249''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.27% ''858''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1960|1960]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.67%''' ''131,735''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.05% ''117,667''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.28% ''690''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1956|1956]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.09%''' ''105,657''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.56% ''72,528''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.35% ''633''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1952|1952]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.74%''' ''91,940''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.66% ''61,035''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.61% ''932''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1948|1948]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.25%''' ''52,982''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.11% ''41,905''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.64% ''4,615''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1944|1944]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.04% ''39,409''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.36%''' ''43,869''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.60% ''499''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1940|1940]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.20% ''40,100''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.63%''' ''40,449''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.16% ''947''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1936|1936]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.41% ''26,498''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.48%''' ''38,346''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.12% ''732''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1932|1932]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.54% ''27,353''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.14%''' ''28,272''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.31% ''1,906''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1928|1928]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.81%''' ''31,710''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.39% ''17,589''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.79% ''395''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1924|1924]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.02%''' ''20,056''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7.41% ''2,560''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|34.57% ''11,952''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1920|1920]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.09%''' ''19,565''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.57% ''6,485''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.33% ''2,682''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1916|1916]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.77%''' ''16,592''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.40% ''14,185''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.83% ''1,904''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1912|1912]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|0.75% ''173''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.64% ''9,173''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''59.61%''' ''13,793''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1908|1908]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.88%''' ''7,950''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.41% ''3,836''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.71% ''1,716''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1904|1904]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.10%''' ''8,274''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.77% ''3,100''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.13% ''1,143''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1900|1900]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.25%''' ''7,107''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.76% ''4,607''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.98% ''486''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1896|1896]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.51%''' ''6,315''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.99% ''5,191''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.50% ''295''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in California, 1892|1892]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''44.48%''' ''4,620''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.12% ''4,167''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.40% ''1,600''
|}
{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Santa Clara County vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.1% ''107,113''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.9%''' ''288,732''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 2010|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.9% ''178,695''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.3%''' ''314,022''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''225,132''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.9% ''185,037''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial recall election|2003]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.2% ''160,807''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.9%''' ''163,768''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.4% ''116,862''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''199,399''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1998|1998]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.7% ''133,015''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.3%''' ''270,105''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.5%''' ''212,075''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''211,904''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.6% ''178,310''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''218,843''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1986|1986]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.9%''' ''227,285''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.6% ''142,907''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1982|1982]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.0% ''180,232''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.9%''' ''216,781''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1978|1978]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.8% ''110,444''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.4%''' ''227,493''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1974|1974]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.7% ''153,761''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.6%''' ''166,760''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1970|1970]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.5%''' ''172,562''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.1% ''154,570''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1966|1966]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.4%''' ''164,970''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.6% ''132,793''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election in California, 1962|1962]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.6% ''112,700''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.2%''' ''121,149''
|}

Since 1992, Santa Clara County has been a strongly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] county in [[President of the United States|presidential]] and [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections.    The last Republican to win a majority in the county was [[Ronald Reagan]] in [[United States presidential election in California, 1984|1984]].  It was a bellwether county for much of the twentieth century.  However, like the rest of the Bay Area, it swung heavily to the Democrats in the 1990s nationally.  While Republicans remained competitive at the state and local level for the rest of the 1990s, there are currently no elected Republicans representing significant parts of the county above the county level.

As of November 2012, all of the cities, towns, and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County have more registered Democrats than Republicans.<ref>http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/15day-general-12/politicalsub1.pdf</ref>  In the [[United States presidential election in California, 2008|2008 US Presidential Election]], Democratic nominee [[Barack Obama]] carried every city and town in the county, as well as the unincorporated areas.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612063423/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf |date=June 12, 2009 }}</ref>

Following the passage of [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]], Santa Clara County joined [[San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles]] in a [[Lawsuits to overturn Proposition 8|lawsuit]], becoming, along with San Francisco and Los Angeles, the first governmental entities in the world to sue for same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lp.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/election2008/20081105-sf-la-prop8-petition.pdf|title=Herrera Joined by Los Angeles, Santa Clara Counterparts in Suing to Invalidate Prop 8|publisher=Office of the City Attorney of San Francisco|date=November 5, 2008|accessdate=December 20, 2008}}</ref>

===Voter registration===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 1,762,754
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration]. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>
| 817,310
| 46.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 372,979
| 45.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 177,268
| 21.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic&ndash;Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+195,711'''</span>
| <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+23.9%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 17,009
| 2.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 4,326
| 0.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 4,843
| 0.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1,950
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 36
| 0.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1,542
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 237,357
| 29.0%
|}

==== Cities by population and voter registration ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="8" | Cities by population and voter registration
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | D&ndash;R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
|-
| [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] || 39,108 || 53.4% || 45.3% || 23.8% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+21.5%'''</span> || 7.3% || 26.2%
|-
| [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] || 57,459 || 48.2% || 37.0% || 20.0% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+17.0%'''</span> || 4.0% || 40.4%
|-
| [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] || 47,808 || 42.7% || 48.5% || 25.2% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+23.3%'''</span> || 6.8% || 22.1%
|-
| [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]] || 28,752 || 67.4% || 41.5% || 29.4% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+12.1%'''</span> || 4.3% || 26.2%
|-
| [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]] || 7,912 || 73.6% || 34.9% || 33.6% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+1.3%'''</span> || 4.3% || 28.7%
|-
| [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]] || 29,165 || 65.0% || 41.0% || 31.5% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+9.5%'''</span> || 6.2% || 23.7%
|-
| [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]] || 66,038 || 40.4% || 42.5% || 19.2% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+23.3%'''</span> || 5.3% || 35.0%
|-
| [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]] || 3,338 || 73.7% || 37.1% || 36.9% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+0.2%'''</span> || 6.1% || 22.3%
|-
| [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]] || 37,278 || 52.6% || 40.9% || 32.0% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+8.9%'''</span> || 6.9% || 23.0%
|-
| [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]] || 73,394 || 46.0% || 49.1% || 16.4% || <span style="color: #0000ff;">'''+32.7%'''</span> || 5.3% || 30.8%
|-
| [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] || 63,475 || 59.7% || 52.6% || 15.5% || <span style="color: #0000ff;">'''+37.1%'''</span> || 3.8% || 29.2%
|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || 939,688 || 44.6% || 46.8% || 20.6% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+26.2%'''</span> || 6.0% || 28.8%
|-
| [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] || 114,482 || 41.9% || 46.5% || 19.9% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+26.6%'''</span> || 6.1% || 29.7%
|-
| [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]] || 29,781 || 66.8% || 34.2% || 31.5% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+2.7%'''</span> || 3.9% || 31.8%
|-
| [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] || 138,436 || 41.1% || 45.0% || 19.9% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+25.1%'''</span> || 5.0% || 31.8%
|}

== Crime ==

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

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and crime rates
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 1,762,754
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes &ndash; 2009]. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
| 5,013 || 2.84
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 46 || 0.03
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 387 || 0.22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1,499 || 0.85
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 3,081 || 1.75
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 23,790 || 13.50
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 7,094 || 4.02
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>
| 28,303 || 16.06
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 7,356 || 4.17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 403 || 0.23
|}

=== Cities by population and crime rates ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="9" | Cities by population and crime rates
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California)]. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
|-
| [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] || 41,339 || 90 || 2.23 || 1,649 || 40.88
|-
| [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] || 59,769 || 58 || 0.97 || 797 || 13.33
|-
| [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] || 50,042 || 159 || 3.18 || 1,788 || 35.73
|-
| [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]] || 29,704 || 6 || 0.20 || 299 || 10.07
|-
| [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]] || 8,121 || 5 || 0.62 || 45 || 5.54
|-
| [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]] || 30,161 || 38 || 1.26 || 629 || 20.85
|-
| [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]] || 68,433 || 81 || 1.18 || 2,023 || 29.56
|-
| [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]] || 3,426 || 3 || 0.88 || 35 || 10.22
|-
| [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]] || 38,834 || 50 || 1.29 || 695 || 17.90
|-
| [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]] || 75,933 || 155 || 2.04 || 1,419 || 18.69
|-
| [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] || 66,019 || 53 || 0.80 || 1,409 || 21.34
|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || 976,459 || 3,547 || 3.63 || 28,463 || 29.15
|-
| [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] || 119,360 || 221 || 1.85 || 3,306 || 27.70
|-
| [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]] || 30,683 || 9 || 0.29 || 231 || 7.53
|-
| [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] || 143,606 || 170 || 1.18 || 2,555 || 17.79
|}

==Economy==
The county's economy is heavily service based.  Technology, both hardware and software, dominates the service sector by value, but like any other county, Santa Clara has its share of retail and office support workers.

The San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara metropolitan region, comprising Santa Clara County and San Benito County, was ranked as the highest performing metropolitan area in the US in 2012, ahead of [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], according to the [[Milken Institute]].<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22389575/silicon-valley-economy-ranked-best-performing-san-jose-tech "Santa Clara County economy ranked best performing", ''San Jose Mercury News'', January 17, 2013]</ref>  The GDP of the metro area reached $176.7 billion in 2011, or $94,587 per capita,<ref>http://bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2013/pdf/gdp_metro0213.pdf</ref> roughly on par with [[Qatar]] in both total GDP and per capita (nominal).<ref>http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/dnltransfer.asp?fID=2</ref> GDP grew a strong 7.7% in 2011, and in contrast with most of California, GDP and per capita GDP (nominal) is well above 2007 (financial crisis) levels.  Despite relative wealth vis a vis other regions nationally, a large underclass exists whose income is roughly equivalent to that elsewhere in the country, despite extreme land prices.  The surge in metro GDP is highly correlated with home prices, which for average single-family homes passed $1 million ($1,017,528) in August 2013.<ref>http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/09/09/5191927/home-prices-in-santa-clara-county.html</ref>

==Libraries==
[[Santa Clara County Library]], is a public library system serving the communities and cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and all [[unincorporated area]]s of the county.<ref>"[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/about/contactus.html Contact Us]." [[Santa Clara County Library]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref> All other cities run their own library system.

==Transportation==

===Air===
[[File:Southwest Aircraft SJC.JPG|thumb|right|[[Southwest Airlines]] aircraft parked at [[San Jose International Airport|Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport]]]]
The county's main airport is [[San Jose International Airport|Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport]] (SJC). It is a [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] [[port of entry]]<ref>[http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ca/2834.xml Port Of Entry - San Jose International Airport]. Cbp.gov (September 28, 2005). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref> and as of 2016 has eight international routes (one to Canada, one to England, one to Germany, one to Japan, two to Mexico, and two to China) but the airport's busiest routes are all to cities in the western United States. [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO) is also often used for commercial services by residents of Santa Clara County.

[[Moffett Federal Airfield]] (NUQ), a former U.S. [[Naval Air Station]], is used by the [[Air National Guard]], [[NASA]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Google]], and by the [[San Jose Police Department (California)|San Jose Police]] and [[Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office|Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department]] as an air operations base.<ref name="sfchron google">{{cite news | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/13/BUPRS4MHA.DTL&tsp=1 | title=Google founders pay NASA $1.3 million to land at Moffett Airfield | author=Verne Kopytoff | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=September 13, 2007 | accessdate=September 23, 2007 }}</ref> There are also smaller general aviation airports in [[Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County|Palo Alto (PAO)]], [[Reid-Hillview Airport|San Jose (Reid-Hillview) (RHV)]], and [[San Martin Airport|San Martin(E16)]]

===Rail===
[[File:CalTrain Station Santa Clara California.jpg|thumb|left|Santa Clara Station, 2012]]
[[Santa Clara Station (California)|Santa Clara Station]] is served by [[Caltrain]] which provides service to [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]], [[Diridon Station|San Jose]], Silicon Valley, [[Millbrae Intermodal Terminal|San Francisco Airport]] and [[San Francisco 4th and King Street Station|San Francisco]], the [[Altamont Corridor Express]] [[commuter rail]] line which provides services to [[Robert J. Cabral Station|Stockton]], and [[Amtrak]] which provides service to [[Sacramento Station|Sacramento]] and [[Oakland – Jack London Square (Amtrak station)|Oakland]]. In the Future, [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] will provide service to San Jose and Santa Clara.

The [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] operates the [[VTA light rail]] system.

===Road===
[[File:Santa Clara VTA bus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|VTA bus arriving at [[Foothill College]] in [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]]]]

====Buses====
Santa Clara County has consolidated its transportation services into the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]], which operates a bus system.

====Bicycle network====
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is establishing a bicycle network throughout the county. Santa Clara County Bicycle network is part of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Bicycle transportation planning in the San Francisco Bay Area|Regional Bikeway Network]].
* [http://www.vta.org/projects-and-programs/planning/bikes-bikeways-map-effective-april-2011 Bikeways Map (Effective April 2011)]
* [http://www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/bicyclespedestrians/MTC_Regional_Bicycle_Plan_Update_FINAL.pdf Regional Bicycle Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area 2009 Update]

====Freeways and expressways====
The county has an extensive [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] system and a separate expressway system.  [[Limited-access road|Expressway]]s in California are distinct from freeways; although access to adjoining properties is eliminated, at-grade intersections are allowed.  However, unlike expressways virtually everywhere else in California, the Santa Clara County expressways were built, signed, and maintained as county roads; they are not maintained by [[Caltrans]], although they are patrolled by the [[California Highway Patrol]].

There is also a large [[street]] network dominated by four- and six-lane arterials.  Some of the newer boulevards (primarily in the West Valley) are divided with landscaped medians.

=====Major highways=====
{{Main article|State highways in California}}
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* [[File:I-280 (CA).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]]
* [[File:I-680 (CA).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]]
* [[File:I-880 (CA).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 880]]
* [[File:US 101 (CA).svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]]
* [[File:California 9.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 9|State Route 9]]
* [[File:California 17.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 17|State Route 17]]
* [[File:California 25.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 25|State Route 25]]
* [[File:California 35.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 35|State Route 35]]
* [[File:California 82.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 82|State Route 82]]
* [[File:California 85.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 85|State Route 85]]
* [[File:California 87.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 87|State Route 87]]
* [[File:California 130.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 130|State Route 130]]
* [[File:California 152.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 152|State Route 152]]
* [[File:California 156.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 156|State Route 156]]
* [[File:California 237.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 237|State Route 237]]
{{div col end}}

=====County routes=====
{{See also|List of county routes in Santa Clara County, California}}

{{columns|width=auto
|col1 =
* [[Santa Clara County expressway system]]
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G2 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G2 (California)|County Route G2]]—Lawrence Expressway
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G3 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G3 (California)|County Route G3]]—Page Mill Road/Oregon Expressway
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G4 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G4 (California)|County Route G4]]—San Tomas Expressway/Montague Expressway
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G5 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G5 (California)|County Route G5]]—Foothill Expressway
|col2 =
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G6 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G6 (California)|County Route G6]]—Central Expressway
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G8 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G8 (California)|County Route G8]]—Almaden Expressway
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G10 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G10 (California)|County Route G10]]—Blossom Hill Road
* [[File:Santa Clara County Route G21 CA.svg|25px]] [[County Route G21 (California)|County Route G21]]—Capitol Expressway
}}

=====Other roads=====
* [[The Alameda (San José)|The Alameda]]

===Sea===
The county has no commercial seaports, although small boats can access San Francisco Bay from several points.  Like many other Bay Area counties, it is dependent upon the [[Port of Oakland]] for transport of ocean cargo.

==Parks==
{{main article|Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department}}
Santa Clara County has an extensive park system, much of it founded in the major park expansion of the late 1970s.  Parks within the county include:
* [[Almaden Quicksilver County Park]]
* [[Grant Ranch Park]]
* [[Henry W. Coe State Park]]
* [[Sanborn Park]]
* [[Vasona Park]]
Open space preserves include:
* [[El Sereno Open Space Preserve]]

Santa Clara County also contains Ulistac Natural Area, a volunteer maintained natural open space. Foreign and invasive species are removed when possible as native plants are introduced. Migratory birds and butterflies often use this area.

==Sister counties==
To promote friendship and understanding and to build bridges with countries of origin for various ethnic populations in the county, the County of Santa Clara has created a Sister County Commission to coordinate the program. As of 2009, there are three [[sister counties]]:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/sistercountycomm/ | title=Sister County Commissions (PRG) | publisher=The County of Santa Clara | accessdate=January 7, 2010 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Province of Florence]], [[Italy|Italian Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Moscow]] Area, [[Russia|Russian Federation]]
* {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Hsinchu County]], [[Taiwan]]

==Communities==

===Cities===
{{div col||20em}}
* [[Campbell, California|Campbell]]
* [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]
* [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]
* [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]]
* [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]]
* [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]]
* [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]]
* [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]
* [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]
* [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] (county seat)
* [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]
* [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]]
* [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
* [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]]
* [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]]
Note: There is no legal difference between cities and towns in California; incorporated places are free to use either term in their official names.

===Census-designated places===
<!-- Some of these areas were annexed into San Jose before the 2010 census and after the 2000 census. http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/annex/ -->
{{Div col}}
* [[Alum Rock, California|Alum Rock]]
* [[Burbank, Santa Clara County, California|Burbank]]
* [[Cambrian Park, California|Cambrian Park]]
* [[East Foothills, California|East Foothills]]
* [[Fruitdale, California|Fruitdale]]
* [[Lexington Hills, California|Lexington Hills]]
* [[Loyola, California|Loyola]] also known as ''Loyola Corners''
* [[San Martin, California|San Martin]]
* [[Stanford, California|Stanford]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bell Station, California|Bell Station]], also known as ''Bell's Station'' and ''Hollenbeck's Station''
* [[Casa Loma, Santa Clara County, California|Casa Loma]]
* [[Chemeketa Park, California|Chemeketa Park]]
* [[Coyote, California|Coyote]], also known as ''Burnett'' c. 1860–1882
* [[East San Jose, California|East San Jose]]
* [[Llagas-Uvas, California|Llagas-Uvas]]
* Madrone, now part of ''Morgan Hill''
* [[Redwood Estates, California|Redwood Estates]]
* [[Rucker, California|Rucker]]
* [[San Antonio Valley, California|San Antonio]], also known as ''Deforest'' c. 1892–1924
* [[Sveadal, California|Sveadal]]
{{div col end}}

===Former townships===
* Almaden Township: Present-day [[Almaden Valley, San Jose, California|Almaden Valley]], [[Cambrian Park, San Jose, California|Cambrian Park]] and portions of [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] and [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]].
* Alviso Township: Present-day [[Alviso, San Jose, California|Alviso]].
* Burnett Township: Present-day [[Coyote, California|Coyote]], [[Santa Teresa, San Jose, California|Santa Teresa]] and [[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]].
* Fremont Township: Present-day [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]], [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]], [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]] and part of [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]].
* Gilroy Township: Present-day [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] and [[San Martin, California|San Martin]].
* Milpitas Township: Present-day [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]].
* Redwood Township: Present-day [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]], [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]], [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]], [[Redwood Estates, California|Redwood Estates]] and portions of [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] and [[Campbell, California|Campbell]].
* San Jose Township: Most of present-day [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].
* Santa Clara Township: Present-day [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] and portions of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] and [[Campbell, California|Campbell]].

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Santa Clara County.<ref>https://www.census.gov/2010census/</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)
'''
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]''' 
| City
| 945,942
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]''' 
| City
| 140,081
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]''' 
| City
| 116,468
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 4
|'''[[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]''' 
| City
| 74,066
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 5
|'''[[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]]''' 
| City
| 66,790
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 6
|'''[[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]''' 
| City
| 64,403
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 7
|'''[[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]''' 
| City
| 58,302
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 8
|'''[[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]''' 
| City
| 48,821
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 9
|'''[[Campbell, California|Campbell]]''' 
| City
| 39,349
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 10
|'''[[Morgan Hill, California|Morgan Hill]]''' 
| City
| 37,882
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 11
|'''[[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]]''' 
| City
| 29,926
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 12
|'''[[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]]''' 
| Town
| 29,413
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 13
|'''[[Los Altos, California|Los Altos]]''' 
| City
| 28,976
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 14
|'''[[Alum Rock, California|Alum Rock]]''' 
| CDP
| 15,536
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 15
|'''[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]''' 
| CDP
| 13,809
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 16
|'''[[East Foothills, California|East Foothills]]''' 
| CDP
| 8,269
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 17
|'''[[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]]''' 
| Town
| 7,922
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 18
|'''[[San Martin, California|San Martin]]''' 
| CDP
| 7,027
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 19
|'''[[Burbank, Santa Clara County, California|Burbank]]''' 
| CDP
| 4,926
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 20
|'''[[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]]''' 
| City
| 3,341
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 21
|'''[[Cambrian Park, California|Cambrian Park]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,282
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 22
|'''[[Loyola, California|Loyola]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,261
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 23
|'''[[Lexington Hills, California|Lexington Hills]]''' 
| CDP
| 2,421
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 24
|'''[[Fruitdale, California|Fruitdale]]''' 
| CDP
| 935
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area|California|United States}}
* [[Committee for Green Foothills]]
* [[List of attractions in Silicon Valley]]
* [[List of school districts in Santa Clara County, California]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California]]
* [[Old Almaden Winery]]
* [[Santa Clara County expressway system]]
* [[Santa Clara Valley]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.sccgov.org/}}
** [http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/scc/bosagendalist/?agendaType=Committee%20Agenda Santa Clara County governmental committee agendas]
** [http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/planning Santa Clara County Planning Office]
* [http://www.valleywater.org/tapvbottle Santa Clara Valley Water District - Drinking Water]
* [http://www.santaclara.lafco.ca.gov/specialdistricts.html List of special districts in Santa Clara County (LAFCo)]
* [http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/ Santa Clara County Library ]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/ Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley, a National Park Service ''Discover Our Shared Heritage'' Travel Itinerary]

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Santa Clara County, California
| North     = [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus County]]
| Southeast = [[Merced County, California|Merced County]]
| South     = [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]] and [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]]
| Southwest = [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]]
| West      =
| Northwest = [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]]
}}

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