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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Sierra County, CACA3,09812.6%+80%

02Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−9%

03Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+5%

04Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+28%

05Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−1%

06Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+5%

07Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+133%

08Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−6%

09Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+45%

10Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.0%+4%

11Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%−0%

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.7%−2%

13Kern County, CACA927,0688.6%−6%

14Trinity County, CACA15,7208.4%−7%

15Lassen County, CACA28,1178.3%+35%

16Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608.2%+13%

17Glenn County, CACA28,1418.0%+41%

18Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.0%−10%

19Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.9%+7%

20Modoc County, CACA8,4267.6%−9%

21San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.6%+4%

22Butte County, CACA209,2117.5%+1%

23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9347.3%+13%

24Sutter County, CACA98,7877.2%−7%

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.1%−3%

26Yuba County, CACA88,6916.8%−4%

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.7%+5%

28Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.5%−11%

29Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.5%+18%

30Solano County, CACA455,3766.5%+10%

31Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.4%+13%

32Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%+0%

33Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%+7%

34Yolo County, CACA224,4106.1%+10%

35Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%+1%

36San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.1%−1%

37Marin County, CACA253,6946.1%+34%

38San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.1%+30%

39Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.0%−32%

40Tehama County, CACA64,6655.9%−34%

41Ventura County, CACA830,8515.7%+12%

42Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.7%+24%

43San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.5%+22%

44Nevada County, CACA101,9115.4%+37%

45Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.4%+9%

46Amador County, CACA41,8765.4%−4%

47San Benito County, CACA70,0825.4%−29%

48Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.4%+14%

49Napa County, CACA132,9495.2%+15%

50Monterey County, CACA433,7295.2%+3%

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.9%+15%

52Placer County, CACA442,0814.8%+15%

53San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.8%+20%

54Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.5%−13%

55El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.5%−4%

56Alpine County, CACA1,0434.4%−56%

57Mono County, CACA12,5053.1%+25%

58Inyo County, CACA18,1582.5%−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES