RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

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%+1.2 pts

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−0.9 pts

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%−0.7 pts

04Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.6%+1.2 pts

05Yolo County, CACA224,4108.0%+0.8 pts

06Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.9%−1.2 pts

07Tehama County, CACA64,6657.3%+1.4 pts

08Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.2%+0.8 pts

09Merced County, CACA297,2607.1%−0.8 pts

10Imperial County, CACA181,4117.1%−3.2 pts

11Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.0%+0.6 pts

12Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8%+4.8 pts

13Amador County, CACA41,8766.8%+2.8 pts

14Yuba County, CACA88,6916.6%+1.4 pts

15Butte County, CACA209,2116.6%−0.4 pts

16Kern County, CACA927,0686.6%−0.9 pts

17Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%−0.6 pts

18Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.3%−0.9 pts

19Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.2%−1.3 pts

20Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.1%+1.1 pts

21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.8%−0.8 pts

22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.7%−1.0 pts

23Sutter County, CACA98,7875.6%−0.6 pts

24Inyo County, CACA18,1585.6%−1.5 pts

25San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.6%−0.8 pts

26San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.4%−0.7 pts

27Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.3%+0.1 pts

28Tulare County, CACA485,1465.3%−1.9 pts

29Plumas County, CACA18,5835.3%+1.0 pts

30Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.3%−0.3 pts

31Kings County, CACA154,3275.2%−1.2 pts

32San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.2%−0.4 pts

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.2%−0.4 pts

34Lake County, CACA67,7725.1%−1.1 pts

35Napa County, CACA132,9495.0%−0.4 pts

36Lassen County, CACA28,1174.9%−1.4 pts

37Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.9%+0.4 pts

38Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.8%−0.5 pts

39San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.8%−0.3 pts

40Solano County, CACA455,3764.7%−0.4 pts

41Sierra County, CACA3,0984.5%−0.5 pts

42Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.5%−0.2 pts

43Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%−2.4 pts

44Madera County, CACA167,9274.4%−1.2 pts

45Ventura County, CACA830,8514.3%+0.2 pts

46Marin County, CACA253,6944.3%−0.8 pts

47El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.3%+0.9 pts

48Monterey County, CACA433,7294.3%−2.1 pts

49Glenn County, CACA28,1414.1%−1.6 pts

50Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.0%−0.6 pts

51San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.7%−0.7 pts

52Placer County, CACA442,0813.7%−0.1 pts

53Nevada County, CACA101,9113.6%−0.2 pts

54Modoc County, CACA8,4263.4%−4.2 pts

55Alpine County, CACA1,0433.3%+1.6 pts

56Mono County, CACA12,5053.2%−2.2 pts

57San Benito County, CACA70,0822.7%−2.1 pts

58Calaveras County, CACA46,6051.6%−1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS