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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%+5.6 pts

02Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−1.2 pts

03Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+0.5 pts

04Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+2.4 pts

05Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−0.1 pts

06Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+0.5 pts

07Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+5.6 pts

08Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−0.6 pts

09Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+2.8 pts

10Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.0%+0.4 pts

11Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%−0.0 pts

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.7%−0.2 pts

13Kern County, CACA927,0688.6%−0.5 pts

14Trinity County, CACA15,7208.4%−0.7 pts

15Lassen County, CACA28,1178.3%+2.2 pts

16Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608.2%+0.9 pts

17Glenn County, CACA28,1418.0%+2.3 pts

18Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.0%−0.8 pts

19Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.9%+0.5 pts

20Modoc County, CACA8,4267.6%−0.8 pts

21San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.6%+0.3 pts

22Butte County, CACA209,2117.5%+0.0 pts

23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9347.3%+0.8 pts

24Sutter County, CACA98,7877.2%−0.5 pts

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.1%−0.2 pts

26Yuba County, CACA88,6916.8%−0.3 pts

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.7%+0.3 pts

28Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.5%−0.8 pts

29Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.5%+1.0 pts

30Solano County, CACA455,3766.5%+0.6 pts

31Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.4%+0.7 pts

32Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%+0.0 pts

33Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%+0.4 pts

34Yolo County, CACA224,4106.1%+0.5 pts

35Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%+0.0 pts

36San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.1%−0.1 pts

37Marin County, CACA253,6946.1%+1.6 pts

38San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.1%+1.4 pts

39Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.0%−2.8 pts

40Tehama County, CACA64,6655.9%−3.0 pts

41Ventura County, CACA830,8515.7%+0.6 pts

42Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.7%+1.1 pts

43San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.5%+1.0 pts

44Nevada County, CACA101,9115.4%+1.5 pts

45Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.4%+0.4 pts

46Amador County, CACA41,8765.4%−0.2 pts

47San Benito County, CACA70,0825.4%−2.2 pts

48Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.4%+0.6 pts

49Napa County, CACA132,9495.2%+0.7 pts

50Monterey County, CACA433,7295.2%+0.1 pts

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.9%+0.6 pts

52Placer County, CACA442,0814.8%+0.6 pts

53San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.8%+0.8 pts

54Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.5%−0.7 pts

55El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.5%−0.2 pts

56Alpine County, CACA1,0434.4%−5.6 pts

57Mono County, CACA12,5053.1%+0.6 pts

58Inyo County, CACA18,1582.5%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES