Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. It is part of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 176,124. In the heart of California, Elk Grove is nestled between wine country and the waterways of the California Delta. A tech-savvy city with a small-town feel, Elk Grove is diverse, personable and never too busy for the finer things in life.