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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.

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