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Most unemployed people, California counties

California counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934378,125+12%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248103,222−1%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,50791,449+10%

04Riverside County, CACA2,544,91677,449−6%

05San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09174,403+2%

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46054,096+10%

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39151,122+15%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048,866+13%

09Fresno County, CACA1,035,45641,105+4%

10Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07039,497+21%

11Kern County, CACA927,06834,534−1%

12San Francisco County, CACA826,07930,906+21%

13San Joaquin County, CACA823,81528,735+15%

14Ventura County, CACA830,85124,730+12%

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,71920,915−6%

16Tulare County, CACA485,14620,062−1%

17San Mateo County, CACA743,56819,731+15%

18Sonoma County, CACA486,44414,728+20%

19Solano County, CACA455,37614,251+9%

20Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514,118+10%

21Merced County, CACA297,26013,562+6%

22Monterey County, CACA433,72910,243+2%

23Placer County, CACA442,0819,891+25%

24Imperial County, CACA181,4118,915−6%

25Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,535−4%

26Marin County, CACA253,6948,146+32%

27San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3677,561+23%

28Butte County, CACA209,2117,515−2%

29Madera County, CACA167,9276,983+11%

30Yolo County, CACA224,4106,815+14%

31Kings County, CACA154,3276,487+31%

32Humboldt County, CACA131,6475,741−5%

33Shasta County, CACA181,6485,199+12%

34El Dorado County, CACA192,3234,167−1%

35Mendocino County, CACA88,1223,743+6%

36Napa County, CACA132,9493,695+10%

37Sutter County, CACA98,7873,295−2%

38Lake County, CACA67,7723,125+11%

39Nevada County, CACA101,9112,533+37%

40Yuba County, CACA88,6912,511+11%

41San Benito County, CACA70,0821,885−22%

42Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,881+14%

43Tehama County, CACA64,6651,611−34%

44Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131,440+9%

45Glenn County, CACA28,1411,073+51%

46Colusa County, CACA21,8361,032+143%

47Amador County, CACA41,876932+9%

48Calaveras County, CACA46,605877−8%

49Lassen County, CACA28,117872+61%

50Plumas County, CACA18,583703+34%

51Del Norte County, CACA26,410695+11%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,918484−27%

53Trinity County, CACA15,720472+13%

54Modoc County, CACA8,426256−12%

55Mono County, CACA12,505239+18%

56Inyo County, CACA18,158216−35%

57Sierra County, CACA3,098157+60%

58Alpine County, CACA1,04337−18%

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