RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most car-free households, California counties · 2020

California counties with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2020 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 3,968.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS –

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934293,326–

02San Francisco County, CACA826,079111,714–

03San Diego County, CACA3,282,24861,132–

04Alameda County, CACA1,636,63053,539–

05Orange County, CACA3,149,50746,302–

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46034,601–

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39133,974–

08San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09130,615–

09Riverside County, CACA2,544,91629,230–

10Fresno County, CACA1,035,45624,446–

11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07021,003–

12Kern County, CACA927,06817,920–

13San Mateo County, CACA743,56813,775–

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,81512,841–

15Ventura County, CACA830,85111,671–

16Stanislaus County, CACA557,7199,973–

17Sonoma County, CACA486,4449,120–

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658,647–

19Tulare County, CACA485,1467,394–

20Solano County, CACA455,3767,147–

21Yolo County, CACA224,4105,934–

22Merced County, CACA297,2605,792–

23Butte County, CACA209,2115,564–

24Monterey County, CACA433,7295,449–

25Placer County, CACA442,0815,403–

26Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8524,982–

27Shasta County, CACA181,6484,496–

28Marin County, CACA253,6944,495–

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673,968–

30Humboldt County, CACA131,6473,903–

31Imperial County, CACA181,4113,237–

32El Dorado County, CACA192,3233,117–

33Napa County, CACA132,9492,418–

34Mendocino County, CACA88,1222,385–

35Kings County, CACA154,3272,287–

36Madera County, CACA167,9271,955–

37Sutter County, CACA98,7871,828–

38Tehama County, CACA64,6651,794–

39Yuba County, CACA88,6911,757–

40Nevada County, CACA101,9111,483–

41Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,400–

42Lake County, CACA67,7721,306–

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131,184–

44Amador County, CACA41,8761,009–

45Del Norte County, CACA26,410847–

46San Benito County, CACA70,082505–

47Lassen County, CACA28,117449–

48Inyo County, CACA18,158446–

49Plumas County, CACA18,583442–

50Glenn County, CACA28,141423–

51Trinity County, CACA15,720403–

52Mariposa County, CACA16,918381–

53Colusa County, CACA21,836324–

54Calaveras County, CACA46,605269–

55Mono County, CACA12,505165–

56Modoc County, CACA8,426123–

57Sierra County, CACA3,09856–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04313–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS