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Lowest unemployment, California counties

California counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 6.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpine County, CA, up 52 places to #3.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲1Inyo County, CACA18,1582.5%−1.5 pts
02▼1Mono County, CACA12,5053.1%+0.6 pts
03▲52Alpine County, CACA1,0434.4%−5.6 pts
04▲8El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.5%−0.2 pts
05▲13Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.5%−0.7 pts
06▼2San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.8%+0.8 pts
07▼2Placer County, CACA442,0814.8%+0.6 pts
08▼1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.9%+0.6 pts
09▲7Monterey County, CACA433,7295.2%+0.1 pts
10▼1Napa County, CACA132,9495.2%+0.7 pts
11▲3Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.4%+0.6 pts
12▲29San Benito County, CACA70,0825.4%−2.2 pts
13▲8Amador County, CACA41,8765.4%−0.2 pts
14▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.4%+0.4 pts
15▼12Nevada County, CACA101,9115.4%+1.5 pts
16▼8San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.5%+1.0 pts
17▼6Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.7%+1.1 pts
18▼1Ventura County, CACA830,8515.7%+0.6 pts
19▲30Tehama County, CACA64,6655.9%−3.0 pts
20▲26Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.0%−2.8 pts
21▼8San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.1%+1.4 pts
22▼12Marin County, CACA253,6946.1%+1.6 pts
23▲5San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.1%−0.1 pts
24▲2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%0.0 pts
25▼5Yolo County, CACA224,4106.1%+0.5 pts
26▼1Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%+0.4 pts
27▲3Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%0.0 pts
28▼5Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.4%+0.7 pts
29▼5Solano County, CACA455,3766.5%+0.6 pts
30▼11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.5%+1.0 pts
31▲5Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.5%−0.8 pts
32▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.7%+0.3 pts
33▲1Yuba County, CACA88,6916.8%−0.3 pts
34▲3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.1%−0.2 pts
35▲7Sutter County, CACA98,7877.2%−0.5 pts
36▼4Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9347.3%+0.8 pts
37▲3Butte County, CACA209,2117.5%0.0 pts
38▼3San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.6%+0.3 pts
39▲4Modoc County, CACA8,4267.6%−0.8 pts
40▼1Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.9%+0.5 pts
41▲6Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.0%−0.8 pts
42▼20Glenn County, CACA28,1418.0%+2.3 pts
43▼5Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608.2%+0.9 pts
44▼17Lassen County, CACA28,1178.3%+2.2 pts
45▲6Trinity County, CACA15,7208.4%−0.7 pts
46▲6Kern County, CACA927,0688.6%−0.5 pts
47▲1Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.7%−0.2 pts
48▲2Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%0.0 pts
49▼4Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.0%+0.4 pts
50▼21Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+2.8 pts
51▲3Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−0.6 pts
52▼46Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+5.6 pts
53Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+0.5 pts
54▲3Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−0.1 pts
55▼11Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+2.4 pts
56Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+0.5 pts
57▲1Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−1.2 pts
58▼25Sierra County, CACA3,09812.6%+5.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES