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Lowest unemployment, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the lowest 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 –

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