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Most car-free households, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2020 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, CACA826,07930.8%+4%

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−8%

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%−7%

04Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.6%+16%

05Yolo County, CACA224,4108.0%+12%

06Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.9%−13%

07Tehama County, CACA64,6657.3%+23%

08Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.2%+12%

09Merced County, CACA297,2607.1%−10%

10Imperial County, CACA181,4117.1%−31%

11Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.0%+9%

12Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8%+235%

13Amador County, CACA41,8766.8%+69%

14Yuba County, CACA88,6916.6%+27%

15Butte County, CACA209,2116.6%−6%

16Kern County, CACA927,0686.6%−12%

17Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%−9%

18Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.3%−13%

19Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.2%−17%

20Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.1%+22%

21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.8%−12%

22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.7%−15%

23Sutter County, CACA98,7875.6%−10%

24Inyo County, CACA18,1585.6%−21%

25San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.6%−12%

26San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.4%−12%

27Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.3%+2%

28Tulare County, CACA485,1465.3%−26%

29Plumas County, CACA18,5835.3%+22%

30Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.3%−5%

31Kings County, CACA154,3275.2%−19%

32San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.2%−7%

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.2%−7%

34Lake County, CACA67,7725.1%−18%

35Napa County, CACA132,9495.0%−7%

36Lassen County, CACA28,1174.9%−23%

37Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.9%+10%

38Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.8%−9%

39San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.8%−6%

40Solano County, CACA455,3764.7%−7%

41Sierra County, CACA3,0984.5%−11%

42Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.5%−4%

43Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%−35%

44Madera County, CACA167,9274.4%−21%

45Ventura County, CACA830,8514.3%+4%

46Marin County, CACA253,6944.3%−16%

47El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.3%+29%

48Monterey County, CACA433,7294.3%−33%

49Glenn County, CACA28,1414.1%−28%

50Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.0%−13%

51San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.7%−15%

52Placer County, CACA442,0813.7%−2%

53Nevada County, CACA101,9113.6%−6%

54Modoc County, CACA8,4263.4%−55%

55Alpine County, CACA1,0433.3%+92%

56Mono County, CACA12,5053.2%−41%

57San Benito County, CACA70,0822.7%−43%

58Calaveras County, CACA46,6051.6%−54%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS