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Highest unemployment, California counties

California counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 6.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Colusa County, CA, up 46 places to #7.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲25Sierra County, CACA3,09812.6%+5.6 pts
02▼1Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−1.2 pts
03Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+0.5 pts
04▲11Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+2.4 pts
05▼3Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−0.1 pts
06Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+0.5 pts
07▲46Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+5.6 pts
08▼3Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−0.6 pts
09▲21Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+2.8 pts
10▲4Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.0%+0.4 pts
11▼2Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%0.0 pts
12▼1Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.7%−0.2 pts
13▼6Kern County, CACA927,0688.6%−0.5 pts
14▼6Trinity County, CACA15,7208.4%−0.7 pts
15▲17Lassen County, CACA28,1178.3%+2.2 pts
16▲5Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608.2%+0.9 pts
17▲20Glenn County, CACA28,1418.0%+2.3 pts
18▼6Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.0%−0.8 pts
19▲1Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.9%+0.5 pts
20▼4Modoc County, CACA8,4267.6%−0.8 pts
21▲3San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.6%+0.3 pts
22▼3Butte County, CACA209,2117.5%0.0 pts
23▲4Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9347.3%+0.8 pts
24▼7Sutter County, CACA98,7877.2%−0.5 pts
25▼3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.1%−0.2 pts
26▼1Yuba County, CACA88,6916.8%−0.3 pts
27▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.7%+0.3 pts
28▼5Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.5%−0.8 pts
29▲11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.5%+1.0 pts
30▲5Solano County, CACA455,3766.5%+0.6 pts
31▲5Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.4%+0.7 pts
32▼3Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%0.0 pts
33▲1Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%+0.4 pts
34▲5Yolo County, CACA224,4106.1%+0.5 pts
35▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%0.0 pts
36▼5San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.1%−0.1 pts
37▲12Marin County, CACA253,6946.1%+1.6 pts
38▲8San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.1%+1.4 pts
39▼26Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.0%−2.8 pts
40▼30Tehama County, CACA64,6655.9%−3.0 pts
41▲1Ventura County, CACA830,8515.7%+0.6 pts
42▲6Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.7%+1.1 pts
43▲8San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.5%+1.0 pts
44▲12Nevada County, CACA101,9115.4%+1.5 pts
45▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.4%+0.4 pts
46▼8Amador County, CACA41,8765.4%−0.2 pts
47▼29San Benito County, CACA70,0825.4%−2.2 pts
48▼3Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.4%+0.6 pts
49▲1Napa County, CACA132,9495.2%+0.7 pts
50▼7Monterey County, CACA433,7295.2%+0.1 pts
51▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.9%+0.6 pts
52▲2Placer County, CACA442,0814.8%+0.6 pts
53▲2San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.8%+0.8 pts
54▼13Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.5%−0.7 pts
55▼8El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.5%−0.2 pts
56▼52Alpine County, CACA1,0434.4%−5.6 pts
57▲1Mono County, CACA12,5053.1%+0.6 pts
58▼1Inyo County, CACA18,1582.5%−1.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES