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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. The median across all 58 is 6.4%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS