RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest homeownership rate, California counties · 2020

California counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 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, CACA46,60579.0%+0.3 pts

02Amador County, CACA41,87675.7%+0.2 pts

03El Dorado County, CACA192,32374.9%+0.2 pts

04Sierra County, CACA3,09874.0%+3.3 pts

05Nevada County, CACA101,91173.6%−2.2 pts

06Mariposa County, CACA16,91872.1%+2.3 pts

07Tuolumne County, CACA53,16071.7%+0.4 pts

08Placer County, CACA442,08171.7%−1.5 pts

09Trinity County, CACA15,72071.3%+0.0 pts

10Plumas County, CACA18,58370.4%+0.4 pts

11Alpine County, CACA1,04370.4%+2.1 pts

12Modoc County, CACA8,42669.5%−1.2 pts

13Lake County, CACA67,77267.5%−3.1 pts

14San Benito County, CACA70,08267.2%−1.0 pts

15Riverside County, CACA2,544,91666.6%−2.3 pts

16Siskiyou County, CACA42,01366.4%−0.8 pts

17Lassen County, CACA28,11765.9%−2.4 pts

18Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07065.6%−3.7 pts

19Tehama County, CACA64,66564.8%−2.8 pts

20Shasta County, CACA181,64864.6%−1.5 pts

21Inyo County, CACA18,15864.3%−1.6 pts

22Madera County, CACA167,92764.0%−2.2 pts

23Ventura County, CACA830,85163.3%−4.2 pts

24Del Norte County, CACA26,41063.1%−0.7 pts

25Solano County, CACA455,37662.4%−2.7 pts

26Marin County, CACA253,69462.0%−1.6 pts

27San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36761.5%+0.0 pts

28Glenn County, CACA28,14161.5%−2.4 pts

29Yuba County, CACA88,69161.3%+7.2 pts

30Napa County, CACA132,94961.2%−3.9 pts

31Colusa County, CACA21,83661.1%−2.1 pts

32San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09160.8%−3.7 pts

33Sutter County, CACA98,78760.3%−1.3 pts

34Sonoma County, CACA486,44460.2%−3.8 pts

35Stanislaus County, CACA557,71959.8%−2.2 pts

36Mendocino County, CACA88,12259.3%−2.0 pts

37San Joaquin County, CACA823,81559.3%−1.1 pts

38Kern County, CACA927,06859.2%−2.9 pts

39Tulare County, CACA485,14658.5%−3.0 pts

40Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85258.2%−1.8 pts

41Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46057.1%−1.0 pts

42Mono County, CACA12,50556.9%−3.1 pts

43San Mateo County, CACA743,56856.5%−4.9 pts

44Butte County, CACA209,21156.2%−4.6 pts

45Orange County, CACA3,149,50756.1%−5.3 pts

46Humboldt County, CACA131,64755.3%−2.3 pts

47Imperial County, CACA181,41155.0%−3.3 pts

48Merced County, CACA297,26054.7%−4.1 pts

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45654.3%−2.1 pts

50Kings County, CACA154,32754.1%−1.8 pts

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39153.7%−6.1 pts

52San Diego County, CACA3,282,24853.5%−2.0 pts

53Yolo County, CACA224,41053.0%−0.1 pts

54Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06552.4%−3.7 pts

55Alameda County, CACA1,636,63051.8%−2.9 pts

56Monterey County, CACA433,72950.9%−3.7 pts

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93445.6%−2.3 pts

58San Francisco County, CACA826,07934.1%−0.9 pts

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