CensusEasy
CensusEasy
RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Lowest labor force participation, California counties

California counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 61.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monterey County, CA, up 12 places to #27.

Flip the list · Highest labor force participation, US counties →
Lowest labor force participation by state
All USAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Lassen County, CACA28,11741.3%+7.4 pts
02Trinity County, CACA15,72042.1%−1.6 pts
03▲8Plumas County, CACA18,58346.7%−4.6 pts
04▲2Modoc County, CACA8,42647.4%+0.3 pts
05▼1Amador County, CACA41,87648.3%+3.4 pts
06▼1Calaveras County, CACA46,60549.2%+2.7 pts
07▼4Del Norte County, CACA26,41049.2%+5.1 pts
08Tuolumne County, CACA53,16049.6%+0.7 pts
09Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350.9%+0.7 pts
10Lake County, CACA67,77251.6%+0.4 pts
11▲8Sierra County, CACA3,09852.7%−3.5 pts
12▲1Imperial County, CACA181,41153.0%+1.5 pts
13▲4Nevada County, CACA101,91153.6%−1.8 pts
14Tehama County, CACA64,66553.7%−0.5 pts
15▼3Mariposa County, CACA16,91855.9%+4.5 pts
16▼1Shasta County, CACA181,64856.1%+1.7 pts
17▲1Kings County, CACA154,32756.2%+0.7 pts
18▼2Madera County, CACA167,92756.4%+1.1 pts
19▲4Mendocino County, CACA88,12256.5%−1.4 pts
20▲9Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.9%−2.7 pts
21▲1Inyo County, CACA18,15857.3%−0.1 pts
22▼1El Dorado County, CACA192,32358.1%+0.7 pts
23▲3San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36758.2%−0.4 pts
24Kern County, CACA927,06858.8%+0.8 pts
25▲3Merced County, CACA297,26059.2%−0.4 pts
26▼6Butte County, CACA209,21159.2%+2.6 pts
27▲12Monterey County, CACA433,72960.1%−1.3 pts
28▲3Sutter County, CACA98,78760.6%+0.6 pts
29▲5Tulare County, CACA485,14661.1%+0.5 pts
30▲5Placer County, CACA442,08161.2%+0.4 pts
31▼1Riverside County, CACA2,544,91661.2%+1.2 pts
32▼5Glenn County, CACA28,14161.4%+2.8 pts
33▼26Alpine County, CACA1,04361.4%+12.7 pts
34▼2Yolo County, CACA224,41061.4%+1.3 pts
35▼10Yuba County, CACA88,69161.5%+3.4 pts
36Fresno County, CACA1,035,45661.7%+0.9 pts
37▲1Stanislaus County, CACA557,71961.9%+0.6 pts
38▲4Solano County, CACA455,37662.0%−1.4 pts
39▼6San Joaquin County, CACA823,81562.0%+1.5 pts
40▼3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09162.2%+1.1 pts
41▲3Marin County, CACA253,69462.3%−1.4 pts
42▲1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06562.5%−1.2 pts
43▲2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85262.8%−1.6 pts
44▼4Colusa County, CACA21,83663.0%+1.1 pts
45▲5Napa County, CACA132,94963.3%−1.8 pts
46▼5Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46063.6%+0.5 pts
47▲2Sonoma County, CACA486,44464.0%−1.0 pts
48▼1Ventura County, CACA830,85164.3%−0.5 pts
49▼1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07064.7%−0.3 pts
50▼4Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93464.8%+0.1 pts
51Orange County, CACA3,149,50765.6%−0.1 pts
52San Diego County, CACA3,282,24866.2%+0.2 pts
53▲1Alameda County, CACA1,636,63066.9%−0.4 pts
54▼1San Benito County, CACA70,08267.0%−0.2 pts
55▲1San Mateo County, CACA743,56867.3%−1.5 pts
56▼1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39167.4%−0.3 pts
57San Francisco County, CACA826,07969.6%−1.5 pts
58Mono County, CACA12,50571.7%+0.1 pts
SHOWING 1–58 OF 58

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES