RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most affordable housing, California counties · 1990

California counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 4.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Modoc County, CACA8,4262.2–

02Lassen County, CACA28,1172.6–

03Colusa County, CACA21,8362.7–

04Kings County, CACA154,3272.8–

05Kern County, CACA927,0682.9–

06Glenn County, CACA28,1412.9–

07Tulare County, CACA485,1463.0–

08Tehama County, CACA64,6653.1–

09Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.1–

10Yuba County, CACA88,6913.1–

11Madera County, CACA167,9273.1–

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4563.1–

13Imperial County, CACA181,4113.2–

14Sutter County, CACA98,7873.4–

15Sierra County, CACA3,0983.4–

16Merced County, CACA297,2603.5–

17Shasta County, CACA181,6483.6–

18Plumas County, CACA18,5833.7–

19Humboldt County, CACA131,6473.8–

20Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.8–

21Solano County, CACA455,3763.8–

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913.8–

23Mariposa County, CACA16,9183.9–

24San Joaquin County, CACA823,8153.9–

25Amador County, CACA41,8764.0–

26Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604.0–

27Trinity County, CACA15,7204.0–

28Butte County, CACA209,2114.1–

29Stanislaus County, CACA557,7194.1–

30Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.1–

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.2–

32Lake County, CACA67,7724.4–

33El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.4–

34Placer County, CACA442,0814.5–

35Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604.5–

36Alpine County, CACA1,0434.5–

37Mendocino County, CACA88,1224.7–

38Yolo County, CACA224,4104.8–

39Nevada County, CACA101,9114.8–

40Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704.8–

41Inyo County, CACA18,1584.9–

42Mono County, CACA12,5054.9–

43Napa County, CACA132,9495.0–

44San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.3–

45Ventura County, CACA830,8515.3–

46Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5–

47Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.5–

48San Benito County, CACA70,0825.6–

49Monterey County, CACA433,7295.9–

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3916.0–

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.0–

52Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.4–

53San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3676.8–

54Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.9–

55Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.0–

56Marin County, CACA253,6947.3–

57San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.3–

58San Francisco County, CACA826,0798.8–

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