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Most car-free households, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Most car-free households by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2000
01San Francisco County, CACA826,07930.8%
02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%
03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%
04Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.6%
05Yolo County, CACA224,4108.0%
06Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.9%
07Tehama County, CACA64,6657.3%
08Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.2%
09Merced County, CACA297,2607.1%
10Imperial County, CACA181,4117.1%
11Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.0%
12Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8%
13Amador County, CACA41,8766.8%
14Yuba County, CACA88,6916.6%
15Butte County, CACA209,2116.6%
16Kern County, CACA927,0686.6%
17Shasta County, CACA181,6486.3%
18Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.3%
19Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.2%
20Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.1%
21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.8%
22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.7%
23Sutter County, CACA98,7875.6%
24Inyo County, CACA18,1585.6%
25San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.6%
26San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.4%
27Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.3%
28Tulare County, CACA485,1465.3%
29Plumas County, CACA18,5835.3%
30Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.3%
31Kings County, CACA154,3275.2%
32San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.2%
33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.2%
34Lake County, CACA67,7725.1%
35Napa County, CACA132,9495.0%
36Lassen County, CACA28,1174.9%
37Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.9%
38Sonoma County, CACA486,4444.8%
39San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.8%
40Solano County, CACA455,3764.7%
41Sierra County, CACA3,0984.5%
42Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.5%
43Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%
44Madera County, CACA167,9274.4%
45Ventura County, CACA830,8514.3%
46Marin County, CACA253,6944.3%
47El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.3%
48Monterey County, CACA433,7294.3%
49Glenn County, CACA28,1414.1%
50Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.0%
51San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.7%
52Placer County, CACA442,0813.7%
53Nevada County, CACA101,9113.6%
54Modoc County, CACA8,4263.4%
55Alpine County, CACA1,0433.3%
56Mono County, CACA12,5053.2%
57San Benito County, CACA70,0822.7%
58Calaveras County, CACA46,6051.6%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES