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Most car-free households, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2010

01San Francisco County, CACA826,07930.2%+2%

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,63010.0%−2%

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.9%−7%

04Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.2%+11%

05Yolo County, CACA224,4107.6%+7%

06Merced County, CACA297,2607.3%−8%

07Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.3%+14%

08Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.0%−23%

09Kern County, CACA927,0686.7%−10%

10Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.6%−9%

11Plumas County, CACA18,5836.6%+51%

12Sierra County, CACA3,0986.5%+29%

13Yuba County, CACA88,6916.4%+22%

14Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%−9%

15Lassen County, CACA28,1176.3%−1%

16Tehama County, CACA64,6656.1%+4%

17Imperial County, CACA181,4116.1%−40%

18Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.1%−18%

19Humboldt County, CACA131,6476.1%−6%

20Butte County, CACA209,2116.0%−15%

21Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3916.0%+15%

22Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.9%−10%

23Kings County, CACA154,3275.8%−10%

24San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%+2%

25Alpine County, CACA1,0435.7%+237%

26Lake County, CACA67,7725.6%−11%

27Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.6%−18%

28Inyo County, CACA18,1585.5%−22%

29Sutter County, CACA98,7875.5%−11%

30Trinity County, CACA15,7205.5%+171%

31San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.5%−10%

32Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.2%−6%

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.2%−6%

34Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.2%+4%

35San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.1%−19%

36Madera County, CACA167,9275.0%−10%

37Solano County, CACA455,3764.9%−3%

38Marin County, CACA253,6944.9%−4%

39Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.8%−9%

40Napa County, CACA132,9494.8%−10%

41Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.8%+2%

42Monterey County, CACA433,7294.7%−26%

43Modoc County, CACA8,4264.7%−38%

44Colusa County, CACA21,8364.6%−32%

45San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.6%−10%

46Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.6%+5%

47Tulare County, CACA485,1464.5%−37%

48Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.3%−6%

49Glenn County, CACA28,1414.3%−26%

50Nevada County, CACA101,9114.2%+10%

51Placer County, CACA442,0814.2%+11%

52Mono County, CACA12,5054.1%−23%

53Ventura County, CACA830,8514.1%−0%

54Amador County, CACA41,8764.0%−1%

55San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.8%−14%

56El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.6%+9%

57San Benito County, CACA70,0823.0%−38%

58Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.3%−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES