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Highest labor force participation, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Mono County, CACA12,50571.6%–

02San Francisco County, CACA826,07971.2%–

03San Mateo County, CACA743,56868.8%–

04Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39167.7%–

05Alameda County, CACA1,636,63067.3%–

06San Benito County, CACA70,08267.2%–

07San Diego County, CACA3,282,24866.0%–

08Orange County, CACA3,149,50765.6%–

09Napa County, CACA132,94965.1%–

10Sonoma County, CACA486,44465.0%–

11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07065.0%–

12Ventura County, CACA830,85164.8%–

13Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93464.8%–

14Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85264.3%–

15Marin County, CACA253,69463.8%–

16Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06563.7%–

17Solano County, CACA455,37663.4%–

18Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46063.1%–

19Colusa County, CACA21,83661.9%–

20Monterey County, CACA433,72961.4%–

21Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.2%–

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09161.1%–

23Fresno County, CACA1,035,45660.8%–

24Placer County, CACA442,08160.8%–

25Tulare County, CACA485,14660.6%–

26San Joaquin County, CACA823,81560.4%–

27Yolo County, CACA224,41060.2%–

28Sutter County, CACA98,78760.0%–

29Riverside County, CACA2,544,91660.0%–

30Humboldt County, CACA131,64759.6%–

31Merced County, CACA297,26059.5%–

32Glenn County, CACA28,14158.6%–

33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36758.5%–

34Yuba County, CACA88,69158.1%–

35Kern County, CACA927,06858.0%–

36Mendocino County, CACA88,12257.8%–

37Inyo County, CACA18,15857.4%–

38El Dorado County, CACA192,32357.3%–

39Butte County, CACA209,21156.6%–

40Sierra County, CACA3,09856.2%–

41Kings County, CACA154,32755.5%–

42Nevada County, CACA101,91155.4%–

43Madera County, CACA167,92755.3%–

44Shasta County, CACA181,64854.3%–

45Tehama County, CACA64,66554.2%–

46Imperial County, CACA181,41151.5%–

47Mariposa County, CACA16,91851.4%–

48Plumas County, CACA18,58351.3%–

49Lake County, CACA67,77251.2%–

50Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350.2%–

51Tuolumne County, CACA53,16048.9%–

52Alpine County, CACA1,04348.8%–

53Modoc County, CACA8,42647.1%–

54Calaveras County, CACA46,60546.5%–

55Amador County, CACA41,87644.9%–

56Del Norte County, CACA26,41044.1%–

57Trinity County, CACA15,72043.6%–

58Lassen County, CACA28,11733.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES