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Highest unemployment, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Imperial County, CACA181,41113.7%–

02Merced County, CACA297,26010.7%–

03Lake County, CACA67,77210.5%–

04Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%–

05Tulare County, CACA485,1469.9%–

06Madera County, CACA167,9279.6%–

07Kern County, CACA927,0689.1%–

08Trinity County, CACA15,7209.0%–

09Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%–

10Tehama County, CACA64,6658.9%–

11Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.9%–

12Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.8%–

13Mariposa County, CACA16,9188.7%–

14Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.6%–

15Kings County, CACA154,3278.4%–

16Modoc County, CACA8,4268.4%–

17Sutter County, CACA98,7877.7%–

18San Benito County, CACA70,0827.5%–

19Butte County, CACA209,2117.4%–

20Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.4%–

21Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.3%–

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.3%–

23Riverside County, CACA2,544,9167.3%–

24San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.2%–

25Yuba County, CACA88,6917.1%–

26Sierra County, CACA3,0987.0%–

27Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.5%–

28Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.4%–

29Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%–

30Plumas County, CACA18,5836.3%–

31San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.2%–

32Lassen County, CACA28,1176.1%–

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%–

34Shasta County, CACA181,6485.9%–

35Solano County, CACA455,3765.9%–

36Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.7%–

37Glenn County, CACA28,1415.7%–

38Amador County, CACA41,8765.6%–

39Yolo County, CACA224,4105.6%–

40Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.5%–

41Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.2%–

42Ventura County, CACA830,8515.1%–

43Monterey County, CACA433,7295.1%–

44Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.0%–

45Alameda County, CACA1,636,6304.7%–

46San Francisco County, CACA826,0794.7%–

47El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.7%–

48Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.6%–

49Marin County, CACA253,6944.5%–

50Napa County, CACA132,9494.5%–

51San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3674.5%–

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.2%–

53Colusa County, CACA21,8364.2%–

54Placer County, CACA442,0814.2%–

55San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.0%–

56Nevada County, CACA101,9114.0%–

57Inyo County, CACA18,1583.9%–

58Mono County, CACA12,5052.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS