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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. The median across all 58 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpine County, CA, up 30 places to #25.

Most car-free households by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2010
01San Francisco County, CACA826,07930.2%+0.5 pts
02Alameda County, CACA1,636,63010.0%−0.2 pts
03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.9%−0.6 pts
04Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.2%+0.8 pts
05Yolo County, CACA224,4107.6%+0.5 pts
06▲3Merced County, CACA297,2607.3%−0.6 pts
07▲4Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.3%+0.9 pts
08▼2Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.0%−2.1 pts
09▲7Kern County, CACA927,0686.7%−0.8 pts
10▲8Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.6%−0.7 pts
11▲18Plumas County, CACA18,5836.6%+2.2 pts
12▲29Sierra County, CACA3,0986.5%+1.5 pts
13▲1Yuba County, CACA88,6916.4%+1.1 pts
14▲3Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%−0.7 pts
15▲21Lassen County, CACA28,1176.3%0.0 pts
16▼9Tehama County, CACA64,6656.1%+0.2 pts
17▼7Imperial County, CACA181,4116.1%−4.2 pts
18▲1Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.1%−1.3 pts
19▼11Humboldt County, CACA131,6476.1%−0.4 pts
20▼5Butte County, CACA209,2116.0%−1.0 pts
21▲6Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3916.0%+0.8 pts
22▼1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.9%−0.7 pts
23▲8Kings County, CACA154,3275.8%−0.7 pts
24▲8San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%+0.1 pts
25▲30Alpine County, CACA1,0435.7%+4.0 pts
26▲8Lake County, CACA67,7725.6%−0.7 pts
27▼5Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.6%−1.2 pts
28▼4Inyo County, CACA18,1585.5%−1.6 pts
29▼6Sutter County, CACA98,7875.5%−0.7 pts
30▼18Trinity County, CACA15,7205.5%+3.5 pts
31▼5San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.5%−0.6 pts
32▼2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.2%−0.3 pts
33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.2%−0.4 pts
34▼14Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.2%+0.2 pts
35▼10San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.1%−1.2 pts
36▲8Madera County, CACA167,9275.0%−0.6 pts
37▲3Solano County, CACA455,3764.9%−0.1 pts
38▲8Marin County, CACA253,6944.9%−0.2 pts
39▼1Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.8%−0.5 pts
40▼5Napa County, CACA132,9494.8%−0.5 pts
41▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.8%+0.1 pts
42▲6Monterey County, CACA433,7294.7%−1.6 pts
43▲11Modoc County, CACA8,4264.7%−2.9 pts
44▼1Colusa County, CACA21,8364.6%−2.2 pts
45▼6San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.6%−0.5 pts
46▼9Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.6%+0.2 pts
47▼19Tulare County, CACA485,1464.5%−2.7 pts
48▲2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.3%−0.3 pts
49Glenn County, CACA28,1414.3%−1.5 pts
50▲3Nevada County, CACA101,9114.2%+0.4 pts
51▲1Placer County, CACA442,0814.2%+0.4 pts
52▲4Mono County, CACA12,5054.1%−1.2 pts
53▼8Ventura County, CACA830,8514.1%0.0 pts
54▼41Amador County, CACA41,8764.0%0.0 pts
55▼4San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.8%−0.6 pts
56▼9El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.6%+0.3 pts
57San Benito County, CACA70,0823.0%−1.8 pts
58Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.3%−1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES