RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest homeownership rate, California counties

California counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Calaveras County, CACA46,60584.0%+5.2 pts

02Amador County, CACA41,87680.4%+5.0 pts

03Alpine County, CACA1,04378.2%+9.8 pts

04Modoc County, CACA8,42677.4%+6.7 pts

05El Dorado County, CACA192,32377.2%+2.6 pts

06Nevada County, CACA101,91175.5%−0.3 pts

07Placer County, CACA442,08174.8%+1.6 pts

08Mariposa County, CACA16,91874.7%+4.9 pts

09Plumas County, CACA18,58374.6%+4.6 pts

10Tuolumne County, CACA53,16073.9%+2.6 pts

11Lake County, CACA67,77272.2%+1.6 pts

12Sierra County, CACA3,09872.1%+1.5 pts

13Trinity County, CACA15,72071.7%+0.5 pts

14Del Norte County, CACA26,41070.1%+6.3 pts

15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01369.2%+2.0 pts

16Riverside County, CACA2,544,91669.1%+0.3 pts

17Lassen County, CACA28,11768.2%−0.1 pts

18Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07068.0%−1.3 pts

19San Benito County, CACA70,08267.9%−0.2 pts

20Madera County, CACA167,92767.5%+1.3 pts

21Tehama County, CACA64,66567.1%−0.5 pts

22Inyo County, CACA18,15866.4%+0.5 pts

23Shasta County, CACA181,64865.6%−0.5 pts

24Mono County, CACA12,50565.4%+5.4 pts

25Marin County, CACA253,69464.7%+1.1 pts

26Ventura County, CACA830,85164.6%−3.0 pts

27Yuba County, CACA88,69163.5%+9.4 pts

28Napa County, CACA132,94963.4%−1.7 pts

29Solano County, CACA455,37663.0%−2.2 pts

30Sonoma County, CACA486,44462.6%−1.5 pts

31Colusa County, CACA21,83662.2%−1.0 pts

32San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36762.1%+0.6 pts

33San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09162.1%−2.4 pts

34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81562.0%+1.6 pts

35Mendocino County, CACA88,12261.7%+0.4 pts

36Sutter County, CACA98,78761.3%−0.2 pts

37Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.2%−0.7 pts

38Glenn County, CACA28,14161.2%−2.7 pts

39Kern County, CACA927,06860.1%−2.1 pts

40Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85259.9%−0.1 pts

41Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46059.0%+0.9 pts

42San Mateo County, CACA743,56858.5%−3.0 pts

43Tulare County, CACA485,14658.5%−3.1 pts

44Butte County, CACA209,21157.3%−3.5 pts

45Imperial County, CACA181,41156.8%−1.5 pts

46Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.5%−1.1 pts

47Orange County, CACA3,149,50756.4%−5.0 pts

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,45655.5%−0.9 pts

49Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39155.1%−4.8 pts

50San Diego County, CACA3,282,24854.6%−0.9 pts

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,63054.4%−0.3 pts

52Yolo County, CACA224,41054.3%+1.2 pts

53Kings County, CACA154,32754.2%−1.8 pts

54Merced County, CACA297,26054.0%−4.7 pts

55Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06552.4%−3.7 pts

56Monterey County, CACA433,72952.1%−2.5 pts

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93445.9%−2.0 pts

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07938.2%+3.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES