RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest homeownership rate, California counties · 2000

California counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2000 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 1990

01Calaveras County, CACA46,60578.7%+2.6 pts

02Nevada County, CACA101,91175.8%+1.4 pts

03Amador County, CACA41,87675.5%+0.4 pts

04El Dorado County, CACA192,32374.7%+3.8 pts

05Placer County, CACA442,08173.2%+2.4 pts

06Tuolumne County, CACA53,16071.3%+0.7 pts

07Trinity County, CACA15,72071.3%+1.6 pts

08Modoc County, CACA8,42670.7%+1.1 pts

09Sierra County, CACA3,09870.7%−0.3 pts

10Lake County, CACA67,77270.6%−0.7 pts

11Plumas County, CACA18,58370.0%+2.5 pts

12Mariposa County, CACA16,91869.8%+0.4 pts

13Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07069.3%+1.7 pts

14Riverside County, CACA2,544,91668.9%+1.5 pts

15Alpine County, CACA1,04368.3%+11.0 pts

16Lassen County, CACA28,11768.3%−1.1 pts

17San Benito County, CACA70,08268.2%+7.0 pts

18Tehama County, CACA64,66567.6%−1.0 pts

19Ventura County, CACA830,85167.6%+2.1 pts

20Siskiyou County, CACA42,01367.2%−0.0 pts

21Madera County, CACA167,92766.2%+1.3 pts

22Shasta County, CACA181,64866.1%+1.6 pts

23Inyo County, CACA18,15865.9%−0.4 pts

24Solano County, CACA455,37665.2%+2.3 pts

25Napa County, CACA132,94965.1%+0.6 pts

26San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09164.5%+1.2 pts

27Sonoma County, CACA486,44464.1%+1.2 pts

28Glenn County, CACA28,14163.8%+2.0 pts

29Del Norte County, CACA26,41063.8%−1.6 pts

30Marin County, CACA253,69463.6%+1.5 pts

31Colusa County, CACA21,83663.2%−0.3 pts

32Kern County, CACA927,06862.1%+2.8 pts

33Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.9%+1.2 pts

34Sutter County, CACA98,78761.5%+2.9 pts

35Tulare County, CACA485,14661.5%+1.5 pts

36San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36761.5%+1.6 pts

37San Mateo County, CACA743,56861.4%+1.2 pts

38Orange County, CACA3,149,50761.4%+1.3 pts

39Mendocino County, CACA88,12261.3%−0.9 pts

40Butte County, CACA209,21160.7%−0.4 pts

41San Joaquin County, CACA823,81560.4%+2.8 pts

42Mono County, CACA12,50560.0%+8.1 pts

43Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85260.0%+0.1 pts

44Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39159.8%+0.8 pts

45Merced County, CACA297,26058.7%+4.4 pts

46Imperial County, CACA181,41158.3%+0.8 pts

47Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46058.2%+1.5 pts

48Humboldt County, CACA131,64757.6%−1.2 pts

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45656.5%+2.2 pts

50Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06556.1%+1.3 pts

51Kings County, CACA154,32755.9%+2.9 pts

52San Diego County, CACA3,282,24855.4%+1.6 pts

53Alameda County, CACA1,636,63054.7%+1.4 pts

54Monterey County, CACA433,72954.6%+4.0 pts

55Yuba County, CACA88,69154.1%+1.3 pts

56Yolo County, CACA224,41053.1%+1.2 pts

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93447.9%−0.3 pts

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07935.0%+0.5 pts

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