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Most car-free households, California counties

California counties with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS 2020

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934302,694+3%

02San Francisco County, CACA826,079109,781−2%

03San Diego County, CACA3,282,24864,308+5%

04Alameda County, CACA1,636,63060,012+12%

05Orange County, CACA3,149,50751,573+11%

06Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39139,450+16%

07Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46037,536+8%

08Riverside County, CACA2,544,91633,345+14%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09131,226+2%

10Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622,680−7%

11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07021,605+3%

12Kern County, CACA927,06819,000+6%

13San Mateo County, CACA743,56815,229+11%

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,81512,528−2%

15Ventura County, CACA830,85111,599−1%

16Stanislaus County, CACA557,7199,884−1%

17Sonoma County, CACA486,4449,223+1%

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658,881+3%

19Solano County, CACA455,3767,796+9%

20Placer County, CACA442,0816,602+22%

21Tulare County, CACA485,1466,487−12%

22Merced County, CACA297,2606,289+9%

23Monterey County, CACA433,7296,264+15%

24Yolo County, CACA224,4105,841−2%

25Marin County, CACA253,6945,057+13%

26Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525,027+1%

27Butte County, CACA209,2115,023−10%

28Shasta County, CACA181,6484,516+0%

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3674,146+4%

30Humboldt County, CACA131,6473,330−15%

31Imperial County, CACA181,4113,045−6%

32El Dorado County, CACA192,3232,766−11%

33Kings County, CACA154,3272,553+12%

34Mendocino County, CACA88,1222,536+6%

35Napa County, CACA132,9492,399−1%

36Madera County, CACA167,9272,268+16%

37Sutter County, CACA98,7871,843+1%

38Yuba County, CACA88,6911,820+4%

39Nevada County, CACA101,9111,812+22%

40Tehama County, CACA64,6651,522−15%

41Lake County, CACA67,7721,499+15%

42Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,176−16%

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131,169−1%

44Del Norte County, CACA26,410785−7%

45Amador County, CACA41,876644−36%

46San Benito County, CACA70,082622+23%

47Lassen County, CACA28,117581+29%

48Plumas County, CACA18,583529+20%

49Inyo County, CACA18,158446+0%

50Calaveras County, CACA46,605427+59%

51Glenn County, CACA28,141418−1%

52Colusa County, CACA21,836348+7%

53Mariposa County, CACA16,918347−9%

54Trinity County, CACA15,720308−24%

55Mono County, CACA12,505238+44%

56Modoc County, CACA8,426154+25%

57Sierra County, CACA3,09879+41%

58Alpine County, CACA1,04325+92%

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