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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%+7%

02Amador County, CACA41,87680.4%+7%

03Alpine County, CACA1,04378.2%+14%

04Modoc County, CACA8,42677.4%+10%

05El Dorado County, CACA192,32377.2%+3%

06Nevada County, CACA101,91175.5%−0%

07Placer County, CACA442,08174.8%+2%

08Mariposa County, CACA16,91874.7%+7%

09Plumas County, CACA18,58374.6%+7%

10Tuolumne County, CACA53,16073.9%+4%

11Lake County, CACA67,77272.2%+2%

12Sierra County, CACA3,09872.1%+2%

13Trinity County, CACA15,72071.7%+1%

14Del Norte County, CACA26,41070.1%+10%

15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01369.2%+3%

16Riverside County, CACA2,544,91669.1%+0%

17Lassen County, CACA28,11768.2%−0%

18Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07068.0%−2%

19San Benito County, CACA70,08267.9%−0%

20Madera County, CACA167,92767.5%+2%

21Tehama County, CACA64,66567.1%−1%

22Inyo County, CACA18,15866.4%+1%

23Shasta County, CACA181,64865.6%−1%

24Mono County, CACA12,50565.4%+9%

25Marin County, CACA253,69464.7%+2%

26Ventura County, CACA830,85164.6%−4%

27Yuba County, CACA88,69163.5%+17%

28Napa County, CACA132,94963.4%−3%

29Solano County, CACA455,37663.0%−3%

30Sonoma County, CACA486,44462.6%−2%

31Colusa County, CACA21,83662.2%−2%

32San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36762.1%+1%

33San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09162.1%−4%

34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81562.0%+3%

35Mendocino County, CACA88,12261.7%+1%

36Sutter County, CACA98,78761.3%−0%

37Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.2%−1%

38Glenn County, CACA28,14161.2%−4%

39Kern County, CACA927,06860.1%−3%

40Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85259.9%−0%

41Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46059.0%+1%

42San Mateo County, CACA743,56858.5%−5%

43Tulare County, CACA485,14658.5%−5%

44Butte County, CACA209,21157.3%−6%

45Imperial County, CACA181,41156.8%−3%

46Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.5%−2%

47Orange County, CACA3,149,50756.4%−8%

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,45655.5%−2%

49Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39155.1%−8%

50San Diego County, CACA3,282,24854.6%−2%

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,63054.4%−1%

52Yolo County, CACA224,41054.3%+2%

53Kings County, CACA154,32754.2%−3%

54Merced County, CACA297,26054.0%−8%

55Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06552.4%−7%

56Monterey County, CACA433,72952.1%−5%

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93445.9%−4%

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07938.2%+9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES