RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most rent-burdened, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01Lake County, CACA67,77258.9%–

02Butte County, CACA209,21157.1%–

03Nevada County, CACA101,91156.9%–

04Riverside County, CACA2,544,91656.8%–

05Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.0%–

06San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36755.6%–

07Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85255.3%–

08Stanislaus County, CACA557,71955.2%–

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09154.9%–

10Yolo County, CACA224,41054.9%–

11Tuolumne County, CACA53,16054.6%–

12Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06554.6%–

13Shasta County, CACA181,64854.6%–

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,81554.3%–

15Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93454.2%–

16San Diego County, CACA3,282,24854.0%–

17Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46053.9%–

18San Benito County, CACA70,08253.5%–

19Solano County, CACA455,37653.3%–

20Orange County, CACA3,149,50753.1%–

21Ventura County, CACA830,85152.6%–

22Lassen County, CACA28,11752.5%–

23Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07052.5%–

24Sonoma County, CACA486,44452.5%–

25Siskiyou County, CACA42,01352.4%–

26Fresno County, CACA1,035,45652.3%–

27Amador County, CACA41,87652.3%–

28Marin County, CACA253,69452.1%–

29El Dorado County, CACA192,32351.3%–

30Kern County, CACA927,06851.2%–

31Placer County, CACA442,08151.1%–

32Mendocino County, CACA88,12251.0%–

33Imperial County, CACA181,41150.5%–

34Napa County, CACA132,94950.4%–

35Del Norte County, CACA26,41050.3%–

36Merced County, CACA297,26050.1%–

37Glenn County, CACA28,14149.8%–

38Madera County, CACA167,92749.6%–

39Monterey County, CACA433,72949.6%–

40Mono County, CACA12,50549.5%–

41Alameda County, CACA1,636,63049.4%–

42Tehama County, CACA64,66548.8%–

43Yuba County, CACA88,69148.6%–

44Tulare County, CACA485,14648.0%–

45Sutter County, CACA98,78747.5%–

46Calaveras County, CACA46,60546.4%–

47San Mateo County, CACA743,56845.3%–

48Trinity County, CACA15,72045.2%–

49Inyo County, CACA18,15845.1%–

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39144.1%–

51Modoc County, CACA8,42642.6%–

52San Francisco County, CACA826,07942.6%–

53Colusa County, CACA21,83642.3%–

54Kings County, CACA154,32742.2%–

55Sierra County, CACA3,09842.0%–

56Plumas County, CACA18,58341.7%–

57Mariposa County, CACA16,91836.5%–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04319.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES