Sacramento Valley

Chico State | Sacramento State

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The Sacramento Valley region consists of 18 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo​ and Yuba. There are two CSU campuses in the region: Chico State and Sacramento State. Together, these campuses had a direct spend of over $2 billion in 2023-24​.

$839
MILLION

on operational
expenditures​

$75
MILLION

on capital expenditures (four-year average)1

$260.9
MILLION

on auxiliary
expenditures

$802.9
MILLION

on student
spending

Regional impact: CSU campuses in the Sacramento Valley region generated a substantial economic impact across the region, supporting a total of 24,613 jobs and contributing $2.8 billion in labor income, $2.8 billion in industry activity and $229 million in tax revenues, underscoring the campuses’ vital role in regional economic vitality.  

When Sacramento Valley region CSU alumni spend their incremental earnings in the statewide economy an estimated 90,500 jobs, $6.5 billion in labor income, $19.2 billion in industry activity and a remarkable $1.5 billion in tax revenue is created each year.

For every $1 the state invested in Sacramento Valley region campuses, $6.43 was generated in statewide industry activity, increasing to $47.19 when including alumni earnings from these region campuses.


In​​put Employment Labor Income Industry Activity Tax Impact
Operational Expenditures 14,800
$674M $1,484M $94M
Capital Expenditures 800
 $59M $125M $7M
Auxiliary 2,800
 ​​$125M $384M ​$32M
Student Spending
6,200
 ​$219M $825M $96M
Total 24,600 $1,076M $2,818M $229M
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1 The CSU’s calculated four-year average (2021 to 2024) for campus capital expenditures is used because expenditures vary year to year.