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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. The median across all 58 is 4,146. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Placer County, CA, up 5 places to #20.

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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%

06▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39139,450+16%

07▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46037,536+8%

08▲1Riverside County, CACA2,544,91633,345+14%

09▼1San 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%

19▲1Solano County, CACA455,3767,796+9%

20▲5Placer County, CACA442,0816,602+22%

21▼2Tulare County, CACA485,1466,487−12%

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

23▲1Monterey County, CACA433,7296,264+15%

24▼3Yolo County, CACA224,4105,841−2%

25▲3Marin County, CACA253,6945,057+13%

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

27▼4Butte County, CACA209,2115,023−10%

28▼1Shasta County, CACA181,6484,5160%

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%

33▲2Kings County, CACA154,3272,553+12%

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

35▼2Napa County, CACA132,9492,399−1%

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

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

38▲1Yuba County, CACA88,6911,820+4%

39▲1Nevada County, CACA101,9111,812+22%

40▼2Tehama County, CACA64,6651,522−15%

41▲1Lake County, CACA67,7721,499+15%

42▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,176−16%

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131,169−1%

44▲1Del Norte County, CACA26,410785−7%

45▼1Amador County, CACA41,876644−36%

46San Benito County, CACA70,082622+23%

47Lassen County, CACA28,117581+29%

48▲1Plumas County, CACA18,583529+20%

49▼1Inyo County, CACA18,1584460%

50▲4Calaveras County, CACA46,605427+59%

51▼1Glenn County, CACA28,141418−1%

52▲1Colusa County, CACA21,836348+7%

53▼1Mariposa County, CACA16,918347−9%

54▼3Trinity 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES