RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most never-married people, California counties

California counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01San Francisco County, CACA826,07945.5%+2%

02Yolo County, CACA224,41044.9%+24%

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93442.8%+26%

04Alpine County, CACA1,04342.7%+23%

05Merced County, CACA297,26042.6%+54%

06Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06541.4%+39%

07Humboldt County, CACA131,64741.1%+30%

08Imperial County, CACA181,41140.6%+50%

09Monterey County, CACA433,72940.3%+46%

10Fresno County, CACA1,035,45640.2%+36%

11Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85239.8%+20%

12Butte County, CACA209,21139.7%+35%

13Lassen County, CACA28,11739.7%+172%

14Kern County, CACA927,06839.6%+59%

15Kings County, CACA154,32739.5%+75%

16San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09139.2%+42%

17Tulare County, CACA485,14639.1%+42%

18Madera County, CACA167,92738.7%+43%

19Alameda County, CACA1,636,63037.3%+16%

20Stanislaus County, CACA557,71937.1%+44%

21San Joaquin County, CACA823,81537.1%+42%

22San Diego County, CACA3,282,24836.7%+22%

23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46036.6%+28%

24San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36735.9%+31%

25Riverside County, CACA2,544,91635.9%+40%

26Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39135.8%+19%

27Orange County, CACA3,149,50735.4%+25%

28Solano County, CACA455,37635.3%+37%

29Ventura County, CACA830,85134.8%+34%

30Yuba County, CACA88,69134.4%+39%

31San Mateo County, CACA743,56834.3%+20%

32San Benito County, CACA70,08234.2%+40%

33Sonoma County, CACA486,44433.5%+24%

34Mono County, CACA12,50533.3%+14%

35Mendocino County, CACA88,12233.2%+29%

36Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07033.0%+28%

37Del Norte County, CACA26,41033.0%+64%

38Lake County, CACA67,77232.8%+63%

39Napa County, CACA132,94932.4%+31%

40Sutter County, CACA98,78732.2%+44%

41Colusa County, CACA21,83631.9%+30%

42Glenn County, CACA28,14131.8%+37%

43Inyo County, CACA18,15830.9%+51%

44Marin County, CACA253,69430.7%+19%

45Shasta County, CACA181,64830.0%+42%

46Tehama County, CACA64,66529.8%+37%

47Trinity County, CACA15,72028.1%+53%

48Tuolumne County, CACA53,16027.5%+55%

49Mariposa County, CACA16,91826.5%+19%

50Placer County, CACA442,08126.2%+22%

51Modoc County, CACA8,42626.2%+52%

52Nevada County, CACA101,91125.9%+29%

53El Dorado County, CACA192,32325.6%+22%

54Siskiyou County, CACA42,01325.6%+29%

55Amador County, CACA41,87625.0%+58%

56Calaveras County, CACA46,60524.3%+48%

57Plumas County, CACA18,58322.7%+32%

58Sierra County, CACA3,09816.1%−16%

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