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Highest labor force participation, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 61.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpine County, CA, up 26 places to #26.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Mono County, CACA12,50571.7%+0.1 pts
02San Francisco County, CACA826,07969.6%−1.5 pts
03▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39167.4%−0.3 pts
04▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,56867.3%−1.5 pts
05▲1San Benito County, CACA70,08267.0%−0.2 pts
06▼1Alameda County, CACA1,636,63066.9%−0.4 pts
07San Diego County, CACA3,282,24866.2%+0.2 pts
08Orange County, CACA3,149,50765.6%−0.1 pts
09▲4Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93464.8%+0.1 pts
10▲1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07064.7%−0.3 pts
11▲1Ventura County, CACA830,85164.3%−0.5 pts
12▼2Sonoma County, CACA486,44464.0%−1.0 pts
13▲5Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46063.6%+0.5 pts
14▼5Napa County, CACA132,94963.3%−1.8 pts
15▲4Colusa County, CACA21,83663.0%+1.1 pts
16▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85262.8%−1.6 pts
17▼1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06562.5%−1.2 pts
18▼3Marin County, CACA253,69462.3%−1.4 pts
19▲3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09162.2%+1.1 pts
20▲6San Joaquin County, CACA823,81562.0%+1.5 pts
21▼4Solano County, CACA455,37662.0%−1.4 pts
22▼1Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.9%+0.6 pts
23Fresno County, CACA1,035,45661.7%+0.9 pts
24▲10Yuba County, CACA88,69161.5%+3.4 pts
25▲2Yolo County, CACA224,41061.4%+1.3 pts
26▲26Alpine County, CACA1,04361.4%+12.7 pts
27▲5Glenn County, CACA28,14161.4%+2.8 pts
28▲1Riverside County, CACA2,544,91661.2%+1.2 pts
29▼5Placer County, CACA442,08161.2%+0.4 pts
30▼5Tulare County, CACA485,14661.1%+0.5 pts
31▼3Sutter County, CACA98,78760.6%+0.6 pts
32▼12Monterey County, CACA433,72960.1%−1.3 pts
33▲6Butte County, CACA209,21159.2%+2.6 pts
34▼3Merced County, CACA297,26059.2%−0.4 pts
35Kern County, CACA927,06858.8%+0.8 pts
36▼3San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36758.2%−0.4 pts
37▲1El Dorado County, CACA192,32358.1%+0.7 pts
38▼1Inyo County, CACA18,15857.3%−0.1 pts
39▼9Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.9%−2.7 pts
40▼4Mendocino County, CACA88,12256.5%−1.4 pts
41▲2Madera County, CACA167,92756.4%+1.1 pts
42▼1Kings County, CACA154,32756.2%+0.7 pts
43▲1Shasta County, CACA181,64856.1%+1.7 pts
44▲3Mariposa County, CACA16,91855.9%+4.5 pts
45Tehama County, CACA64,66553.7%−0.5 pts
46▼4Nevada County, CACA101,91153.6%−1.8 pts
47▼1Imperial County, CACA181,41153.0%+1.5 pts
48▼8Sierra County, CACA3,09852.7%−3.5 pts
49Lake County, CACA67,77251.6%+0.4 pts
50Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350.9%+0.7 pts
51Tuolumne County, CACA53,16049.6%+0.7 pts
52▲4Del Norte County, CACA26,41049.2%+5.1 pts
53▲1Calaveras County, CACA46,60549.2%+2.7 pts
54▲1Amador County, CACA41,87648.3%+3.4 pts
55▼2Modoc County, CACA8,42647.4%+0.3 pts
56▼8Plumas County, CACA18,58346.7%−4.6 pts
57Trinity County, CACA15,72042.1%−1.6 pts
58Lassen County, CACA28,11741.3%+7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES