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Lowest unemployment, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Mono County, CACA12,5052.4%–

02Inyo County, CACA18,1583.9%–

03Nevada County, CACA101,9114.0%–

04San Mateo County, CACA743,5684.0%–

05Placer County, CACA442,0814.2%–

06Colusa County, CACA21,8364.2%–

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.2%–

08San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3674.5%–

09Napa County, CACA132,9494.5%–

10Marin County, CACA253,6944.5%–

11Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.6%–

12El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.7%–

13San Francisco County, CACA826,0794.7%–

14Alameda County, CACA1,636,6304.7%–

15Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.0%–

16Monterey County, CACA433,7295.1%–

17Ventura County, CACA830,8515.1%–

18Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.2%–

19Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.5%–

20Yolo County, CACA224,4105.6%–

21Amador County, CACA41,8765.6%–

22Glenn County, CACA28,1415.7%–

23Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.7%–

24Solano County, CACA455,3765.9%–

25Shasta County, CACA181,6485.9%–

26Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.1%–

27Lassen County, CACA28,1176.1%–

28San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.2%–

29Plumas County, CACA18,5836.3%–

30Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.4%–

31Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.4%–

32Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.5%–

33Sierra County, CACA3,0987.0%–

34Yuba County, CACA88,6917.1%–

35San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.2%–

36Riverside County, CACA2,544,9167.3%–

37San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.3%–

38Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.3%–

39Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.4%–

40Butte County, CACA209,2117.4%–

41San Benito County, CACA70,0827.5%–

42Sutter County, CACA98,7877.7%–

43Modoc County, CACA8,4268.4%–

44Kings County, CACA154,3278.4%–

45Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.6%–

46Mariposa County, CACA16,9188.7%–

47Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198.8%–

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.9%–

49Tehama County, CACA64,6658.9%–

50Humboldt County, CACA131,6479.0%–

51Trinity County, CACA15,7209.0%–

52Kern County, CACA927,0689.1%–

53Madera County, CACA167,9279.6%–

54Tulare County, CACA485,1469.9%–

55Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%–

56Lake County, CACA67,77210.5%–

57Merced County, CACA297,26010.7%–

58Imperial County, CACA181,41113.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES