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%−13%

02Mariposa County, CACA16,91837.5%+16%

03Nevada County, CACA101,91136.7%−18%

04Tuolumne County, CACA53,16036.7%−10%

05Calaveras County, CACA46,60536.3%−8%

06San Benito County, CACA70,08235.2%−30%

07Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93434.8%−24%

08Lake County, CACA67,77234.4%−17%

09Yuba County, CACA88,69133.7%−13%

10Amador County, CACA41,87633.1%−14%

11Riverside County, CACA2,544,91632.9%−30%

12Marin County, CACA253,69432.2%−23%

13Mendocino County, CACA88,12232.2%−20%

14Plumas County, CACA18,58331.9%−4%

15Madera County, CACA167,92731.9%−24%

16San Diego County, CACA3,282,24831.9%−28%

17Sonoma County, CACA486,44431.7%−28%

18Napa County, CACA132,94931.6%−24%

19Merced County, CACA297,26031.6%−24%

20Alpine County, CACA1,04331.5%−15%

21Sierra County, CACA3,09831.2%+15%

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09131.2%−28%

23Ventura County, CACA830,85131.1%−28%

24Humboldt County, CACA131,64731.1%−10%

25Solano County, CACA455,37631.1%−30%

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

27Orange County, CACA3,149,50730.7%−28%

28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07030.7%−31%

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730.6%−26%

30Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230.6%−33%

31Sutter County, CACA98,78730.5%−20%

32Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06530.5%−25%

33Shasta County, CACA181,64830.3%−20%

34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81529.8%−32%

35Stanislaus County, CACA557,71929.7%−32%

36Kern County, CACA927,06829.6%−21%

37Monterey County, CACA433,72929.2%−35%

38San Francisco County, CACA826,07929.1%−25%

39Placer County, CACA442,08128.7%−30%

40Tehama County, CACA64,66528.6%−19%

41Alameda County, CACA1,636,63028.4%−34%

42San Mateo County, CACA743,56828.3%−32%

43Colusa County, CACA21,83628.1%−17%

44Tulare County, CACA485,14627.7%−25%

45Kings County, CACA154,32727.7%−15%

46Imperial County, CACA181,41127.3%−30%

47Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46027.2%−34%

48Butte County, CACA209,21127.2%−24%

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,45627.1%−26%

50Lassen County, CACA28,11727.1%−15%

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39127.0%−34%

52Yolo County, CACA224,41026.9%−27%

53Glenn County, CACA28,14126.5%−25%

54Trinity County, CACA15,72026.3%+2%

55Siskiyou County, CACA42,01325.8%−29%

56Inyo County, CACA18,15823.3%−27%

57Modoc County, CACA8,42620.7%−21%

58Del Norte County, CACA26,41018.7%−45%

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