Counties in California by real GDP growth

Tulare County had the highest real GDP growth of 58 counties in 2014, at 11.9%. Colusa County had the lowest, at -16.9%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for California was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.9Tulare County
Lowest-16.9Colusa County
Median2.658 counties
California3.8History

All counties, 2014

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Tulare CountyTulare County: 11.9 %11.9Merced CountyMerced County: 9.9 %9.9Kings CountyKings County: 8.2 %8.2San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 8 %8Alpine CountyAlpine County: 7.5 %7.5Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 7.3 %7.3Napa CountyNapa County: 7.3 %7.3Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 7.3 %7.3Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 6.5 %6.5Imperial CountyImperial County: 5.8 %5.8San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 5.4 %5.4Madera CountyMadera County: 5.3 %5.3Tehama CountyTehama County: 5.1 %5.1Modoc CountyModoc County: 4.9 %4.9Marin CountyMarin County: 4.4 %4.4Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 4.2 %4.2Sonoma CountySonoma County: 4.1 %4.1Alameda CountyAlameda County: 4 %4Yolo CountyYolo County: 4 %4El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 3.9 %3.9San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 3.9 %3.9San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 3.6 %3.6Fresno CountyFresno County: 3.2 %3.2Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 3.1 %3.1Riverside CountyRiverside County: 3.1 %3.1San Diego CountySan Diego County: 3.1 %3.1Placer CountyPlacer County: 2.8 %2.8Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 2.6 %2.6Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 2.6 %2.6Sacramento CountySacramento County: 2.5 %2.5Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 2.5 %2.5Shasta CountyShasta County: 2.1 %2.1Amador CountyAmador County: 2 %2Lake CountyLake County: 2 %2San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 2 %2Monterey CountyMonterey County: 1.7 %1.7Orange CountyOrange County: 1.7 %1.7Solano CountySolano County: 0.8 %0.8Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 0.7 %0.7Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 0.7 %0.7Kern CountyKern County: 0.2 %0.2Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 0 %0Inyo CountyInyo County: -0.1 %-0.1Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: -0.3 %-0.3Mono CountyMono County: -0.3 %-0.3Ventura CountyVentura County: -0.6 %-0.6San Benito CountySan Benito County: -1.2 %-1.2Lassen CountyLassen County: -1.6 %-1.6Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: -1.8 %-1.8Butte CountyButte County: -2.3 %-2.3Nevada CountyNevada County: -2.6 %-2.6Trinity CountyTrinity County: -2.8 %-2.8Yuba CountyYuba County: -4.3 %-4.3Sierra CountySierra County: -4.6 %-4.6Sutter CountySutter County: -5 %-5Plumas CountyPlumas County: -7.8 %-7.8Glenn CountyGlenn County: -10.9 %-10.9Colusa CountyColusa County: -16.9 %-16.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Tulare County11.9+9.7 pts
2Merced County9.9+6.5 pts
3Kings County8.2+8.4 pts
4San Francisco County8+3.6 pts
5Alpine County7.5+10.6 pts
6Contra Costa County7.3+4.6 pts
6Napa County7.3+2.1 pts
6Santa Clara County7.3-3.4 pts
9Stanislaus County6.5+5.2 pts
10Imperial County5.8+0.6 pts
11San Mateo County5.4-1.1 pts
12Madera County5.3+2.7 pts
13Tehama County5.1+1.8 pts
14Modoc County4.9+4.2 pts
15Marin County4.4+0.8 pts
16Siskiyou County4.2+6.6 pts
17Sonoma County4.1+1.4 pts
18Alameda County4+0.2 pts
18Yolo County4-0.2 pts
20El Dorado County3.9+2.3 pts
20San Bernardino County3.9+0.9 pts
22San Joaquin County3.6-0.2 pts
23Fresno County3.2-0.8 pts
24Los Angeles County3.1+0.5 pts
24Riverside County3.1-1.7 pts
24San Diego County3.1-1.1 pts
27Placer County2.8-1 pts
28Mendocino County2.6+1.7 pts
28Santa Cruz County2.6-0.7 pts
30Sacramento County2.5-0.6 pts
30Santa Barbara County2.5+0.7 pts
32Shasta County2.1+2.1 pts
33Amador County2-0.3 pts
33Lake County2+2.1 pts
33San Luis Obispo County2-1.7 pts
36Monterey County1.7-4.1 pts
36Orange County1.7-0.5 pts
38Solano County0.8-4.3 pts
39Calaveras County0.7+3.2 pts
39Mariposa County0.7+2.9 pts
41Kern County0.2+2.4 pts
42Del Norte County0+1.4 pts
43Inyo County-0.1+0.6 pts
44Humboldt County-0.3+0.3 pts
44Mono County-0.3+1.1 pts
46Ventura County-0.6-1.8 pts
47San Benito County-1.2-1 pts
48Lassen County-1.6+1.4 pts
49Tuolumne County-1.8-0.9 pts
50Butte County-2.3-4.7 pts
51Nevada County-2.6-6.2 pts
52Trinity County-2.8-4.4 pts
53Yuba County-4.3-8 pts
54Sierra County-4.6-2.3 pts
55Sutter County-5-8.5 pts
56Plumas County-7.8-11.9 pts
57Glenn County-10.9-18.5 pts
58Colusa County-16.9-23.8 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Tulare County, with 11.9% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Colusa County, with -16.9% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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