RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most owner cost-burdened, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Mono County, CACA12,50540.2%−6.0 pts

02Mariposa County, CACA16,91837.5%+5.1 pts

03Nevada County, CACA101,91136.7%−7.9 pts

04Tuolumne County, CACA53,16036.7%−4.3 pts

05Calaveras County, CACA46,60536.3%−3.1 pts

06San Benito County, CACA70,08235.2%−14.9 pts

07Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93434.8%−11.0 pts

08Lake County, CACA67,77234.4%−7.1 pts

09Yuba County, CACA88,69133.7%−4.9 pts

10Amador County, CACA41,87633.1%−5.2 pts

11Riverside County, CACA2,544,91632.9%−14.0 pts

12Marin County, CACA253,69432.2%−9.8 pts

13Mendocino County, CACA88,12232.2%−8.1 pts

14Plumas County, CACA18,58331.9%−1.4 pts

15Madera County, CACA167,92731.9%−10.2 pts

16San Diego County, CACA3,282,24831.9%−12.3 pts

17Sonoma County, CACA486,44431.7%−12.2 pts

18Napa County, CACA132,94931.6%−9.9 pts

19Merced County, CACA297,26031.6%−9.9 pts

20Alpine County, CACA1,04331.5%−5.4 pts

21Sierra County, CACA3,09831.2%+4.0 pts

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09131.2%−12.4 pts

23Ventura County, CACA830,85131.1%−11.9 pts

24Humboldt County, CACA131,64731.1%−3.4 pts

25Solano County, CACA455,37631.1%−13.3 pts

26El Dorado County, CACA192,32331.0%−10.9 pts

27Orange County, CACA3,149,50730.7%−11.9 pts

28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07030.7%−13.9 pts

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730.6%−10.7 pts

30Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230.6%−15.1 pts

31Sutter County, CACA98,78730.5%−7.4 pts

32Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06530.5%−10.3 pts

33Shasta County, CACA181,64830.3%−7.4 pts

34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81529.8%−14.0 pts

35Stanislaus County, CACA557,71929.7%−13.7 pts

36Kern County, CACA927,06829.6%−7.7 pts

37Monterey County, CACA433,72929.2%−16.0 pts

38San Francisco County, CACA826,07929.1%−10.0 pts

39Placer County, CACA442,08128.7%−12.1 pts

40Tehama County, CACA64,66528.6%−6.7 pts

41Alameda County, CACA1,636,63028.4%−14.6 pts

42San Mateo County, CACA743,56828.3%−13.6 pts

43Colusa County, CACA21,83628.1%−5.8 pts

44Tulare County, CACA485,14627.7%−9.3 pts

45Kings County, CACA154,32727.7%−4.7 pts

46Imperial County, CACA181,41127.3%−11.7 pts

47Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46027.2%−13.8 pts

48Butte County, CACA209,21127.2%−8.8 pts

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45627.1%−9.7 pts

50Lassen County, CACA28,11727.1%−4.9 pts

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39127.0%−13.9 pts

52Yolo County, CACA224,41026.9%−9.8 pts

53Glenn County, CACA28,14126.5%−8.6 pts

54Trinity County, CACA15,72026.3%+0.6 pts

55Siskiyou County, CACA42,01325.8%−10.5 pts

56Inyo County, CACA18,15823.3%−8.6 pts

57Modoc County, CACA8,42620.7%−5.6 pts

58Del Norte County, CACA26,41018.7%−15.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES