RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest homeownership rate, California counties · 1990

California counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (1990 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 –

01Calaveras County, CACA46,60576.1%–

02Amador County, CACA41,87675.1%–

03Nevada County, CACA101,91174.4%–

04Lake County, CACA67,77271.2%–

05Sierra County, CACA3,09871.0%–

06El Dorado County, CACA192,32370.9%–

07Placer County, CACA442,08170.8%–

08Tuolumne County, CACA53,16070.6%–

09Trinity County, CACA15,72069.6%–

10Modoc County, CACA8,42669.6%–

11Lassen County, CACA28,11769.4%–

12Mariposa County, CACA16,91869.3%–

13Tehama County, CACA64,66568.6%–

14Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07067.6%–

15Plumas County, CACA18,58367.5%–

16Riverside County, CACA2,544,91667.4%–

17Siskiyou County, CACA42,01367.2%–

18Inyo County, CACA18,15866.3%–

19Ventura County, CACA830,85165.5%–

20Del Norte County, CACA26,41065.4%–

21Madera County, CACA167,92764.9%–

22Napa County, CACA132,94964.5%–

23Shasta County, CACA181,64864.5%–

24Colusa County, CACA21,83663.5%–

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09163.3%–

26Sonoma County, CACA486,44462.9%–

27Solano County, CACA455,37662.9%–

28Mendocino County, CACA88,12262.1%–

29Marin County, CACA253,69462.1%–

30Glenn County, CACA28,14161.8%–

31San Benito County, CACA70,08261.1%–

32Butte County, CACA209,21161.1%–

33Stanislaus County, CACA557,71960.7%–

34San Mateo County, CACA743,56860.2%–

35Orange County, CACA3,149,50760.1%–

36Tulare County, CACA485,14660.1%–

37Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85259.9%–

38San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36759.8%–

39Kern County, CACA927,06859.3%–

40Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39159.1%–

41Humboldt County, CACA131,64758.8%–

42Sutter County, CACA98,78758.7%–

43San Joaquin County, CACA823,81557.6%–

44Imperial County, CACA181,41157.6%–

45Alpine County, CACA1,04357.3%–

46Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46056.6%–

47Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06554.7%–

48Merced County, CACA297,26054.4%–

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45654.3%–

50San Diego County, CACA3,282,24853.8%–

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,63053.3%–

52Kings County, CACA154,32753.0%–

53Yuba County, CACA88,69152.8%–

54Mono County, CACA12,50551.9%–

55Yolo County, CACA224,41051.9%–

56Monterey County, CACA433,72950.7%–

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93448.2%–

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07934.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS