Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento. As of 2000 its population was 78,930. The county seat is Yuba City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,576 km² (609 mi²). 1,561 km² (603 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.99% water. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was 51/km² (131/mi²). There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.52% White, 1.91% Black or African American, 1.55% Native American, 11.26% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 12.96% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. 22.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.