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Highest renter share, California counties · 2000

California counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01San Francisco County, CACA826,07965.0%+0%

02Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93452.1%+0%

03Yolo County, CACA224,41046.9%+0%

04Yuba County, CACA88,69145.9%+0%

05Monterey County, CACA433,72945.4%+0%

06Alameda County, CACA1,636,63045.3%+0%

07San Diego County, CACA3,282,24844.6%+0%

08Kings County, CACA154,32744.1%+0%

09Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06543.9%+0%

10Fresno County, CACA1,035,45643.5%+0%

11Humboldt County, CACA131,64742.4%+0%

12Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46041.8%+0%

13Imperial County, CACA181,41141.7%+0%

14Merced County, CACA297,26041.3%+0%

15Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39140.2%+0%

16Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85240.0%+0%

17Mono County, CACA12,50540.0%+0%

18San Joaquin County, CACA823,81539.6%+0%

19Butte County, CACA209,21139.3%+0%

20Mendocino County, CACA88,12238.7%+0%

21Orange County, CACA3,149,50738.6%+0%

22San Mateo County, CACA743,56838.6%+0%

23San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36738.5%+0%

24Tulare County, CACA485,14638.5%+0%

25Sutter County, CACA98,78738.5%+0%

26Stanislaus County, CACA557,71938.1%+0%

27Kern County, CACA927,06837.9%+0%

28Colusa County, CACA21,83636.8%+0%

29Marin County, CACA253,69436.4%+0%

30Del Norte County, CACA26,41036.2%+0%

31Glenn County, CACA28,14136.2%+0%

32Sonoma County, CACA486,44435.9%+0%

33San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09135.5%+0%

34Napa County, CACA132,94934.9%+0%

35Solano County, CACA455,37634.8%+0%

36Inyo County, CACA18,15834.1%+0%

37Shasta County, CACA181,64833.9%+0%

38Madera County, CACA167,92733.8%+0%

39Siskiyou County, CACA42,01332.8%+0%

40Ventura County, CACA830,85132.4%+0%

41Tehama County, CACA64,66532.4%+0%

42San Benito County, CACA70,08231.8%+0%

43Lassen County, CACA28,11731.7%+0%

44Alpine County, CACA1,04331.7%+0%

45Riverside County, CACA2,544,91631.1%+0%

46Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07030.7%+0%

47Mariposa County, CACA16,91830.2%+0%

48Plumas County, CACA18,58330.0%+0%

49Lake County, CACA67,77229.4%+0%

50Sierra County, CACA3,09829.3%+0%

51Modoc County, CACA8,42629.3%+0%

52Trinity County, CACA15,72028.7%+0%

53Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.7%+0%

54Placer County, CACA442,08126.8%+0%

55El Dorado County, CACA192,32325.3%+0%

56Amador County, CACA41,87624.5%+0%

57Nevada County, CACA101,91124.2%+0%

58Calaveras County, CACA46,60521.3%+0%

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