Counties in California by real GDP growth

San Mateo County had the highest real GDP growth of 58 counties in 2017, at 17.7%. Colusa County had the lowest, at -7.7%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for California was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.7San Mateo County
Lowest-7.7Colusa County
Median3.258 counties
California4.5History

All counties, 2017

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San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 17.7 %17.7Mono CountyMono County: 13.5 %13.5Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 9.7 %9.7Plumas CountyPlumas County: 9.3 %9.3Marin CountyMarin County: 8.8 %8.8San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 8.6 %8.6Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 8.4 %8.4Trinity CountyTrinity County: 8 %8Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 7.4 %7.4Kings CountyKings County: 6.2 %6.2Shasta CountyShasta County: 6 %6Alameda CountyAlameda County: 5.8 %5.8Tehama CountyTehama County: 5.8 %5.8Merced CountyMerced County: 5.5 %5.5Lake CountyLake County: 5.3 %5.3Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 4.9 %4.9San Benito CountySan Benito County: 4.6 %4.6Orange CountyOrange County: 4.5 %4.5Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 4.2 %4.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 4.1 %4.1Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 3.9 %3.9Butte CountyButte County: 3.8 %3.8San Diego CountySan Diego County: 3.7 %3.7Tulare CountyTulare County: 3.7 %3.7San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 3.6 %3.6Amador CountyAmador County: 3.5 %3.5Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 3.5 %3.5Inyo CountyInyo County: 3.3 %3.3Yuba CountyYuba County: 3.3 %3.3El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 3.1 %3.1Sacramento CountySacramento County: 3.1 %3.1Madera CountyMadera County: 3 %3Fresno CountyFresno County: 2.8 %2.8Riverside CountyRiverside County: 2.7 %2.7Alpine CountyAlpine County: 2.6 %2.6San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 2.6 %2.6Placer CountyPlacer County: 2.5 %2.5Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 2.5 %2.5Yolo CountyYolo County: 2 %2Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 1.7 %1.7Napa CountyNapa County: 1.7 %1.7Sonoma CountySonoma County: 1.6 %1.6Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 0.7 %0.7Kern CountyKern County: 0.6 %0.6Solano CountySolano County: 0.5 %0.5San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 0.4 %0.4Monterey CountyMonterey County: 0.2 %0.2Ventura CountyVentura County: 0 %0Nevada CountyNevada County: -0.1 %-0.1Sutter CountySutter County: -0.9 %-0.9Imperial CountyImperial County: -2.2 %-2.2Lassen CountyLassen County: -2.6 %-2.6Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: -3.1 %-3.1Sierra CountySierra County: -3.2 %-3.2Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: -3.3 %-3.3Glenn CountyGlenn County: -3.7 %-3.7Modoc CountyModoc County: -7.5 %-7.5Colusa CountyColusa County: -7.7 %-7.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1San Mateo County17.7+8.1 pts
2Mono County13.5+9.3 pts
3Calaveras County9.7+1.6 pts
4Plumas County9.3+0.9 pts
5Marin County8.8+1.3 pts
6San Francisco County8.6+1 pts
7Tuolumne County8.4-1.3 pts
8Trinity County8+3.1 pts
9Mariposa County7.4-0.8 pts
10Kings County6.2+0.2 pts
11Shasta County6+1 pts
12Alameda County5.8+2.4 pts
12Tehama County5.8+2.8 pts
14Merced County5.5+4.9 pts
15Lake County5.3+5.3 pts
16Santa Clara County4.9-1.2 pts
17San Benito County4.6+3.1 pts
18Orange County4.5+2.7 pts
19Stanislaus County4.2+2.6 pts
20Contra Costa County4.1+4.4 pts
21Mendocino County3.9+4.2 pts
22Butte County3.8-3 pts
23San Diego County3.7+2.4 pts
23Tulare County3.7-2.6 pts
25San Joaquin County3.6+1.2 pts
26Amador County3.5+0.5 pts
26Los Angeles County3.5+1.7 pts
28Inyo County3.3-3.6 pts
28Yuba County3.3-4.1 pts
30El Dorado County3.1-4.6 pts
30Sacramento County3.1+2.5 pts
32Madera County3-7.8 pts
33Fresno County2.8-1.1 pts
34Riverside County2.7+0.2 pts
35Alpine County2.6+3.4 pts
35San Bernardino County2.6-0.3 pts
37Placer County2.5-2 pts
37Santa Barbara County2.5+1.6 pts
39Yolo County2-2.3 pts
40Humboldt County1.7+0.4 pts
40Napa County1.7-0.4 pts
42Sonoma County1.6-0.9 pts
43Santa Cruz County0.7-1.5 pts
44Kern County0.6+0.2 pts
45Solano County0.5-1.9 pts
46San Luis Obispo County0.4-1.6 pts
47Monterey County0.2-2.9 pts
48Ventura County0+0.4 pts
49Nevada County-0.1-2.6 pts
50Sutter County-0.9-0.4 pts
51Imperial County-2.2-4.1 pts
52Lassen County-2.6-5.9 pts
53Siskiyou County-3.1-7 pts
54Sierra County-3.2-10.6 pts
55Del Norte County-3.3-6.4 pts
56Glenn County-3.7-10.6 pts
57Modoc County-7.5-14.4 pts
58Colusa County-7.7-7.1 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?

San Mateo County, with 17.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Colusa County, with -7.7% in 2017.

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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