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Highest homeownership rate, California counties · 2020

California counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest homeownership rate by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Calaveras County, CACA46,60579.0%+0%
02Amador County, CACA41,87675.7%+0%
03El Dorado County, CACA192,32374.9%+0%
04Sierra County, CACA3,09874.0%+5%
05Nevada County, CACA101,91173.6%−3%
06Mariposa County, CACA16,91872.1%+3%
07Tuolumne County, CACA53,16071.7%+1%
08Placer County, CACA442,08171.7%−2%
09Trinity County, CACA15,72071.3%+0%
10Plumas County, CACA18,58370.4%+1%
11Alpine County, CACA1,04370.4%+3%
12Modoc County, CACA8,42669.5%−2%
13Lake County, CACA67,77267.5%−4%
14San Benito County, CACA70,08267.2%−1%
15Riverside County, CACA2,544,91666.6%−3%
16Siskiyou County, CACA42,01366.4%−1%
17Lassen County, CACA28,11765.9%−3%
18Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07065.6%−5%
19Tehama County, CACA64,66564.8%−4%
20Shasta County, CACA181,64864.6%−2%
21Inyo County, CACA18,15864.3%−2%
22Madera County, CACA167,92764.0%−3%
23Ventura County, CACA830,85163.3%−6%
24Del Norte County, CACA26,41063.1%−1%
25Solano County, CACA455,37662.4%−4%
26Marin County, CACA253,69462.0%−2%
27San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36761.5%+0%
28Glenn County, CACA28,14161.5%−4%
29Yuba County, CACA88,69161.3%+13%
30Napa County, CACA132,94961.2%−6%
31Colusa County, CACA21,83661.1%−3%
32San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09160.8%−6%
33Sutter County, CACA98,78760.3%−2%
34Sonoma County, CACA486,44460.2%−6%
35Stanislaus County, CACA557,71959.8%−3%
36Mendocino County, CACA88,12259.3%−3%
37San Joaquin County, CACA823,81559.3%−2%
38Kern County, CACA927,06859.2%−5%
39Tulare County, CACA485,14658.5%−5%
40Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85258.2%−3%
41Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46057.1%−2%
42Mono County, CACA12,50556.9%−5%
43San Mateo County, CACA743,56856.5%−8%
44Butte County, CACA209,21156.2%−8%
45Orange County, CACA3,149,50756.1%−9%
46Humboldt County, CACA131,64755.3%−4%
47Imperial County, CACA181,41155.0%−6%
48Merced County, CACA297,26054.7%−7%
49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45654.3%−4%
50Kings County, CACA154,32754.1%−3%
51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39153.7%−10%
52San Diego County, CACA3,282,24853.5%−4%
53Yolo County, CACA224,41053.0%−0%
54Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06552.4%−7%
55Alameda County, CACA1,636,63051.8%−5%
56Monterey County, CACA433,72950.9%−7%
57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93445.6%−5%
58San Francisco County, CACA826,07934.1%−2%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES