RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most unemployed people, California counties · 2020

California counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 –

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934338,720–

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248104,435–

03Orange County, CACA3,149,50783,099–

04Riverside County, CACA2,544,91682,367–

05San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09172,961–

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46048,974–

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39144,527–

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,63043,126–

09Fresno County, CACA1,035,45639,697–

10Kern County, CACA927,06834,847–

11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07032,666–

12San Francisco County, CACA826,07925,625–

13San Joaquin County, CACA823,81524,994–

14Stanislaus County, CACA557,71922,357–

15Ventura County, CACA830,85122,114–

16Tulare County, CACA485,14620,214–

17San Mateo County, CACA743,56817,209–

18Solano County, CACA455,37613,075–

19Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512,848–

20Merced County, CACA297,26012,819–

21Sonoma County, CACA486,44412,297–

22Monterey County, CACA433,72910,084–

23Imperial County, CACA181,4119,444–

24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,880–

25Placer County, CACA442,0817,917–

26Butte County, CACA209,2117,687–

27Madera County, CACA167,9276,270–

28Marin County, CACA253,6946,184–

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3676,154–

30Humboldt County, CACA131,6476,074–

31Yolo County, CACA224,4105,953–

32Kings County, CACA154,3274,952–

33Shasta County, CACA181,6484,646–

34El Dorado County, CACA192,3234,197–

35Mendocino County, CACA88,1223,536–

36Sutter County, CACA98,7873,374–

37Napa County, CACA132,9493,350–

38Lake County, CACA67,7722,819–

39Tehama County, CACA64,6652,427–

40San Benito County, CACA70,0822,409–

41Yuba County, CACA88,6912,257–

42Nevada County, CACA101,9111,851–

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,646–

44Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131,325–

45Calaveras County, CACA46,605949–

46Amador County, CACA41,876853–

47Glenn County, CACA28,141712–

48Mariposa County, CACA16,918661–

49Del Norte County, CACA26,410625–

50Lassen County, CACA28,117541–

51Plumas County, CACA18,583524–

52Colusa County, CACA21,836425–

53Trinity County, CACA15,720417–

54Inyo County, CACA18,158330–

55Modoc County, CACA8,426290–

56Mono County, CACA12,505202–

57Sierra County, CACA3,09898–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04345–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS